... And Two Recipes

Due to the absence of heat I've been hanging out in the kitchen because, as it turns out, there are multiple sources of heat in kitchens. I made up the following two recipes this weekend. Creative? No. Delicious? Oh yes.

1. Cocoa with rum.

• 2 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 TBSP sugar
• 1 mug milk (I used soy milk, but whole milk would work)
• several ounces rum
• Mix sugar and rum in bottom of mug.
• Heat milk in saucepan over medium-low heat until it steams. Add cocoa powder; mix thoroughly. When hot (but not boiling), pour carefully into mug. Stir. Drink. Forget furnace troubles.

2. Crockpot chicken and potatoes and stuff.

• 2 chicken breasts, frozen or thawed
• a handful of frozen broccoli spears
• a handful of new potatoes, cut in halves
• 1 large can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 packet dry onion soup mix
• a bunch (1/3 bottle? 1/4? who cares?) of leftover white wine in the fridge
• Throw everything into the crockpot. Turn crockpot to low. Go away for 8 hours. Forget about it until bread in oven is done. Eat. Watch football.