Christmas is a few days away, and if Hot Chocolate isn't part of your family's holiday traditions... It's time to change that RIGHT NOW! Whether it's Christmas Eve, and you're all sitting around the TV watching a Christmas movie, or maybe you're driving around looking at Southern Utah's best Christmas lights, this homemade Hot Chocolate can totally UP your game!

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WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

  • 3/4 Cup Sugar
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 3 1/2 Cup Milk
  • 1/3 Cup Boiling Water
  • 1/2 Cup Half & Half
  • 3/4 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1/3 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Bring water to a boil. Whisk in Sugar, Cocoa Powder, and Salt to boiling water. Bring mixture to a simmer stirring CONTINUOUSLY for two minutes.
  2. Stir in milk and remove from heat.
  3. Stir in Vanilla extract.
  4. Pour Hot Chocolate into mugs, and add Half & Half to cool down your cocoa.
  5. Top with marshmallows or whipped cream
  6. ENJOY!
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Obviously, this Hot Chocolate is going to be VERY HOT, so don't burn yourself or give to young kids right off the stove. For creamier texture, add more Half & Half. To make it more Christmassy, you can also break up candy canes and sprinkle to broken pieces and candy cane dust over the top of the Hot Chocolate!

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Southern Utah's MOST AMAZING Deviled Eggs Recipe For Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is ALMOST HERE! You probably have a duty to bring something to the big family meal, right? Mashed potatoes? Funeral potatoes? Green Bean Casserole? DEVILED EGGS?! If you want to be a hit of this year's Thanksgiving Dinner, I've got you covered!

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Here is a recipe for Deviled Eggs that you're going to be using ALL YEAR ROUND!

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

  • 12 Eggs
  • 2 Teaspoons Mustard
  • 2 Teaspoons Vinegar
  • 6 Tablespoons Mayo
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Paprika

This will make 24 delicious Deviled Eggs.

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WHAT TO DO:

  • Bring water to a boil, carefully lower in the 12 eggs to the boiling water. Boil eggs for 13 minutes.
  • Once eggs are done boiling, place them in an ice bath to shock the shell. (It will make it much easier to get the shell off)
  • Once cooled, slice the eggs in half LENGTH WISE.
  • Remove the yolks and place them in a bowl. Set the egg whites on a plate, tray, or cookie sheet.
  • With a fork or potato masher, mash the egg yolks, and add mayo, mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper. Stir and mix everything until the yolks are smooth.
  • With a spoon, fill the egg whites with the yolk mixture.
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  • Sprinkle your paprika for garnish. (I like more paprika. I like the flavor on the eggs.)
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    AND THAT'S IT! You'll be a hit at Thanksgiving. This recipe is easy to cut in half or double. I would suggest doubling your recipe because these bad boys are going to go QUICK!

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    The 10 ABSOLUTE WORST Things About Living In St. George, Utah!

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    I've been in St. George my WHOLE LIFE! Born and raised, baby! I love it here, but in my 32 years here, I can see the bad things about living here too. I've compiled an entire list, and if you're one that gets offended... BUCKLE UP!

    1. Old-Timey Drivers:

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    Lots of drivers over the age of 80 driving around. They like to drive very slow and safe, which is fantastic! Also, the blinker either stays on for at least 30 seconds, or no more than 1 second. There is NO in between!

    2. Round-A-Bouts:

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    I understand they're difficult to grasp, but it is a CIRCLE-OF-DEATH around these parts! People will drift into on-coming traffic, no yielding, too much yielding, or just straight up going THE WRONG WAY!

    3. Old-Timey Drivers IN Round-A-Bouts:

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    This is like when an immovable object meets an unstoppable force. NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS HERE! This is where things get REALLY interesting! Once, I about went HEAD-ON with an old gal (About 85) going the wrong direction, with her mouth wide open. She was DEFINITELY screaming!

    4. Seat Belt Brands:

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    If you're here in the summer, you've got to be careful out here! Those seat belts will straight up BRAND YOU if you're not careful. The inside of the car reaches AT LEAST 150 degrees, and that metal gets SO HOT!

    5. Sunday Restaurant Hours:

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    Drive down Bluff Street on a Sunday around 6 p.m... It is a GHOST TOWN! If you want to find somewhere to eat, GOOD LUCK! It's going to be tough. Fast Food will be open, but anywhere else? That's going to be a tough one!

    6. Lack Of Water Park:

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    COME ON GUYS! Let's do a water park! The St. George City Pool Hydro-Tube is dope, but it's humiliating when a 14 year old kid blows his whistle at me while doing chicken fights with the boys!

    7. No Cheesecake Factory within 100 miles:

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    This is some B.S.! I need a Cheesecake Factory! It's worth getting fat for.

    8. May - October:

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    It's just miserable. It's SO HOT! The temp hits 95 degrees and you think "WOW... It can't get hotter!", and suddenly it's 115 and we have boob sweat everywhere we go. But then someone from Florida shows up and says "At least it's a dry heat!"

    9. THE SCORPIONS:

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    If you're lucky enough to live somewhere that DOESN'T get the Scorp-o's... COUNT. YOUR. BLESSINGS! I've been stung 3 times, and it sucks SO BAD! You're numb for days!

    10. The people that comment on this telling me "If you don't like it here, leave.":

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    LOL... Just laugh at my stories. Stop taking me so seriously. It's going to be okay!

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