It’s a Saturday, and you’ve worked hard in the office, or at the Church, and you just want to kick off your shoes and hang out on the porch swing, with a comfy blanket (or a significant other), and a nice warm glass of Vin Chaud. Vin Chaud is the vibrant decadence of the relaxer known as alcohol in the red wine form, mingled together with various spices of the season. This unique liquid gem is served warm to hot and is best enjoyed on a light, crisp, evening. The sun is starting to fade, the wind gently blows through your porch and you snuggle deeper into your comfortable surroundings, while indulging in the body warming, liquid flavors of the season. Relax, tuck those legs under, and just enjoy the moment. Sip gently and let you mind wander to things not seen, as the lady of the night gently begins to pin-up her sparkled hairpieces in her midnight hair.
Vin Chaud
Stress Reducing Elements:
- 1 bottle red wine
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 1 5-inch by ½-inch piece of orange zest (white pith removed)
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 cardamon pods
- 5 whole cloves
- 1/3 cup Cognac
Lovingly Prepare:
Mix all the ingredients together in a large saucepan. Bring the mixture to just under a simmer over the lowest heat setting on the stovetop. Do not allow the wine to boil. The mulled wine is hot enough when the sugar has dissolved and pulling and lifting a spoon from the wine brings up steam. If desired, strain the spices from the wine by pouring it through a fine-mesh sieve or a cheesecloth-lined collander. Add 1-2 teaspoons of Cognac to a mug and ladle the mulled wine over it.
...a dash of thought.
"Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn." ~Elizabeth Lawrence
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