{"id":4498,"date":"2012-12-20T11:27:41","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T17:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=4498"},"modified":"2015-10-25T18:00:15","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T00:00:15","slug":"blizzard-hot-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=4498","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard Hot Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DriftlessAppetite\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: 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are under a blizzard warning!\u00a0 I love a good snow day.\u00a0 Keith and I spent a bit of our morning shoveling some wet and heavy\u00a0snow, one of my favorite activities (seriously).\u00a0 After that we had a lovely breakfast of scrambled <a href=\"http:\/\/windyridgepottery.com\/about-us.html\">Windy Ridge<\/a> eggs (we heard the chickens have been\u00a0feasting on\u00a0some <a href=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=2347\">Rush Creek Reserve<\/a>\u00a0lately), toast, and hot chocolate.\u00a0\u00a0 Hot chocolate is simply amazing, there are so many ways to prepare it.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve only\u00a0got a couple of rules, it must be made with good milk and the best chocolate you have in the pantry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pierrehermehotchocolate1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4506\" title=\"pierrehermehotchocolate\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pierrehermehotchocolate1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pierrehermehotchocolate1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pierrehermehotchocolate1-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pierrehermehotchocolate1-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/pierrehermehotchocolate1-400x308.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Recently while at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.juliagracesalon.com\/\">salon<\/a> getting some scarlet in my hair for the season, I read an article by Jeffrey Steingarten in Vogue about Pierre Herm\u00e9&#8217;s recipe for this amazing winter drink.\u00a0 Steingarten said &#8220;On a bleak winter&#8217;s afternoon, a cup of hot chocolate beats chestnuts roasting on an open fire by a million miles.&#8221;\u00a0 I couldn&#8217;t agree more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECIPE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>2 and 1\/4 c. whole milk (I used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sassycowcreamery.com\/Index.htm\">Sassy Cow<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/4 c. water<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/4 c. sugar<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>3\/4 c. chopped, dark chocolate (I used a combination of Taza with orange zest\u00a0and Ghirardelli 100% chocolate bars)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/4 c. cocoa powder (Ghirardelli)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What makes this extra decadent is the texture,\u00a0 you&#8217;ve got to use an<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Immersion_blender\"> immersion blender<\/a> before serving.\u00a0 It makes it velvety and frothy at the same time.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t have an immersion blender, use a conventional blender.\u00a0 Use a 2 to 3 quart saucepan to heat the milk, dissolve the sugar and bring to a boil.\u00a0 Turn the heat down and whisk in the chocolate until it is dissolved and the mixture is lovely and slightly thickened.\u00a0 Blend until you&#8217;ve got a lovely thick froth.\u00a0 Pour in mugs, sprinkle with mini marshmallows, and dust with a bit of cocoa.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t have to tell you what to do next.\u00a0 Cheers! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hotchocolate11.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4502\" title=\"hotchocolate1\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hotchocolate11.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hotchocolate11.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hotchocolate11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hotchocolate11-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hotchocolate11-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-extra=\"ludocid=4636930802105889481&amp;lumarker=B\">\n<div data-ved=\"0CEkQkgowAg\">\n<div data-ved=\"0CEoQkQowAg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello there, we are under a blizzard warning!\u00a0 I love a good snow day.\u00a0 Keith and I spent a bit of our morning shoveling some wet and heavy\u00a0snow, one of my favorite activities (seriously).\u00a0 After that we had a lovely breakfast of scrambled Windy Ridge eggs (we heard the chickens have been\u00a0feasting on\u00a0some Rush Creek 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