It’s reading week, i.e. spring break, so I took the weekend off testing my will, endurance, and courage with a video game marathon, among other things. Like clockwork, those other things got in the way. Damn my human need for food. For me that means candy run, but the cold got the better of me, which only means one thing, hot chocolate.

I rushed to the supermarket, went straight to the milk case, and grabbed a carton of 3% and a spray can of whipped cream, but I still needed something to gnaw at. I surveyed the area on a mission, and across the way I saw it, cookie dough, perfect. Then I took way too long picking between powdered or syrup chocolate mix. I settled on the powder, but found that the tiny marshmallows on the box would simply not do. So I grabbed a sizeable bag of marshmallows before heading to the checkout. In line, I realized I forgot the caramel sauce, but before I knew it I paid and was out the door. Not bad for ten bucks.

At home, I made a bee line to the kitchen and preheated the oven. I took inventory of my ingredients, grabbed a baking sheet and a mug for the hot chocolate. I heat my milk to boiling in the microwave. The trick is the whipped cream, it cools it down to make it all nice and warm to prevent scolding your tongue, something I learned the hard way. With bake and prep time, it took about 15 minutes. Cleaning and travel time notwithstanding.

Here are the spoils of my little adventure. Now excuse me, back to gaming.