Hi Guys- I’m still here at home, mostly in bed. The flu has hit hard around here and Coco and I have been down for the count. I am struggling to work through some of it since I am on a deadline, but jeez- I am wiped.
I made this drink last week and ironically now I need one. This is Pete’s solution to illness- booze. Also spicy food. He says that his whole approach is “oh, yeah germs? %&$# me???? NO, %^&* YOU!!” and then down tequila and sriracha. I have to say, it usually works for him so I am going to take a page out of his book and I had this for dinner and now I may have a Hot Toddy instead of my Nyquil tonight…
I hope you all are staying healthy and warm, this Hot Toddy may help!
Recipe: Hot Toddy
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 4 cloves
- 2 pinches nutmeg
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 ounces boiling water
- 4 ounces whiskey
- 2 lemon wedges
Instructions
- Divide the honey between two glasses and then add the cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon sticks. Pour the boiling water over the top and stir to dissolve the honey.
- Add the whiskey (2 ounces in each) and the lemon wedge. Serve hot.
Preparation time: 5 minute(s)
Cooking time: 2 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 2
heather, i hope your toddies work to kick those germs in the butt! wishing you a quick recovery. (and wishing me a few of these hot toddies, weeheeee!)
lol! thansk Jaime
So gorgeous, I absolutely need one of these. Hope you are feeling better!
Thanks Laura!
Hi Heather
I hope you feel better soon, and that the remedy work. I will keep the recipe for when it is winter here, right now it is to hot for that now. We having summer now.
Tell me how many millimeters is 4 ounces??
Ronelle South Africa
I’m not sure! But whatever a “shot” is for you” plus a little more!
Ha, Ha, oh the wonderful memories….My wonderful dad use to make these for us kids when we were sick (yes when we were just kids, but that was almost 50 years ago) but it put us to sleep and who knows maybe the alcohol killed whatever was ailing us! I had forgotten all about these…..Thank you. and I do hope you and your coco get well soon!
My dad never drank alcohol except for hot toddies when he was sick. He made them for me and my brother too. Can’t imagine what would happen these days giving a kid a hot toddy.
Aww hope you get better soon!! A hot toddy is the perfect weekend way to warm up!
Good looking drink!! Happy Friday Heather! xo
I don’t have the flu….yet, but I could sure use one of these right now anyway. 😉
Ha! Your husband’s approach is pretty much mine too. Except I snuff those germs out with a spicy toddy spiked with ancho chilies
Looks beautiful!
I need one of these toddys! Feel better soon!
Yum! I want this hot toddy right now! Hope you feel better fast Heather!
Oh man, feel better! I am in more or less the same boat as you right now, so I sympathize 100%. 🙂 I try to resist the siren call of the hot toddy when I’m sick, but sometimes it can just be SO NICE to drink something hot and blissful and trundle off to bed.
What kind of clove?
sandra- whole cloves