It's freezing here right now. The weather in NY is 19F and with the windchill factor, feels in the single digits.  Even though I am indoors and my radiator is bubbling away, I am still wrapped in a blanket and shivering...darn this winter! Worse still, its going to be like this all weekend. How better to ease the winter chill than with a nice mug of hot choccie..

<img src="http://img4.cookinglight.com/i/2007/12/0712p175-hot-chocolate-l.jpg" alt="Hot Choccie" width="350/">

Oh, how I wish I had picked up a tin of <a href="http://www.mariebelle.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1283/.f?sc=8&amp;category=1236">Maribelle's Milk and Hazelnut hot chocolate</a> when I was in Soho the other day! I only ordered a small cup and it was so creamy, nutty and delicious. Now that I am confined to the indoor cold I wish I could whip some up. Oh well. In the meantime I saw a recipe for <a href="http://blog.shak-shuka.com/shakshuka/2009/12/guest-chef-au-chocolat.html">Vegan Chocolat Chaud</a> which incorporates the use of coconut milk!!! I am going to rush out and buy a tin and try this treat later on for myself.

Have a great weekend dear readers  - and if you are in NY or some other frozen land, be warm and be well.

xo