My sentiment on snow is that it's pretty, but it's cold. I like pretty, but I don't like cold. I have a love-hate relationship with the stuff.
Now, that may not look like much snow, especially not for upstate New York (and it's not), but it was cold enough to snap off one of my windshield wipers today. Sigh.
Our pilot light also went out in our heater. It was that kind of morning.
So I made myself a mocha!
...Okay, so that's not much of a story. But you still get a mocha recipe out of it.
Now, this is not a Starbucks mocha, or a café mocha, or any other kind of fancy mocha. This is my country bumpkin easy-peasy make-it-in-the-morning-getting-ready-for-work mocha. If you are looking for the fancy mocha, I apologize. If you are looking for the easy and semi-homemade kind, welcome! Come and sit a spell.
Let's get down to it:
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 2-3 minutes (+ the time it takes to make coffee)
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
3/4 cup of coffee
1/2 packet of instant hot chocolate
2-1/2 tsp soy milk
1 tsp French Vanilla creamer
Directions:
1. Select your vegetarian-est mug, if you have one.
(Thanks, Aunt Lori!)
2. Pour in your soy milk and creamer.
Microwave for 2+ minutes, until the mix is nice and hot.
3. Grab your cocoa powder. Non-fancy brand is fine. This is what I used:
Open a packet.
Pour half into the warm soy milk.
Stir.
4. Add in your coffee and stir again. Top with a little shaved chocolate or espresso powder, if you're fancier than me and are not making this with very little time before you leave for work.
And welcome a warm and delicious mocha to your cold day.
Unless you live in Key Largo or something. And then I'm not talking to you anymore. Take your palm trees and go.
(And take me with you!)
Enjoy!
Kitchen hacks for less time/money:
-Substitute cow's milk for the soy milk
-Use regular creamer or half 'n half with a splash of vanilla extract if you don't have flavored creamer
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