Cinnamon Chocolate Wine Latte

Thanks to Collective Bias & ChocolatRouge, this recipe for a Cinnamon Chocolate Wine Latte is sure to keep you warm on cold winter days! The following content is intended for readers who are 21 or over.

When the weather turns cold, I love to indulge in some hot drinks to combat the chill in the air. This year all of my hot drinks have to be sans alcohol (pregnant lady here), so my husband happily obliged and was the official tester of this recipe :)

This drink is a fun (and adult!) take on an everyday latte. I picked up a bottle of ChocolateRouge Wine at our local grocery store and thought it would go well with a little milk and cinnamon.  And (according to my husband), it sure was! ChocolatRouge is a red wine with chocolate added, so the cinnamon complemented it nicely. I found the wine with other dessert wines and there was even a coupon attached to the bottle for $1 off - love that!

This would be a great drink to serve in a slow cooker at a holiday party so all your guests can enjoy throughout the event. And you could also pick up some extra ChocolateRouge to serve chilled by itself. 

Cinnamon Chocolate Wine Latte

1 part whole milk

1 part chocolate wine (i.e. ChocolatRouge Wine)

Pinch of ground cinnamon

Whipped cream (optional)

In a small sauce pan, heat milk on medium high heat until steaming hot. Pour into coffee mug or desired glass. Add chocolate wine and pinch cinnamon to the milk and stir. Top with whipped cream and sprinkling of cinnamon, if desired. Enjoy!

I can't wait to try some of this after the baby is born in April :) Until then, go out and make this Cinnamon Chocolate Wine Latte for yourself and let me know what you think!

To find more great recipes using ChocolatRouge visit their website and follow them on Facebook!

Looking for some other hot (adult) drinks? These are some of my favorites!

My Kind of Holiday - Entertaining Essentials

Thanks to Target for sponsoring this post on holiday entertaining essentials from their #MyKindOfHoliday campaign. 

This year for Thanksgiving we will spending it with my sister in Chicago. This is the first time I've traveled somewhere for Thanksgiving so I'm excited. And since we don't get a whole lot of snow in Southern California, I'm excited that I could experience snow for the first time during the holidays. 

Since we won't be home, I still wanted to pretend like we were going to host Thanksgiving. So I put together this little collection of some items that will hep in your holiday entertaining. I'm always impressed by the cute stuff Target comes out with and this year they did not disappoint.

1. Swirl Dishware Set

2. Black Peplum Dress

3. Black and Gold Necklace

4. Glass Pumpkin Lantern

5. Gold Cocktail Shaker

6. Peppermint Hot Cocoa

7. Glass Serving Tray & Recipe for Mango Chutney Cheese Puffs

8. Aluminum Beaded Server

9.  Threshold Double Old-Fashioned Tumbler Cheers

Check out these items and the many other fun items Target has to make your holiday events perfect. One of my favorite things about shopping Target online is I can buy online and then return in the store if needed. This makes shopping even easier!

What are your Thanksgiving plans? Are you hosting dinner?

Quick Garlic & Herb Chicken with Smashed Potatoes

Thanks to Collective Bias and Land O'Lakes Saute Express Saute Stater I had a quick dinner on the table in 30 minutes with this Garlic & Herb Chicken with Smashed Potatoes. 

I'm always looking for easy ways to get dinner on the table during the week.  Especially with the fatigue from being pregnant I don't have the energy (or patience!) to spend a long time making dinner after coming home from a long day of work.

So when I heard about these new Land O’Lakes Sauté Express® Sauté Starters, I knew I had to try them and see if they made things as quick and easy as they claimed. I made a quick stop by Walmart on my way home from work and picked up the Garlic & Herb Sauté Express Sauté Starters, along with some chicken and potatoes.

Sauté Express Sauté Starters are seasoned butter & olive oil that make cooking up your favorite dish so easy. All you have to do is melt the little packets and then sauté your food in it and it comes out cooked and full of flavor.

Garlic & Herb Chicken with Smashed Potatoes

1 package Garlic & Herb Sauté Express Sauté Starters
1 lb. uncooked chicken breast tenders
24 oz. baby dutch yellow potatoes

For the chicken
1. In a large skillet, melt two packets of the Garlic & Herb Sauté Express Sauté Starters over medium high heat. Once melted, place chicken in skillet and cook for 5-7. Turn chicken and sauté for another 5 minutes or until thoroughly cooked.

For the potatoes
1. Fill a medium sized pot with enough water to submerge the potatoes in. Bring pot to a boil and then add potatoes. Reduce heat to medium high and cook for approximately 10 or until potatoes are fork tender.

2. Drain the potatoes into a colander. Next place the potatoes (be careful as they will be hot), onto a cookies sheet or large work surface. Using the smooth side of a meat tenderizer, smash down each potato.

3. In the same pot you used to cook the potatoes, melt two packets of Garlic & Herb Sauté Express Starters over medium high heat. Place smashed potatoes into pot and cook on each side for 5 minutes.

Looking for some other quick dinners for the week? Follow Land O'Lakes on Twitter & Instagram for some great ideas.