The Holiday Cocktail (or Mocktail) You Didn’t Know You Needed (5th Thing)
4 Things with Amy Brown
Nashville Podcast Network
4.7 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Amy & Kat both share hi/low moments from their lives (and why it’s important for us to bring up the lows) + recipes you need in your life right now + a dash of wisdom for your holiday sanity (you’re allowed to have boundaries even over Thanksgiving & Christmas!) + more!
“When you text your friend: ‘We got this! Knowing damn well we don’t got this and we both need vacation, therapy, a cocktail, and/or a nap!’” - random meme that made Amy laugh (so she made it today’s quote!)
Speaking of needing a cocktail…Kat is bringing it with the best holiday treat recipe. While what she shares is for adults, you could totally make it as a mocktail or do the peppermint rim on a good ‘ol cup of hot chocolate. Recipe is below (along with Amy’s mac & cheese recipe if you need a last minute dish for Thanksgiving!)
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Kat’s ‘Peppermint Espresso Martini’ Recipe:
- 2 parts vodka
- 1 part coffee liquor
- 1 part peppermint mocha creamer
- 4 espresso ice cubes (Kat used Trader Joe’s iced coffee concentrate & poured in an ice cube tray!)
- Mix in blender
- Dip the rim of each glass in melted semi sweet chocolate chips and then immediately dip in crushed candy canes!
Amy’s ‘Alabama Mac & Cheese Yo!’ Recipe:
- 8 oz large elbow macaroni noodles
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 c half & half
- 1 c milk
- 3 eggs
- 8 oz extra sharp cheddar
- 4-6 oz good parmesan (grated)
- 5 slices American cheese
Preheat the oven 350 degrees. Cook macaroni in salted, boiling water for 8 minutes. Butter iron skillet* and spread 4 oz cheddar on the bottom of the pan. Set aside. Mix half & half, eggs, and milk together in a separate bowl. Butter cooked noodles and mix in parmesan cheese. Layer noodles on top of cheese in an iron skillet. Pour egg mixture over noodles and make sure all are coated. Add slices of American cheese and remaining cheddar on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes and then at 400 for 10 minutes. Enjoy!
*Iron skillet is recommended, but totally optional. Can be done in a regular baking dish if that is all you have!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Job. And I go by the name, Q Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence, and we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace, and social circle. |
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| 0:28.5 | you get your podcast. |
| 0:34.4 | Happy Tuesday. |
| 0:35.2 | Welcome to the fifth thing. |
| 0:36.2 | I'm Amy. |
| 0:36.8 | And I'm Kat. |
| 0:39.5 | And today's quote is more of a meme. |
| 0:44.6 | The meme said, texting my best friend, we got this, knowing damn well, we don't got this. |
| 0:48.7 | And we both need a vacation therapy, a cocktail, and or a nap. |
| 0:55.7 | It's like, hey, but you know to appreciate that the hope. |
| 0:56.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:59.5 | Sometimes you just need some false hope to get you through. |
| 1:03.8 | Yeah, it act as if that everything is okay and you got it. |
| 1:04.6 | I appreciate that. |
| 1:05.6 | Yeah, that's good. That definitely made me laugh. |
| 1:07.3 | So speaking of needing a cocktail, your peppermint espresso martini situation that you posted on Instagram this last weekend, we need to know more about it because it looks so good. |
| 1:18.3 | Even if people don't drink, I feel like with hot cocoa or something, you could do that candy cane rem. |
| 1:23.8 | And how did you get it to stick? |
| 1:25.2 | I need to know. |
| 1:25.9 | So the best part was the rim of the glass. |
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