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By: .: gezellig girl :. » Blog Archive » Thanksgiving: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 17:01:02 +0000

[...] The Bad: Although it technically it wasn’t part of our Thanksgiving dinner (because we drink hot chocolate while we watch the Macy’s Parade), the Scharffen Berger Drinking Chocolate was deeply disappointing. I had hoped it would be a substitute for the mythical French hot chocolate I’ve been looking for, but it was just so bitter — too bitter for any of us to drink a whole cup’s worth. [...]

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:22:17 +0000

I can’t speak for Kimmy (Kim? Kimberly?) but I’m not wedded to Thursday nights. I’ll post over there tomorrow and see what shakes out.

By: tinymich

tinymich — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:10:12 +0000

Two words: Grey’s Anatomy. *shamefaced* I know, I KNOW, but… I’m addicted!!! And Rock Center is in the wrong direction from my house…

If I get out early (before 6:30) on Thursday I will try to stop by for an hourish, maybe…

By: Kristen

Kristen — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:44:48 +0000

I’ve been meeting up with [lj user=crazykimmy] over at Rock Center on Thursdays for the last week or two — oh, wait, are Thursdays no good for you? I should just post this over in the knitting community. Anyway, I’d totally love to try the mix you have, spiced or not.

By: tinymich

tinymich — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:38:23 +0000

When are we doing knittingmeetup again, Kristen? I’ll bring you some of my french hot chocolate mix (the ground chocolate kind) so you can see if you like it… it’s spiced, unfortunately, but you should be able to get a sense of whether or not it’s the right alleyway to pursue.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:34:18 +0000

No, I haven’t tried that one — I knew I shoud have picked up that copy of Joie de Vivre I saw last weekend.

So, cocoa powder and not ground chocolate? I’ll try it!

By: Lisa B-K

Lisa B-K — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:52:43 +0000

Use a mugful of whole milk per serving. Heat it up in a pan and let it come just to a boil.

Add 2 t/serving of Valrhona cocoa powder & 2 t/serving sugar (or to taste) to your mug(s) with a little of the milk, and stir until it’s pasty. Add the rest of the milk slowly into each mug and stir well to get out any lumps.

This is from Joie de Vivre – I liked it enough to copy the recipe. Perhaps you’ve tried this already?