This is not your typical hot chocolate. Let me forewarn you, this is liquid chocolate and should be consumed in small doses. It is not your typical watered down cocoa mix.... oh, is it worth it.

Ingredients:
4 oz of favorite chocolate or about 3/4 cup if using chips (Cheap likes milk chocolate and I like dark)
1/4 cup boiling water (You could also use milk but it does mask the chocolate flavor)

Optional
1/4 tea cinnamon or 1/4 vanilla extract

Directions:
Pour hot water into a small mixing bowl and add chocolate. As chocolate begins to melt, stir together.

You can re-heat over a double boiler or in the microwave. Serve in small glasses and sip. Chocolate lovers unite!

For some reason, whenever I'm living in England (this is my 4th move over here) I find myself craving the American good eats of Fall, even the ones that I don't typically desire while living State-side. For our Halloween party this year, I whipped up some American spiced apple cider in the land where "apple cider" is on draft at the local pub. With the discrepancy in terminology, I decided to cut to the chase and do what my mom always does, spice up some apple juice. Nobody knew the difference, it stayed cheap and it was a hit!

Ingredients
1/2 gallon of apple juice (or 2 one-liter boxes here in the UK)
1 tea ground cinnamon
1/2 tea ground allspice (or pumpkin pie/apple pie spice)
1/4 tea ground cloves

Directions
Dump the juice and spices into a pot.

Bring to a simmer and ladle into cups when ready.

Enjoy!