Yield: 4 servings.
2½ cups whole or reduced-fat 2% milk
1 cup 60% cacao chocolate chips or chunks
½ cup powdered milk
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Whipped cream or marshmallows (optional)
In a medium saucepan, heat milk to just before boiling. Reduce heat to low and whisk in chocolate. Continue whisking until chocolate has melted completely. Continue whisking, and add powdered milk and cornstarch until mixture is smooth and thick. If a thinner consistency is desired, add more milk. Garnish with whipped cream or marshmallows (optional).
In North Carolina, spring brings the scent of fresh-cut grass and memories of helping Dad mow the lawn.
Nostalgic burger joints are like time machines, delivering something extra special that keeps us coming back.
This tiny city block in downtown Greensboro once had a gigantic reputation. Not so much for its charbroiled beef patties — though they, too, were plentiful — but for its colorful characters and their wild shenanigans.
In the 1950s, as Americans hit freshly paved roads in shiny new cars during the postwar boom, a new kind of restaurant took shape: the drive-in. From those first thin patties to the elaborate gourmet hamburgers of today, North Carolina has spent the past 80 years making burger history.
