OK….so maybe Beet Root Juice isn’t the ONLY thing I am craving

The cold, rainy, chilly weather had me craving something warm, sweet….and chocolate

Chocolaty Hot Cocoa serves 1

(dairy-free!)

1 1/2 TBS Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (I like Ghirardelli)

1 teaspoon Carob Powder

a Handful of Vegan Chocolate Chips

1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon Agave Nectar

2-3 Vanilla Marshmallows, cut up (I use the fresh packed kind from Whole Foods)

Place milk and all the chocolate in a saucepan and whisk. Add vanilla and agave and continue to whisk frequently until it’s steaming. I like mine extra chocolaty…you can cut back on the cocoa powder or omit the carob powder if you want it more mild!

This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled!

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Last night I was feeling like soup. I was NOT feeling the whole process of making it though. It’s great that I can go to the store, and get a yummy organic soup

and NOT have to worry about the BPA poisoning from a can.

There were a variety of brands to choose from:

so I bought a few.

This is the one I went with for dinner:

so yummy…and cheaper than buying all the ingredients myself….mine is a little bit better…but there is nothing shady in this soup at all. Besides, it saved me a few hours of preparation and clean up.

In honor of the first night of Hanukkah I also bought (again, not in a cooking mood) some vegetable latkes:

they were JUST OK.

I really want to try making sweet potato latkes. Potato latkes are tough enough to make as it is…but one day I will tackle that challenge

By the way…Michael DID ask me where his Hanukkah present was. I told him he’s tough enough to buy ONE present for…let alone 8. Then he said, “well you should of at least got Munchkin a Hanukkah present, he is a Jewish cat.” Just lay on the Jewish guilt, honey. It doesn’t work as well with us gentiles though

my Hanukkah present to myself = dessert…..hot cocoa

I am off to work, then more primping and prepping for my cousins wedding this weekend!! Another airbrush tan is in the agenda..this time, I am going to someone that will actually airbrush me. This way, I will not look pasty in my cranberry red dress

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What’s your favorite winter-time beverage?

Do you ever buy store bought soups? What’s your fav?

Enjoy the rest of your day!!

xxoo