I'm not usually much of a hot chocolate fan

...but THIS was awesome:

8 oz hot water
2 scoops Ghirrardelli sweet ground chocolate (it's not that sweet)
1 spoonful sugar
3 small pieces candied ginger, minced
generous dash cinnamon
pinch cayenne pepper

I whipped it up on a PMS-whim last night at 9 o'clock. Now I want to try it with milk, soymilk, coconut milk, or a combination thereof instead of water. Hm.