Conform To Chocolate

Sometimes it's good to follow the masses. To conform to what others are thinking even though the thoughts are not our own. To fall under the spell of society and succumb to a group-think mentality.

No, this blog wasn't taken over by evil forces. But I have been noticing on a lot of blogs and websites out there, with increasing frequency, people are drawing, photographing, talking about, drinking, and reviewing the myriad varieties of hot chocolate.

I had to make another run to Trader Joe's today and was swept up in the tidal wave of hot chocolate. They have so many kinds!! I figured I was actually being frugal, because the cost of one container of hot chocolate would be the cost of just one small cup if I bought it in a restaurant. So I just saved a lot of money. I bought three different varieties.

Tonight I opened TJ's own Natural Mint Cocoa. I was a bit disappointed that the container was only half full. Hey, I'm being positive about it at least! I could have said it was half empty. Aside from suddenly feeling that I wasn't being so frugal, I loved this cocoa. It wasn't as sweet as I normally prefer, but the chocolate is very rich and has just the right amount of mint. I added a dollop of whipped cream to top it off. Perfection!