Hot Mulled Apple Cider (SCD, GFCF)

Need to warm your cockles and spice them up a bit? Hot mulled apple cider is just the thing. Heat a pot of this before your friends come over and your house will smell heavenly, with an aroma that says it's the holiday season. My ingredients are approximate, you may want to experiment by adding ginger, nutmeg, honey, orange juice, etc.

Hot Mulled Apple Cider

1 quart Apple Cider (SCD legal if your and SCD'er)
1 Cinnamon Stick, plus more for garnish
3 to 5 Whole Cloves
6 to 8 Whole Allspice
1 piece of Orange Rind, about 1" x 2"

Put all ingredients in a large pot. Bring to a boil and them simmer low for 15 minutes. Pour into mugs and garnish with a cinnamon stick. Serves 4.

This post is linked to Fightback Fridays and Go Ahead Honey It's Gluten-Free.

Raspberry Limeaid (SCD, GFCF)

My husband ordered one of these at Red Robin restaurant. It looked so good I had to try to make one for the SCD.

About 1/4 cup Raspberry Syrup
Club Soda (SCD legal, I used White Rock)
Limes
Ice

Fill a glass about 1/2 way with club soda. Add raspberry syrup to taste. Squeeze in a lime slice or two. Add ice.

Here's a SCD recipe for soda pop at Kids Can Do SCD

And a Cranberry Sparkler at Heal-Balanace-Live

Iced Latte (GF)

NOT SCD legal (I just have this posted for friends, I haven't been able to drink this in years)

If you enjoy these here's an easy way to keep a pitcher of them in your fridge. It's easy and cheaper than the commercial version. This can be customized to your taste and preferences (half-caf., non-fat, whole milk, sugar, rapadura, stevia, organic, fair trade etc.). The storebought version can have almost 8 teaspoons of sugar per serving, you can drastically cut that, even if you're using table sugar. I used to add chocolate syrup to mine, but found that using rapadura, instead of table sugar, gives a rich, almost dark chocolate undertone to it. This is best when chilled at least six hours. You may have to experiment with a few batches to get it "just right"

One two quart pitcher

4 cups freshly brewed strong Coffee

1/2 cup Sugar or Rapadura (if using other sweeteners you may have to experiment with amount)

Milk

Add sweetener to hot coffee and give it some time to dissolve and cool, about 20 minutes. Pour into 2 quart pitcher. Fill the rest of the way with milk. Chill for at least six hours.