Sometime around August, I declared this would be the Winter of the White Russians, and I've been indulging in the rich dessert-like drink since. But now it's Christmas and I'm on an eggnog kick, so I decided to try and combine the two... and hence idea of the White Christmas Russians.
And here we are on Christmas Eve... this morning when I woke up, my first thought was "Geez, my nose is kinda cold." Climbing out from under my big down comforter, I thought my cabin seemed even colder than usual. My cabin is not really that well insulated considering its location in Alaska and at the 64 parallel, so I usually keep my Toyo stove set about 58-60 degrees... otherwise I feel like I'm heating my whole property with heat that radiates out from my hot roof and big windows.
Indeed, checking my thermometer I saw that it was 40 degrees in my cabin (and -10 degrees outside), and the Toyo displayed the EE2 warning message. I had let my fuel oil tank run dry on Christmas Eve-- and a Saturday too! Knowing I would not be able to get fuel delivered until Monday at the soonest, I built a fire in the wood stove and started Plan B-- going out to get a few gallons of #1 diesel to get me through the weekend. The last time this happened was a few years ago-- it was also a holiday weekend: my birthday weekend-- and I was able to borrow some fuel jugs from my friends Kelly & Johnny and put some fuel in my tank myself.
Before I could even head out to Kelly and Johnny's (and through the magic of Facebook), I got a phone call from my friends Darce and Shawn offering to bring me some fuel. When they showed up, they had a Christmas present for me along with the fuel! Beautiful hand-knit fingerless gloves. Fairbanks is an amazing place where people take care of each other-- especially in the winter. I have some of the most generous, helpful friends here who are always willing to go out of their way to help me out with whatever situation I seem to get myself into.
So, once the fuel was in the fuel tank and the Toyo was back up and running, I mixed up a batch of White Christmas Russians.
White Christmas Russians
2 oz vodka
1 oz coffee liqueur (e.g. Kahlua)
eggnog
half and half
Mix the vodka and coffee liqueur in a martini shaker.
Pour over ice in your finest glasses or tumblers...
And a big splash of both the eggnog and half and half...
And serve to friends sitting around the woodstove.
Alternatively, stick the mixture outside in the snow and let it freeze solid.
And it's kinda like ice cream!
Looks yummy!
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