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To continue the countdown of the end of pharmacy school (5 weeks to go!), I give you the sweet and salty cookie bar. These cookie bars are packed with chocolate chips, caramel bits, peanuts, and pretzels. I have been on a sweet and salty kick lately, and these bars definitely hit the spot!
This past weekend we went skiing at Lake Tahoe. It hasn’t been the best snow season, but the snow was surprisingly still good and we had a lot of fun. It was actually too warm for skiing weather – I was in a t-shirt only on Saturday! I didn’t even want hot chocolate, which is my favorite thing to drink during breaks. We stayed at a new hotel in South Lake, and I really liked it a lot! It is always fun finding new favorite hotels in the area Today was rough waking up early for work, and even now my whole body is still hurting. Hopefully tomorrow it is better!
Do you prefer sweet, salty, or both? What would you add to your cookie bars?
I have another two-fer for you today: fresh baked buns stuffed with rum-soaked raisins and scented with orange peel AND spiked gingerbread hot chocolate that will help warm you up on the chilliest winter nights. Start Christmas morning with a bun, finish it off with a hot chocolate, and you’re pretty much guaranteed to have a holly, jolly holiday.
Both recipes feature Captain Morgan, who is donating $1 to WhyHunger for every recipes shared through social media with the #captainstable hashtag. (You can leave the rum out of both recipes, but the buns definitely lose something if you do that.)
So, let’s start with the buns. I was originally thinking about making some sort of cinnamon roll to serve at breakfast, but then Shawn reminded me of the delicious rum rolls that were served with a seafood dinner at a restaurant we went to once. They were a fabulous and unexpected addition to the meal, and I decided to do something inspired by those. Of course, my recipe took a few twists and turns along the way, and ended up being very lightly sweet rolls that are great with dinner or for breakfast. If you have leftover ham, you can also use them to make a sandwich…. so amazingly good.
I started with a no-knead challah dough from the New Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day cookbook (if you love fresh bread and don’t already have this, but it now!). It’s ridiculously easy, plus you’ll have plenty of dough left over so you can make it again (or put your own spin on it, or make plain challah.)
When I think of rum, I usually think or the Caribbean or warm, beach-y places, but the addition of orange zest gives these rolls more or a Scandinavian vibe that makes them seem so appropriate for Christmas. I’m kind of in love with them.
Like my last Captain Morgan post, I was kind of stumped when it came to creating a drink. For as comfortable as I am in the kitchen, I’m just as uncomfortable behind (or, honestly, in) a bar. It’s been so bitterly cold here this week though, that I definitely wanted to make something warm. I ended up getting my inspiration from the gingerbread cookies I made a few days ago and did a gingerbread hot chocolate spiked with a splash of Captain Morgan Black.
The resulting drink is rich, rich, rich and between the warm spices, rum, and temperature, it’ll definitely keep you nice and toasty! Gingerbread hot chocolate is perfect for Christmas Eve or as an after-dinner drink on Christmas Day, but I have a feeling I’ll be drinking them all winter long.
Gingerbread Hot Chocolate
Author: Lauren Keating
Serves: 4
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Orange Rum Buns
These rolls are easy to make but, like most yeast breads, they take a long time to rise. Allow for about 4 hours, start to finish, to make these.
Author: Lauren Keating
Serves: 18
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This post was sponsored by Captain Morgan. I received three bottles of rum and a small stipend to cover the cost of ingredients. Please drink responsibly!
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