Christina's Rice Milk

2 gallons water
2 cups organic, long-grain brown rice
pinch salt

Take 1 gallon of distilled water and bring to a boil. Then add rice and let simmer for 3 hours. It will be all mushy. Fill your blender half way with this rice goop and the other half with more distilled water and blend.When you are done you will have 2 gallons of rice milk. It is really bland. Add a pinch of salt if desired and you can sweeten or add vanilla if you want.

Christina's Eggnog

6 eggs, divided and at room temperature
1/2 C. sugar
1 qt. half and half
1 C. milk
3/4 tsp. nutmeg (fresh grated is best, supposedly, but I never have it around)

On medium speed, beat egg whites and sugar together until thick and foamy (but not so long until peaks form). Add all other ingredients and beat together on low speed until blended. Top with whipped cream and sprinkled nutmeg.

Christina's Orange Julius

from my mom


25 ice cubes (auto ice maker size; I plan on measuring next time, but I basically fill the blender)
6 oz frozen orange juice (half a can of concentrate)
1/4 c sugar
1 c milk
1 c water
1-2 tsp vanilla

Blend all in a blender. Yum yum!

Christina's Brazilian Limeade/Lemonade

from Our Best Bites

4 juicy limes (try and find ones with thin, smooth skins; they're the juiciest and the thin skin cuts down on the chance of your drink being bitter)
1 C sugar
6 C cold water
6 TBSP sweetened condensed milk

Mix cold water and sugar very well and chill until ready to use. Wash limes thoroughly with soap. Cut the ends off the limes and then cut each lime into 8ths.

Place 1/2 of the limes in your blender. Add 1/2 of the sugar water, place the lid on your blender, and pulse 5 times. Place a fine-mesh strainer over a pitcher (the one you'll serve the lemonade in) and pour the blended mixture through the strainer and into the pitcher. Use a spoon to press the rest of the liquid into the pitcher. Dump the pulp and stuff in the strainer into the trash. Repeat with remaining limes and sugar water. Add sweetened condensed milk.

Serve immediately over ice. This does not keep well, so don't make this in advance (although you can cut the limes, mix the sugar water, and measure the sweetened condensed milk in advance).