Mexican Hot Chocolate

Today is "one of those days".  I started my third job this week and it really is taking its toll.  Having 11 hour work days plus whatever driving children around I am required to do all while taking a 3 credit course (albeit online) is actually just as overwhelming as it sounds.  For some reason I thought I could keep my sanity and overload myself with work.  As it turns out, I was wrong.

I am so tired I'm nauseous, and I am so nauseous I can't drink coffee without destroying my stomach lining.  I showed up to my first job and left and called in sick to my second.  I just can't today.  So I'm working from home.  I'll nap in a bit.  Hopefully.

In the mean time, today seems like the perfect day for some hot chocolate.  (I know it's June, it's also freezing cold and raining.) I need just enough sugar to keep me going for the next hour or two until I finish this report, but not so much that I cannot then crash and burn and sleep for a solid two hours.

Mexican hot chocolate is my life solution for today.  It's spicier than regular hot chocolate and gives it an extra kick and, to be honest, I'm tired of drinking that artificial chocolate shit from Starbucks.  This is hot chocolate done right.  The way the Mexicans intended it.

The smaller you chop it the faster it melts

Ingredients:
1 cup milk (whole, 2%, skin, doesn't matter)
1 square of semi-sweet baking chocolate, finely chopped OR 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon sugar
pinch of salt
pinch of cayenne pepper
two pinches cinnamon

Recipe:
1. Pour 1/2 cup milk into a small saucepan with the chocolate, sugar, and salt and stir over your lowest heat setting until the mixture is smooth.

It kind of looks likes vomit right now, but keep stirring and it'll smooth out.  Promise.

2. Pour in the rest of your milk along with the cayenne pepper and cinnamon.  Stir until smooth.
3. Heat the mixture over medium heat until it is hot enough to serve

Actually have two beaters this time....

I then splashed some heavy whipping cream into a bowl and beat it with a blender until I had some homemade whipped cream, but that's optional.

Mmm life saver!

Hope your day isn't sucking!