After spending the obligatory "holiday season" with various relations that you politely tolerate during those times where you are obliged to see them...it is wonderful to come home back to your own quiet and peaceful apartment.

I have forgone my usual celebratory red wine (I taste but never drink to excess and do not drink cocktails except on rare occasions like tonight) for a batch of Frangelico and espresso gelato cocktails that I whipped up right now! To be enjoyed while...