Cocktails, cheeses and cocoa, oh my! We dish on our favourite holiday dishes and drinks

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The 12 Days of Cheesemas

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Natalie Bell from Peg City Lovely shares two cheesy recipes that will wow guests at your next gathering.

4:37 Get ready to celebrate the 12 Days of Cheesemas

Staff favourites

Kelly Moore, CJOB:

Ingredients:

• 1 oz vodka
• 1/2 cup of orange juice
• 1/2 cup of cranberry juice

Directions:

• Pour over ice. Stir.

Tristan Field-Jones, CJOB:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of eggnog
• 1 oz rum

Directions:

• Combine. Stir. Imbibe.

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Vanilla rum and cola – garnish your cola with lemon if you chose.

Elisha Dacey, Global Winnipeg:

Ingredients:

• 1 oz spiced rum
• 1 can cola
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

• Pour all ingredients into glass. Add ice and garnish if desired. Stir.

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Michael Goldberg, Global Winnipeg:

Hot buttered rum. Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  1/2 a stick unsalted butter at room temperature
  1/8 cup honey
  1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  A Dash of ground cloves (optional)
  Pinch salt

Directions:

• Work the spices together into the butter until it’s all nice and smooth. Taste, and adjust spices as you like it.
• Heat up some apple cider.
  Take a tablespoon of the butter mixture and slowly mix it into the hot apple cider.
• Add 1-2 ounces of rum or bourbon.