Happy July!
Seriously, as I was typing that, I realized that it's July. JULY. How did that happen?
We're deep into summer now and, at least in the Atkins' household, things are running as smoothly as expected. Potty training is going well, if you could getting pooped on twice in two days "going well." I've done more laundry this week than I have since homeslice was an infant. In fact, Claire is peeing and pooping on so many of her shorts and twirly skirts that I'm doing at least one load everyday. The problem lays in the fact that Claire's clothes are, well, small. A few soiled shorts and dirty cloth diapers does not a full load of laundry make. I'm actually seaching my house for more things to stick in the washer.
Never had that problem before.
Moving on.
I was reading the newest edition of Women's Day (no, I don't have any idea how I came to receive Woman's Day every month in my mailbox) and found a recipe I had to share.
A little backstory: when we lived in the OKC and I was pregnant (seriously? Never go to Oklahoma. They put something in the water out there. People were getting pregnant left and right. It's a good thing we only lived there a year or I'd have come back with scores of little babies. But I digress), I had the most powerful craving for chocolate shakes (and to shoot a gun, but that's a different story).
I tried all the usual places, McDonalds, Wendy's, Burger King. I tried the local places. JR tried to make one for me. They were never exactly as I wanted. Then we went to a place that sold Frozen Hot Chocolate a la Serendipity in NY. I can't remember the name of the place (and sadly I think it's closed now), but I have dreams about this drink. It was cold and frosty and chocolately and it was so good that it almost made up for the fact that I couldn't eat raw fish or soft cheese.
Almost.
Anyway, I found a recipe for Frozen Hot Chocolate in this month's Woman's Day. It looks pretty good - I haven't tried it yet - and it's apparently a "slimmed down version." 150 calories and virtually no fat.
Holla.
So, someone make this and bring me some.
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
1 cup fat free evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups ice cubes
Garnish: reduced fat whipped topping and/or dark chocolate shavings.
1. Combine chocolate syrup, evaporated milk, vanilla and ice in a blender until smooth.
2. Pout into glasses. Garnish with a dollop of whipped topping and/or sprinking of chocolate shavings if desired.
Dude. Not until I finished typing out the "directions" did I think, "Well, duh." Mix everything and pour into glasses. Do we really need written directions for that?
So there it is. Frozen Hot Chocolate to cool down your (really, REALLY) hot afternoon.
Enjoy!
[cori]
Seriously, as I was typing that, I realized that it's July. JULY. How did that happen?
We're deep into summer now and, at least in the Atkins' household, things are running as smoothly as expected. Potty training is going well, if you could getting pooped on twice in two days "going well." I've done more laundry this week than I have since homeslice was an infant. In fact, Claire is peeing and pooping on so many of her shorts and twirly skirts that I'm doing at least one load everyday. The problem lays in the fact that Claire's clothes are, well, small. A few soiled shorts and dirty cloth diapers does not a full load of laundry make. I'm actually seaching my house for more things to stick in the washer.
Never had that problem before.
Moving on.
I was reading the newest edition of Women's Day (no, I don't have any idea how I came to receive Woman's Day every month in my mailbox) and found a recipe I had to share.
A little backstory: when we lived in the OKC and I was pregnant (seriously? Never go to Oklahoma. They put something in the water out there. People were getting pregnant left and right. It's a good thing we only lived there a year or I'd have come back with scores of little babies. But I digress), I had the most powerful craving for chocolate shakes (and to shoot a gun, but that's a different story).
I tried all the usual places, McDonalds, Wendy's, Burger King. I tried the local places. JR tried to make one for me. They were never exactly as I wanted. Then we went to a place that sold Frozen Hot Chocolate a la Serendipity in NY. I can't remember the name of the place (and sadly I think it's closed now), but I have dreams about this drink. It was cold and frosty and chocolately and it was so good that it almost made up for the fact that I couldn't eat raw fish or soft cheese.Almost.
Anyway, I found a recipe for Frozen Hot Chocolate in this month's Woman's Day. It looks pretty good - I haven't tried it yet - and it's apparently a "slimmed down version." 150 calories and virtually no fat.
Holla.
So, someone make this and bring me some.
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
1 cup fat free evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups ice cubes
Garnish: reduced fat whipped topping and/or dark chocolate shavings.
1. Combine chocolate syrup, evaporated milk, vanilla and ice in a blender until smooth.
2. Pout into glasses. Garnish with a dollop of whipped topping and/or sprinking of chocolate shavings if desired.
Dude. Not until I finished typing out the "directions" did I think, "Well, duh." Mix everything and pour into glasses. Do we really need written directions for that?
So there it is. Frozen Hot Chocolate to cool down your (really, REALLY) hot afternoon.
Enjoy!
[cori]
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