Massively enjoyed a hot chocolate this evening; earlier today, I had headed out to buy organic full fat milk, and some hot chocolate. And tea, and a few other bits and pieces.
My local shop had the tried and trusted favourites from childhood, Cadbury's and Bourneville; I opted for the latter, but declined to buy (something I now regret, but this shall be remedied tomorrow) a packet of tiny marshmallows.
My Le Creuset mug was first heated with boiling water (as a child, and teen, I never thought to take this step, with the result that the very concept of hot chocolate rapidly transformed into something of a misnomer, becoming lukewarm chocolate, a beverage which ran the risk of Missing The Point).
Then, mug dried, - as in bone dry, dried, a damp mug will cause cocoa powder to stick - a mix of Bourneville cocoa powder, and organic brown sugar were mixed with a little cold milk to form a paste, which was stirred briskly to ensure that no lumps remained. Meanwhile, organic full fat milk was heated to just before boiling point, and added - staring all the while - to the mug wherein rested the paste.
Okay: I had no marshmallows (that deficiency shall be remedied tomorrow), but this was delicious. Warming, soothing, tasty.