HOT AND SPICY WINE

The weather is finally COLD and there is NO better time than NOW to have an excuse to make a pot of HOT AND SPICY WINE and curl up on the couch and try to keep warm!
This is a recipe I came up with just experimenting one day.  I LOVE to drink HOT drinks during the winter and this one just might be my best one yet!  Here ya go:

HOT AND SPICY WINE:

If you have one (and if you don't, I highly recommend you get one), pull out your crockpot, it makes this so much easier and yummier!

You will need:
-1 bottle red wine (inexpensive one.....you will be adding more flavor to it.....two buck chucks come in handy here)
-peel of 1 orange
-dash of pepper
-dash of cardamom (use cinnamon if you don't have cardamom)

This is what your night time treat should be tonight....I know it's going to be mine!

-dash of cloves or crush up 1 whole clove
-2 tbsp splenda
-2 good splashes of sugar free cherry or raspberry syrup, such as torani.....this time I used sugar free vanilla since I was out of cherry/raspberry....was just as delicious....just not as fruity
-8-12 oz of diet lemon lime soda or lemonade or any other light fruity juice (this is where experimenting is fun....you can come up with your own variations)

put everything in crockpot and cook on high for about 1- 2 hours, until nice and hot but not scalding
drink up and stay warm!