"Real" Easy Hot Chocolate

You want something warm and tasty. How about a real creamy cup of hot chocolate made as easily as warming milk in the microwave. This recipe will allow you to enjoy a cup of Hot Chocolate made with "real" chocolate and "real" milk, not a powdery cocoa mix.

Real Hot Chocolate for My cup
Makes 10 chocolate balls, enough for 10 1-cup servings
1 (12-ounce) bag (2 cups) semisweet chocolate chips
1 Cup evaporated milk (or heavy cream for a richer taste)
1/4 teaspoon salt

Microwave chocolate, evaporated milk, and salt in a large bowl, stirring occasionally, until smooth, about 2 minutes. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. Roll 3 tablespoons chilled chocolate mixture into ten 2" balls. Individually wrap balls in plastic wrap and transfer to zipper lock bag. Refrigerate for 5 days or freeze for up to 2 months.

To Make 1 Cup of Hot Chocolate:
Combine 1 unwrapped chocolate ball and one cup of milk in large mug. Microwave, stirring occasionally, until smooth, about 2 minutes. Serve and Enjoy.

recipe adapted from October/November 2010. Cook's Country magazine

Home of Hospitality Recipe

Hospitality is an important element in making any home a friendly meeting place for family and friends. Good food plays an important part in helping to spell HOSPITALITY. This is one of my favorite meals to have prepared and WAITING IN THE FREEZER for the next "COME BY MY PLACE" dinner".

Wild Rice Chicken (Quick and Easy)

1 6 1/4 package quick-cooking long grain rice
1 Cup cooked, chopped chicken
1 8-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 cup finely chopped celery
1 1 1/4 cups light mayonnaise
1 10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream of mushroom soup

Cook rice according to package directions. Combine rice with chopped chicken, water chestnuts, celery and onion; put mixture in a 1- gallon freezer bag.

To prepare for serving, thaw rice and chicken mixture, remove from bag, and place in a 2 1/2 quart baking dish. Stir mayonnaise and condensed cream of mushroom soup together, and spread over top of chicken. Bake covered in a preheated 325 degree oven for 1 hour. Makes 6 servings.

Summarry of process: Chop 1 cup cooked chicken, 1 cup celery and 1 1/4 cups onion
Freeze in: 1-gallon bag

Serve with: Cooked Green Beans, peach halves with cottage cheese topped with a maraschino cherry, and Pumpkin Pie

Recipe copied from: Once-A-Month Cooking, Revised and Expanded: A Proven System for Spending Less Time in the Kitchen and Enjoying Delicious, Homemade Meals Every Day