Happy new year! I'll spare you the year in review (for now) & I would like to leave you with a recipe for my favorite thing that I've enjoyed this holiday season: Egg Nog. This is the virgin stuff & WAAAAAY better than the junk you buy at the grocery store. It's cheaper & incredibly easy to make. I have so many fond memories of my mom making delicious holiday foods (the nog being one of them). I can't help but get a little nostalgic whenever I take a swig. I also need to point something out, you'll be swigging this, definitely not sipping. So yum! I'm a little annoyed with how this picture turned out, I haven't put up curtains in our new place (for diffusing natural light) and I'm taking this on top of our plastic folding table. Next year's resolution is to resolve our furniture. Get a new table, fix up the chairs (or get new ones) and stay organized.

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makes about 9+ cups of nog

• 6 eggs
• 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 8 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

In a blender, beat eggs, cream and pudding until smooth. Add sugar and spices & blend until incorporated. Measure 8 cups milk in a milk jug & pour the pudding/egg mixture in with the milk. Shake generously & chill for 30 minutes before serving. Keep refrigerated for up to 2 days. Serve hot or cold.