Friday, December 19, 2008

Happy Holidays

Sooo, it's that time of year again.  The snow has fallen, the roads have iced, the cold has descended.  On the other hand, the hot chocolate is ready, the fire is on, and the presents are (hopefully) wrapped.  It's the time of giving, the time for family and friends, and freezing in the car.  It's the time when people get away and go somewhere warm, or cuddle up with those we love.  It is a beautiful, loving time.

With that said, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and if neither of those apply, Enjoy your winter break.  And of course, Happy New Year to everyone (hopefully I'll post before then, but regardless, Happy Holidays!)

xoxo
Lauren

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Some Thoughts, and Hot Chocolate!

So you could say that it's been awhile.  OK, so maybe thats an understatement, but, I am super happy to say that it is not without reason.  First off, I've been feeling normal enough to get back(or attempt to return to) pre-sick life, in a new form, of course.  Secondly, I got a big kink in that plan.

Yup, I got the flu.  Not the puking, head over toilet flu, but the achey, chills, fever, dizzy, and oh-so-tired flu.  Not so fun.  It reminded me of bad times with my thyroid, but this only took a week instead of months.  But it did take a whole week...  Oh well, I'm better now, and thats good =D.

Also, it's almost Christmas.  There are barely 2 weeks of school left.  It's crazy, and exciting.  The other day, mom got out the christmas tree, and the house is quickly becoming filled with christmas things.  All I want christmas-related right now is hot chocolate.  The mixes can be pretty difficult to tell if they are GF or not, but sometimes the simplest stuff works the best =D.

For me, that means that hot chocolate is made from a few select things:
 *Cocoa
 *Sugar
 *Milk (and maybe some powdered milk if you want a more milk chocolate flavour)
 *Boiling water

Mix the first three parts together, in the quantities you want for your desired flavour, and once there are no lumps, you add the water, stir, and Voila.  You have hot chocolate.

Note - Be careful with the cocoa, as it is very strong, and easy to over do in the beginning.  You can always add more after =D. 

Also, if you want a quick and easy version, you can always pre-mix the dry ingredients, and store them so you can make a hot chocolate whenever you like, very quickly.

Thats all for today, and I will try to post more than I have been =D,

xoxo
Lauren