It's Hot Chocolate Season

One of the best ways to stay warm this winter:

Hot Chocolate

It's a hot chocolate kind of day today. Burrr. I'm staying inside as much as possible.

Here is a list of what some consider to be the top hot chocolates in the country: Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate

There's a definite nip in the air tonight. There's nothing like a mug of hot chocolate to warm you up and sooth you on a cold day.

From Allrecipes.com:

1 serving Hot Chocolate

Ingredients
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
 3 tablespoons white sugar
 1/4 pinch salt
 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon boiling water
 3/4 cup and 2 tablespoons milk
 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons half-and-half or cream

Directions
Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to an easy boil while you stir. Simmer and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn't scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and heat until very hot, but do not boil! Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide between 4 mugs. Add the cream to the mug of cocoa to cool it to drinking temperature. Serve with whipped cream and a cocoa dusting (optional).