I don’t live in a region of the country where it’s considered normal or natural to say “y’all,” but since I don’t have a more melodic way of saying “all you people,” I decided to incorporate “y’all” into my vocabulary just now, and if that makes me some kind of poseur, well, y’all can go suck an egg.
I bring this up, because y’all already know I’m a hot chocolate freak, even though it blows up my gut like a balloon and makes me wish I had some other drink, instead. Everything else blows up my gut, too, so I might as well rearrange the deck chairs and go down with my ship. Coffee’s out of the question, it just makes me even more anxious. Coffee’s how come I nearly jumped through the ceiling whenever anyone came through the drive-thru at the credit union. Now that I’m no longer at the credit union, I suppose I could take up coffee again.
If you’ve been with me a while, you know my SOME LIKE IT HOT CHOCOLATE recipe. I’m not going to rehash it here, other than to mention sweetened condensed milk. Not sure why it took me so long, but this morning, it occurred to me that I should try using dulce de leche instead. That’ll give me two new drinks: a caramelly hot chocolate, and then one without chocolate that’s just caramelly. I think it might be amazing. People already make dulce de leche drinks, if I’m not mistaken. I just haven’t done it yet.
Where do you have to live to get to use “y’all” without raising eyebrows? That’s the real question here.
And where should I order my cocoa powder, you ask? I get mine from Worldwide Chocolate. I just blew through a kilo of De Zaan’s Rich Terracotta, and now I’m going to try Cacao Barry Plein Arome, because it’s French, highly rated, and I’d rather send them money than troops next time things go sacre bleu.
About me. I’m a storyteller of the “the world’s going to hell in a handbasket — let’s go down with it” school. You can book me to enrich your corporate retreat, special event, or superannuated children’s birthday party by calling me at 208.805.2740 or dropping me a line at louis@lbkatz.com.
I’ll also endorse pretty much anything for the right amount of money, including your half-baked product or service. Just say the word.
You can check out more of my material at lbkatz.com or on YouTube.com/@lbkatz