Is there anything better for winter days than hot chocolate? At the beginning I want to point out that this is not chocolate milk, but hot chocolate. The difference is in the consistency, because hot chocolate milk is thinner than hot chocolate and hot chocolate is not as thick as chocolate pudding.

INGREDIENTS : 

1 l of milk

2 packages of vanilla sugar

5 spoons of sugar ( 120 g )

A pinch of salt

50 g of cocoa ( bitter cocoa for cakes )

200 g of cooking chocolate (chopped into pieces)

10 g of corn starch

FOR DECORATION :

cream ( not obligatory )

Marshmallow mini (not obligatory)

PROCEDURE :

1 . Dissolve the cocoa and corn starch in 160 ml of milk, so that lumps disappear …

2 . Put all the other ingredients into a medium-sized pot and let the chocolate dissolve completely….

3 . when the chocolate dissolves and the milk boils, add the previously prepared cocoa paste while stirring constantly…

4 . stir constantly till it boils once again and go on stirring until all the lumps have disappeared (if there are any) ….

NOTES AND ADVICE :

1 . If the hot chocolate is not sweet enough, add more sugar into your cup.

2 . If there are lumps left in the hot chocolate, mix it well with a hand blender.

3 . For the perfect taste of hot chocolate, use high-quality chocolate and cocoa!!!

4 . The flavour always depends on a product you are going to use.

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Very healthy ginger tea, ideal against cold and if you add a bit of chilly, the cold is soon away.

INGREDIENTS :

1500 ml. of water

3 lemons (without peel)

5 cm of ginger

3 cinnamon sticks

2 tea bags (at your choice)

3 oranges

Chilli (not obligatory, if you use it, then take small amounts so the tea is not too hot)

PREPARATION :

1 . peel the lemons and cut them into cubes…

2 . peel the ginger with a teaspoon and cut it into thin slices (if you have BIO ginger you do not have to peel it)…

3 . put the lemon, cinnamon sticks and ginger into the water…

4 . cover the tea and put it to boil, when it boils, reduce the temperature and let it cook for 5 more minutes…

5 . then take it away from the stove and put 2 bags of tea by your choice and let it stay for 20 minutes…

6 . drain the tea in a colander…

7 . drain 3 oranges and add them into the drained tea…

8 . if wished, everybody can add a little chili into their cup…

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In winter days it is always good to have a cup of hot fruit compote. Aromatic spices added give this compote a real winter taste.

INGREDIENTS – ( for a larger amount of compote )

5 pears ( medium size )

5 apples ( medium size )

100 g of cherries ( from jar )

70 g of cranberries

2 oranges

1 lemon

2 l of water

2 cinnamon sticks

4 cloves

100 ml of cherry juice (from jar )

nutmeg ( a little )

150 g of honey

1 spoon of vanilla pasta or 50 g of vanilla sugar

1 tea bag of mint tea

PREPARATION :

1 . Put the water, vanilla pasta, cinnamon sticks, cranberry, cloves and grated nutmeg into a bigger pot …

2 . slice half a lemon and one and a half oranges and put them into the pot …

3 . wash apples and pears, core them and cut them into bigger pieces (size of a mouthful ) …

4 . put the compote to boil …

5 . when it boils, add the bag of mint tea, reduce the heat to the medium ( it is important that it is still boiling ), and cook till fruit softens … BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERCOOK THE FRUIT !!!

6 . in the meantime squeeze juice of the rest lemon and orange …

7 . when the compote is cooked, take it away from the cooker, add juice, sour cherries, honey and stir lightly …

NOTE AND ADVICE :

You can use various fresh or frozen berry fruit.

If you use berry fruit, always add it at the very end of cooking, regardless of whether you use fresh or frozen fruit.

Instead of honey you can use sugar; if you decide on sugar, add it immediately together with fruit

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In summer we all need good refreshment. Cold lemonade is an ideal drink for this heat. I know, there are a lot of recipes for lemonade, but this one is first-rate for us.

With a few ingredients and simple preparation you get a large quantity of lemonade, so that you always have it in the fridge when you need a refreshing summer drink.

INGREDIENTS :

4 frozen lemons

3 spoons of citric acid (spoonful)

1 kg of sugar

15 l of water

1 juice preservative (if wished)

PREPARATION :

1 . freeze the lemons in a large bowl, grate them and add citric acid, water and sugar …

2 . stir well and leave it for 24 hours …

3 . in these 24 hours it is necessary to stir the lemonade a few times…

4 . strain the lemonade and store it on a cold place …

NOTE :

If you want to use juice preservative, put it into the lemonade 30 minutes before straining to enable it to dissolve. It is obligatory to store the lemonade on a cool place and one bottle should always be kept in the fridge, so that lemonade is refreshing and it gets much better taste.

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