Heavenly Hellish Hot Chocolate

OK, so last week I was back in Gainesville ALL WEEK.  Best week ever, maybe. Top five for sure! On one chilly night, we made hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps. SO GOOD. So tonight, I'm wishing I was in Gainesville, celebrating a birthday with many friends.

I remembered we had some rum from Pina Coladas we made a few weeks ago, and we have had rum and hot chocolate on occasion, so I thought that would have to suffice in the place of peppermint schnapps.  Much to my surprise/pleasure, I had forgotten about Kahlua that I bought.  Am I an evil genius? I wouldn't say.... well, yes I would!

... and yes, that is peppermint extract I happen to have from the peppermint bark I made recently (will add that in another post, hopefully soon)

So, true to form, I didn't measure anything...

BUT I put about 2 spoonfuls of the Nesquik in the mug and added a few drops of peppermint extract (a little goes a LONG way) Then I filled the mug almost to where the brown starts (in picture) with hot water.  I added the hot water before the rum and Kahlua so that I could make sure the cocoa powder was dissolved completely in the water.  Then I topped it off with some rum and Kahlua, probably about even parts.

Like I said... Evil Genius.  This is so good! It's just like our peppermint schnapps hot cocoa, but with Kahlua!!

Perfect for Christmas time. Also, I have many items to post here, and I'm going to try my darndest (what, google chrome, not a word?! pfff) to keep up.

So in the mean time, try to stay warm, unless you live in SW Florida, in which case turn the A/C on.

And last but not least, a VERY warm Happy Birthday to a very good, semi-new, but one of the best friends I have, Lindsey Myers! Wish I was there to celebrate with you!