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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 02:33 PM
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Ahhhhhhhhh, hot chocolate with cayenne
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO tasty! Made with Half&Half, too. :-)
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 02:34 PM
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1. ...and a pinch of cinnamon?
mui caliente!
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Catfish Donating Member (533 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 02:36 PM
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3. yes
A cinnamon stick and a vanilla bean make good additions. Vanilla beans are so expensive though.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 02:39 PM
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4. No cinnamon on this one
Never thought of trying cinnamon AND cayenne.

Will give it a try!
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Catfish Donating Member (533 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 02:35 PM
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2. Hot chocolate and coffee syrup
I make a cold pressed coffee syrup from coffee and chicory. I mix a 1/2 cup of it with whole milk and two squares of dark semi-sweet chocolate, it's a great hot drink with an interesting flavor and not too sweet. The 1/2 and 1/2 option is good as well.
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Melsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 03:03 PM
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5. I never thought of using cayenne in hot chocolate
Cayenne would be good when I'm sick.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 03:39 PM
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7. Really kicks it up a notch
Edited on Fri Feb-06-04 03:40 PM by Rabrrrrrr
Not in terms of being spicy or in an Emeril kind of way, but it seriously deepens the flavors of the chocolate and makes it feel "bigger"; plus the little bit of spiciness.

Quite amazing what a difference it makes.

I don't know it is with nestle et. al. instant hot chocolate yucko packet stuff, but if you're making your own with milk and chocolate that hasn't had the taste processed out of it (like hershey's or nestle's, etc.) and is made from the excellent beans (unlike hershey's or nestle's, etc.), the cayenne has something to work against.
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Brewman_Jax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 03:09 PM
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6. Cayenne in hot chocolate
That's an excellent idea! I never thought of that, and I put a touch of cayenne in my baking. :thumbsup:
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SaintLouisBlues Donating Member (755 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 06:40 PM
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13. Its an Aztec thing
I've had some great spicy chocolate all over Colonial Mexico.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 03:47 PM
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8. In the movie Chocolat
that's how Juliette Binoche makes hot chocolate. I haven't tried it yet though.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 06:09 PM
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9. Aye, that's where I got the idea
that movie also compelled me to go read "The True History of Chocolate". Fascinating.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0500282293.01._PE30_PIdp-schmoo2,TopRight,7,-26_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0500282293/qid=1076108896/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-5079009-2557750?v=glance&s=books
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 06:43 PM
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14. gotta try it
gracias
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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 06:17 PM
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10. Holy Mole
sounds good

:)
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Don_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 06:27 PM
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11. Chew A Burger
With Lettuce and subsitute Tartar Ssauce for Mayo; I don't know why, but the "Burger" is a lot less bitter.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-04 06:31 PM
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12. mmmm
that sounds really good. There are also a lot of high end chocolates that have chiles or cayenne in them. Almost bought one a while ago but chickened out.
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