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hot chocolate on a stick

winter's coziest treat- hot cocoa on a stick

It’s no secret that winter is not my favorite season. January and February are particularly rough on my heart- the holidays are over and the Spring-ish light at the end of the tunnel seems so far off.

winter's coziest treat- hot chocolate on a stickDuring these long, cold months, I drink a few cups of green tea every day, and occasionally drink chai and cocoa as well (and by occasionally, I mean that for every two or three cups of green tea, I have a cup of chai or cocoa- so they are also in the rotation pretty much daily).

how to make hot chocolate on a stickThis cocoa on a stick makes a cup of deliciously rich hot chocolate- the perfect treat for a chilly day.

how to make hot cocoa on a stickYou can order hot chocolate on a stick at Ticket Chocolate (so good!)…

how to make hot chocolate on a stick…or make your own by following their directions here (as closely as possible). I modified the recipe a little and used one bag of chocolate chips, three packets of hot cocoa. YUM!

how to make hot chocolate on a stickPerhaps this will cheer you up on a dreary afternoon (like it does for me?).

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homemade vanilla marshmallows

Sometime last Spring, Burke and Piper Jane tried homemade marshmallows. As they professed their undying love for this most-fluffy-of-treats, I promised, “Next winter, we’ll try to make our own homemade marshmallows.” And, folks, the Smooches have iron trap memories about this kind of thing. With our recent frigid temperatures, it is now clearly winter (love […]

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chai tea recipe

I know that y’all are scattered around the world and that you might be looking out your window to a balmy, tropical scene… However, here in Denver, we are in Day 2 of the biggest October snow storm in the last ten years (maybe in the history of Denver… I’ll let you know when it […]