3 Hot Chocolate recipes!

I'm a SUCKER (TOTAL and COMPLETE sucker!) for a good cup of hot chocolate! Natalie posted 3 recipes, and I'm totally stealing them!


Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate

4 squares baker's chocolate
2 cups milk
2 tbsp. peanut butter
marshmallows

Break chocolate squares and melt in a saucepan with milk. Do not boil. Stir in peanut butter until mixture is smooth. Pour into mugs and garnish with marshmallows.

White Peppermint Hot Chocolate

6 hard peppermint candies, finely crushed
2/3 cup whipping cream
3 1/2 cups milk
8 oz. white chocolate, chopped
1/2 tsp. peppermint extract

Beat whipping cream with crushed candies until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate for at least one hour. In the meantime, heat milk on medium low heat. Mix in chocolate and whisk until smooth. Add peppermint extract and stir thoroughly. Pour into cups and top with peppermint whipped cream mixture.

Luscious Hot Chocolate

1 cup milk
1 cup half and half
1 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
8 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Heat milk, half and half, both chocolates and sugar in a saucepan on medium-low heat until chocolates melt and sugar dissolves. Pour half of the mixture into a blender and mix until frothy. Return to the saucepan and add vanilla. Stir briefly and serve.

{From LDS Living Magazine.}

Squishy Bread

Squishy Bread
Stolen from Sunnie Adams (Thanks for the heads up Lisha!)

Squishy Whole Wheat Bread Recipe
3 1/2 c whole wheat flour (use white wheat for lighter bread)
1/3 c gluten
2 T yeast
2 1/2 c hot water

Mix one minute and let rise for 10 minutes.

Add-
1/3 c oil
1/3 c honey or sugar
2 T lemon juice
1 T salt
2 1/2 - 4 c whole wheat flour

Mix/knead for 10-15 minutes. Divide into three loaves and put in greased bread pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees for one minute or until barely warm, put loaves in and turn oven off. Let rise until loaves have risen just barely above the rim about 45-60 minutes. Turn on oven to 350, leaving pans in the oven, and bake for 35 minutes.

Buffalo Chicken Soup

John took me to a fabulous Soup & Salad restaurant in Cheektowaga, called Danny's. They had the BEST Buffalo Chicken Soup there and I want some more!

I was roaming the internet, and found this one. Hopefully I'll try it soon and let you know what I think!

Buffalo Chicken Soup
We tasted this cheesy, spicy chicken soup at a local restaurant and
just had to try to recreate it at home. We got it first try! It's so easy
and delicious, I'm sure it'll become a favorite at your house, too.


Recipe Created By: Robbie & Mike Rice
Prep. Time: 0:25
Serves: 4

1 sm. onion - chopped
2 ribs celery - chopped
1/4 cup butter OR margarine
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup chicken broth
2 cups diced, cooked chicken
1/4 - 1/2 cup buffalo wing sauce - to taste
4 oz. process cheese food (Velveeta®) - cubed, low-fat okay
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. celery salt
1/2 tsp. garlic salt

-In a 2-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, cook onions and celery in butter until tender.
-Stir flour into pan; slowly whisk in milk and broth.
-Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the cheese has melted.