What is better than a mug full of hot chocolate on a cold day? When I get in from work at night one of the first things I do is put on the kettle. The first thing I do is turn on the heat! But with electric heat it seems to take forever for the room to warm up. But, that mug of warmth helps, or at least I imagine it does.

Someone once told me that you should actually drink something cold to warm up and drink something hot to cool down. It doesn't make sense to me and so far I haven't seen any signs of it actually working.

What's your hot beverage of choice? Have you tried that new idea of adding hot chocolate and coffee together? I think it's a poor man's mocha. It is good but I've only made it myself at home. The best was when I used both fresh coffee and fresh hot chocolate. I tried just adding a bit of hot chocolate powder to my coffee and that was not so good.

Hot milk, tea and coffee are the traditional drinks besides hot chocolate. My Mother likes hot water with whiskey and lemon. My brother has his personal favourite mug, it's huge, he likes it full of tea with honey and lemon. I'm sure there are some great family recipes out there. When you're coming in from the cold it's a case of whatever works to warm you up.

Keep warm and Seasons Greetings,

Laura