Holiday Hustle/Bustle

Howdy!

Hopefully you’re caught up with all your seasonal shopping and are slowly starting to wrap them. I am on winter break right now and am enjoying some much needed space and rest. The last week of school was intense. We had a pop up for our Barista/Coffee class which also involved some baking in our cake class. I feel very fortunate that my signature drink was chosen to be on our holiday menu, and it was quite popular. I came up with a recipe for Ginger Beer that was absolutely delicious! I will post the recipe below for your enjoyment! I have not done any holiday baking yet but the plan is to do it next weekend. Stay tuned for pictures of that!~

• 1 pound peeled and coarsely chopped ginger. (if you don’t peel it all the way that’s okay)

• 4 Cups boiling hot water

• 2/3-1 cup granulated sugar

• 1 lime cut into quarters

• Your favorite plain seltzer

Put the cut/peeled ginger in a glass container (that’s safe enough for boiling water) and pour the water on top of the ginger to cover. Cover the container with the lid or with plastic wrap. Leave to sit on the counter for two days, then strain. Dissolve the sugar in the liquid.

Pour 3 ounces of the ginger syrup in your cup, then pour 6 ounces of seltzer. Add Ice and then squeeze a lime quarter and drop that in the drink. ~Enjoy!

Delicious Refreshing Ginger Beer!