{secret indulgence} - cocoa & hot buttered toast

I grew up in Oklahoma. Not really cold weather country but it has its months where the wind blows and the skies are gray. On the one or two times it actually did snow, we were completely unprepared in the clothing department. We would wear socks for mittens, doubled sweats over jeans and pile layers and layers of shirts and sweaters on for warmth. We would spend hours on hours ... scraping the snow into snowmen, making snow ice cream, erecting snow forts and throwing snowballs at cars... and running!!! It was a blast! We would arrive home half frostbitten, wet and near tears we had played so hard. Mom always made it better. As we stripped down to our underwear she would wrap us in warm towels and make us cocoa and hot buttered toast. I still love that combination today. Warm, filling just plain old good. Those were fun, fun days!

cocoa by ann west

1/4 cup droste cocoa from holland (search this one out it is worth it - actually our local store have started to carry it too! if not use your fav.)

1/3 cup sugar

1/4 cup water

Mix into a paste while heating

add:

3 1/2 - 4 cups milk

1 tsp vanilla

pinch of salt

pinch of nutmeg

serve with marshmallows and hot buttered toast. smiles!