way back in 2007, in the dark, cold depths of a london winter, i invented what i like to call the ‘socially appropriate vegan hot chocolate’.

i was going with my (social mores deficient) then lover to an old friend of hers’ apartment, and i suggested it would be appropriate to turn up with something. a gift of sorts. but between the train station and the flat all we found was a 7-11, where i spontaneously bought a litre of soy milk and a block of lindt chilli dark chocolate. and then we kept walking in the cold and turned up not-empty-handed and much more socially appropriate. we played the happy couple talking with the other couple, drinking hot chocolate and all was well in the world.

the socially appropriate vegan hot chocolate
heat a litre of soy milk slowly on a low heat.
break up a block of (dark for the vegan element) lindt chocolate
let it melt in, stir a bit and that’s it.
serve in pretty cups with good conversation

this photo is of the hot chocolate i made myself tonight, on a cool spring night in sydney, a long way from the ex lover, but with still fond memories of the times.