This week the South got what we consider a major snow storm. It was snowy, it was icy, there were power outages…traffic got crazy…so we stayed home for two days mid week. Snowpocalypse folks:
This picture was not taken by me but it is a picture from Raleigh on Wednesday when the snow started.
While P was enjoying his pour overs, I was enjoying hot chocolate to stay warm. My hot chocolate featured coconut milk because that is what we had in the pantry. I refuse to follow the masses in the bread and milk frenzy so therefore we had neither while snowed in, but the coconut milk worked just fine in the pinch. You do what you have to in Snowpocalypse situations 🙂
Too cobbled together for you…here are some more refined hot chocolate recipes for you:
How to Make Chocolate Without a Recipe from Food52
The Rest of the Week
Black Bean Enchiladas: this can be made in the crock-pot or the oven, we did the oven version. Increased to two cans of beans. Turned out great and tasted even better as leftovers. We used a mix of sharp cheddar and monterey jack.
Herbes de Split Pea Soup: skipped the pine nuts. The peas did take longer to cook than indicated by the recipe.
Buffalo Chicken Chili: this requires cooked chicken so make sure to factor that into your cooking time. We roasted the chicken in the oven with salt and pepper though I think using some of the buffalo sauce on the chicken would have been great. My favorite part of this dish is the addition of blue cheese. I think this would be just as good without chicken if you increased the celery and beans.
Pimento Cheese Ravioli and Simple Salad: locally made ravioli w/ a salad of mixed baby greens and spinach, cucumber, and avocado with a simple vinaigrette. Making your own salad dressing is crazy easy, here is a good beginning recipe. We just used some red pepper spiked melted butter to coat the ravioli.
We have been using cupboard reserves too and I cannot wait for Spring to have fresh fresh food!
I was just saying the exact same thing Saturday when we went to the Farmers Market…can not wait for all the fruits and veggies to come into season! I’m getting a bit tired with winter foods 🙂
There is definitely a time and place where coffee or tea won’t suffice. I love hot chocolate. My mother in law makes a powdered mix with coffee mate dry creamer so it’s super rich and creamy. It’s full of garbage and chemicals but god it’s good!! That’s why it’s a once in a blue moon treat 🙂
It’s ok to go off track every once in a while. It was definitely a hot chocolate kind of day…I actually liked the coconut milk, just wished I had some whipped cream and then it would have been perfect. It still hit the spot though.
wait a sec, is that a CAR FIRE?! that’s bananas!!
Yes, yes it is. Seriously, just crazy, crazy traffic resulted in our little snow storm. It took people anywhere from an hour to 4 hours plus (if they made it) to get home when their normal commute is 20 minutes. People were abandoning cars left and right. It took my husband over an hour to get home from 7 miles away (and his route is not major roads..ie not the interstate or beltline). Our neighborhood had bumper-to-bumper traffic for over four hours with people trying to find a clear route and cutting through.
You are so funny! I love this post and the enchilada recipe looks great!. Stay safe and warm.
Thanks Shannon! The enchilada’s are really easy.