Since The Dungeon was under siege by hackers the last time our December Drink of the Month posted, Mistress Heidi—in her infinite wisdom :smiley73 —has decided to post it again & give everyone a second chance to enjoy this yummy Christmas cocktail. :smiley33

Candy Cane
Christmas Cocktail

1 ½ ounces of Vanilla Vodka
1 ½ ounces of White Chocolate Liqueur
¾ ounce of Peppermint Schnapps
Grenadine

With a chilled cocktail glass, dip the rim of your glass into a shallow dish of grenadine.

In a cocktail shaker, combine your vanilla vodka, chocolate liqueur, and peppermint schnapps with 1/3 cup of shaved ice.

Shake vigorously for at least twenty seconds.

Strain the cocktail into your glass and garnish.

Enjoy! :smiley54

Now that The Dungeon is once again fully under Mistress Heidi‘s control :smiley70 we can announce that WIPs and Chains has been decorated for the holidays! :smiley8

As you’ve probably noticed—since it wasn’t affected by those dirty, rotten hackers :smiley52 —our sidebar has been updated for Christmas.  New pictures, new jokes, new quotes…the whole string of garland & then some! :smiley81

In addition, we’ve got fabulous new emoticons to play with! :smiley60   I have to confess, a few are missing from the original batch I wanted to be available.  :smiley64 Those hackers did a number on the emoticons set-up, so it’s not 100% back to normal yet. :smiley59  But with luck, the stragglers will show up before long, & then we can really play! :smiley77  Mistress Heidi has her minions working on it, anyway. :smiley

And last but not least, if you look up, you’ll see that the WIPs and Chains and HeidiBetts.com headers have been changed.  Wreaths have been hung, & our little Angel & Demon spokesmodels are wearing their festive Santa hats…  And our Reading Girl is bundled up to stay indoors with a good book (of course, it’s one of mine, so chances are it’s fabulous, dahlink :smiley62 ) while she enjoys the view of the snowman she built earlier. :smiley78

So enjoy!  And as always, let me know what you think & what your favorite new additions are! :smiley69