Chocolat

Today i spent the day Christmas shopping, and by that i mean sitting in front of the computer in my pajamas and bathrobe looking at Amazon gift lists. I fully intended to wake up, shower, and hit the streets, but Phil decided to stink bomb the bathroom and is therefore to blame for my current condition.

Something about rainy days and bathrobes makes me crave hot chocolate, and so that's what i made today. So bust out your favorite pot, and heat up 1/4 cup of milk. Add 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 1/4 cup sugar (actually maybe a little less), and a pinch of salt. Whisk it, whisk it good:

Add 1 3/4 cup more milk, and heat it up, whisking all the while.  Pour hot mixture into two mugs, and throw some mini marshmallows in there because Hey, why not? And top it all of with a dash of half and half.

This is when i realized i hadn't used the creative whip that DPL got me for my birthday, and what the hell? Today's as good a day as any. Since we're turning fancy i decided to shave some chocolate over the top too.

We only had a Ritter Sport Stracciatella bar (limited edition), but whatever, couldn't hurt.

How delightful. Also i totally got shaved chocolate all over the counter for presentation purposes, duh. Phil seemed to like it:

I was hoping he'd get some whipped cream on his nose, but no dice. Anyway at this point he's like, "Since you're cooking you might as well make those banana breads for the Christmas Bazaar." And i'm like, "What banana breads?" and he's like, "Oh, i guess i forgot to tell you, we're supposed to make banana breads for the Christmas Bazaar. Anyway if you need me i'll be out in the gazebo." Which, whatever Phil. First i'm going back to the computer with my mug of hot chocolate and spray bottle of whipped cream to write my blog, then we'll talk.