Freezing

Hey you! Remember me? We were friends back in the day and we talked every week about cobblers, jams, fruits and veggies. I know what your thinking. That I've fallen off the face of God's green earth....but...I'm back!!! Wait-what?! I missed Fall!? And Thanksgiving!? And what's that you say??! Christmas is next week!!! Long pause. Can we just pretend that none of this time lapse between us ever happened? Can we just go back to how it used to be? And talk till the wee hours of the morning and pore over long recipes and ancient stories together.
No?
Hmm..
What if I give you a recipe that entials bacon?
Maybe?
What if I tell you really BIG good news?
Yes?
Really?
Yes?
OK.
I'm pregnant! Yes I know! Oh, we are so excited! Yes, yes, thank you!
However- the women in my life forgot to mention to me that when you get pregnant-you get tired. Like whoa. The kind of tired that will floor you. The kind of tired that gives the word lazy a whole new meaning. The kind of tired that makes blogging look like an iron man competetion. And let's not even talk about morning sickness. Or in my case.....all day, prescription needing, fluids given, toilet hugging sick. Everything is different! I lost my taste for coffee! Gasp!  I can't look at an onion without gagging! And forget cooking. Fuh-get-about-it. I know, sheer tragedy. BUT FOLKS. THERE IS HOPE. I feel like I'm beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully what 'they' say about morning sickness and lethargic behavior ending in the first trimester is true. Fingers and toes crossed.
Can we please be friends again? Will you accept me back into the cooking blogosphere? And have no fear. I'm not turning this into a baby blog. SouthernFoodie cannot be about babies, it has to be about, well, southern food. I have motivation like Robin over at A Chow Life who is 39 weeks pregnant (WHAT) and still baking up cakes and cooking delicasies. I love it!

Whew! So we got that out of the way. And you're still hanging around for a recipe? Great! Because I do want to share one with you that I have loved having over these last couple months. I don't how it is where you live but we're freezing our rumps off on the East Coast. I can't remember a Fall that's ever been so frigid.
So here's my hat off to this Tuesday, the first day of Winter. Make a cup of this and you'll be sittin' pretty!

Hot Chocolate
Serves 1

2 ounces of at least 70% cacao bittersweet finely chopped chocolate
2 tbsp of white chocolate chips
1 cup of heavy cream or whole milk (I do half milk, half cream)

In a small saucepan, gently heat cream over low heat. Whisk often so the cream doesn’t burn.

While the cream is heating, bring a medium saucepan with two inches of water to a boil. Place a heat-proof bowl with chocolate pieces over the simmering water. Make sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the simmering water. You’re creating a double boiler. Heat until the chocolate melts. Slowly whisk in the warm cream mixture and continue whisking until smooth and creamy looking. Serve with a marshmallow if desired.