Cold? Have cup of Happy Hot Chocolate!

Winter is a great time to watch movies with the family and sip hot chocolate. Try this Happy Hot Chocolate for those family gatherings.



Happy Hot Chocolate Recipe
submitted by Ilene Bergelson

The Goods:

One 3.5 oz bar of unsweetened chocolate (90-100% cacao is best)
3 cups organic milk (almond, rice, cow, goat- whatever :)
2 teaspoons pure organic vanilla extract
organic agave nectar to taste
medium pot (3-4 qt)
wire wisk

Putting it all together:

Pour the milk in a 3-4 qt. pot and heat on a medium flame.
While heating, break up the chocolate into small chunks.
When milk is nearly hot, add chocolate and stir quickly with wisk.
Heat until mixture is hot and chocolate is melted. Keep stirring!
It may start to bubble a little-that's ok.-it's done!
Turn off heat, add vanilla, pour into cups and add agave to taste. Yum!

Ilene Bergelson is a professional dance instructor and performer on Broadway, film, and television, Ilene Bergelson recognizes the importance of physical conditioning and the connection between mind and body. Determined to help people exercise conscientiously and become more in tune with their bodies, she became a health fitness professional. Her work is influenced by her experience with dance, yoga, alternative medicine and physical therapy.
Visit her website: http://lifemoveshealth.com

Happy Thanksgiving!

Two new wonderful recipes for your Thanksgiving dinner. Enjoy and remember to give thanks everyday.

Stuffed Baked Potatoes
submitted by Lucy Feliciano

Ingredients
Idaho baking potatoes (count how many people will be coming for dinner and buy that many)Shredded Cheese (Soy or Regular Yellow Cheese)
Worthington Loma Linda Vege Burger (1 can)
Salt (to taste)Pepper 1/2 teaspoon
Cayenne Pepper 1/2 teaspoon (you can omit the cayenne if you wish)
Oregano (Sprinkle generously)
Curry 1/2 teaspoon (you can omit the curry if you wish)
OnionsMushroomsChivesGarlic (1 piece)
Butter or MargarineTomato SauceWater (1 cup)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Wash the potatoes but don't peel them. Take a fork and poke holes on both sides. Put them in a microwave safe dish (no more than two at a time). Cover them with a wet paper towel and set your microwave to Fresh Vegetable, under baked potatoes, and let the microwave due the cooking. Check to see if they are done with a fork about 8 to 10 minutes into cooking. Re-wet the towel if necessary.Cooking time will depend on the size of the potato. I would cook no more than 20 minutes in the microwave. Let potatoes cool down.Cut the mushrooms, chives, and onions in order to saute them in EVOO for topping of the potatoes.Heat pan with EVOO, add garlic, Vege-Burger, and seasonings. Add the tomato sauce and the cup of water. Cook for 10 minutesand taste for seasoning.Slice the potatoes down the middle but not all the way. Take a fork and start mashing the filling inside of the potato. Add butter or margarine and top with cooked Vege-Burger sauce. Top that with onion, mushrooms, chives, and cheese.

Candied Yams
submitted by Lucy Feliciano

Yams 3 large
Butter 1 stick
Sugar 1/2 cup
Brown Sugar 1/2 cup
Cinnamon 1 tablespoon
Nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon
Ginger 1/2 teaspoon
Pancake or Maple Brown syrup
Baking dish 9 x 13

Wash yams, peel, and dice them into 1 inch cubes. Put them into the baking dish. Sprinkle spices, both types of sugar, and drizzle with pancake syrup. Cut pieces of the stick of butter and spread them around the yams. Mix all together until the pieces are covered. Put in the oven at 375 degrees. Bake until the yams are fork tender.

Lucilla Feliciano resume writer and job search consultant in Puerto Rico for CIMAPR
She is also a vegetarian by default.