what a delicious new year!

Happy New Year every one!!! :D today in my area it was raining... now it's FREEZING cold... perfect weather for some spicy hot chocolate! :D yum!

ok so here we go:

tools needed:
sharp knife
cutting board
sauce pan
whisk (french and wire is best but if not... it's all good)
measuring spoons
mugs (of course)

ingredients:

8-10 oz (1/2- 3/4 cup) of good chocolate... nothing too expensive... i get trader joe's huge pound bars... i use like a third...ish of it. chocolate chips are great too!!!
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (or less if you don't like spicy.. you can actually leave it out completely and it will still be yummy)
2-3 cups of milk
whipped cream, nutmeg/cinnamon (stick or ground) for garnish

directions:
pour milk into a sauce pan... i use lactaid because I'm lactose intolerant... put it over low heat

 Add the cayenne pepper and cinnamon to the milk and whisk to combine

bring the milk to a simmer but don't let it boil. while you wait for the milk to heat, break up your pieces of chocolate and chop them into small pieces. (you can skip this if you're using chocolate chips)

 place the chocolate into the hot milk and whisk until smooth and chocolate is melted. if it's too thick, add more milk. if you think it's not thick enough, add more chocolate

 pour into mugs and top with whipped cream and maybe some nutmeg or cinnamon :D eh. and don't drop the chocolate into the bottom of the stove like that ^ (heh. oops). it's hard to clean.

anyways... leave me some feedback and let me know what you think! (i hope the pictures help) also ask as many questions as you'd like! i'll always post an answer :D

OH! and btw i'll be posting soon with recipes for actual FOOD like... salmon and chicken and soup and stuff...