Happy V-Day!-Drinking Chocolate

So I don't know why chocolate is representative on Valentine's Day. And frankly, I don't care. I just loooooove chocolate. And last week I costumed a show and got the opening night gift of Trader Joe's Cookie Crumble Truffles. And I realized, I can make legit Drinking Chocolate!!! And I did, on Valentine's Day. Go figure.

Now, for those who don't know, Drinking Chocolate is a very rich, very ancient way to consume chocolate. Drinking Chocolate dates back to Mayans and Aztecs and whatnot. It's not for the faint of heart, but for foodies who don't mind heavy cream or calories.

Drinking Chocolate

Ingredients:
- 2 oz. of chocolate. Or a whole bag, or a whole bar. Whatever, it's how chocolatey you want it. I used probably 3.5 oz for two servings.
- 1 cup of milk.
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- sugar to taste
- if you want spices, like cinnamon, nutmeg, chilli pepper, go for it!

How to:
1- Place milk on low heat (I do this so the chocolate automatically goes into a warm pot.)
2- Add chocolate and extract and whatever else you want for flavor. I save the sugar from last because I don't want an extra sweet drink. In fact, I normally don't use sugar. Make sure to continually stir, lest the chocolate burn.
3- Pour into a mug and drink!

NB:
- I used Trader Joe's Truffles and some chocolate my mom sent me (yes, Mom, I got your package! Thank you!) . I suggest only using good quality chocolate for this drink, like Ghiradelli or try a local chocolate shop. But I wouldn't use a Hershey's Milk Chocolate bar...

Enjoy!