Sidenote: I think my main problem with brewed coffee is that I can taste the water. Even if the coffee is super strong, which I don't like and try to downplay with sugar and cream, the water comes through, and I would rather have hot milk in it's place. I even like milk in my tea. I'm just more of a milk kind of person, which is actually weird when I think about it because I am NOT a milk person at all. I will only drink a glass of cold milk when I eat chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and am dying from chocolate. That was a huge tangent.
Anyways, I was at the store the other day and passed by a special display of International Delight Pumpkin Pie Spice Creamer.
And I kept on going. I'm not a flavored creamer person. My sister totally is and always had a bottle of Vanilla something in the fridge while I just wanted some half & half. But I was suffering from the horrors of brewed coffee as stated above and I love Pumpkin Spice Lattes. Sorry Lilu. So, I went back and picked it up, thinking that if it saved my brewed coffee until I got the espresso machine then it would be AWESOME. If not, then I had only tried and hadn't lost much. Well, let me tell you, it is AWESOME! While not exactly the same as the Starbucks taste, it is close enough and best of all it masks my hatred. I can actually drink coffee that I make at home. I am drinking it right now. Go out and get yourselves some, espresso machine-less people. Thank me later. Coffee + Pumpkin Pie Spice Creamer = GOOD
The other day, Trent asked me if I could make a Frappuccino at home. He hates the hot espresso drinks and I will never understand what is wrong with him. Funny enough, I was actually thinking about trying to make one at home just the other day and had been meaning to Google it. Even with my cafe knowledge, this one wasn't easy to replicate without a recipe of some sort since we just use powders and jars of stuff to make the base. I had no idea where to start. Of course, Google came to the rescue and I found this. Trent and I made it the other night and my only complaint was that it was more watery than milkshake-y, which I think is my own fault. Next time, I'll try the other knife-like piece for my blender which I think might just be the milkshake one and hope it comes out better. Taste wise though, pretty close! There were lots of other recipes with all the same ingredients just slightly different amounts of each that I may play around with to see which is the closest, but really, this one was great. Frappuccino at home = Still in the testing stages, but it's looking GOOD.
While pursuing Whole Foods on my lunch break, I came across a stand with Nutella, food of the gods, on it. The thought passed my mind that I should add a spoonful of Nutella to coffee because it would probably taste good. And then I had, what I thought would be, the greatest coffee idea IN THE WORLD: Add Hazelnut syrup to a Mocha. I had just had my first Peppermint Mocha which I think tastes like Andes mints which are an ultimate favorite of mine. In my mind I was thinking, Nutella is made with chocolate and hazelnuts, this drink will taste like Nutella! I even thought about how I would revel my awesome discovery to the blog world. I think you can see how this story is going because, yea, not so much. It wasn't bad exactly, but it wasn't Nutella and really I wasn't that into it. I guess I'll just have to get a jar to put in my coffee or eat with a spoon. Really, I'll probably just eat it with a spoon, who am I kidding? Mocha + Hazelnut syrup = Not Nutella = BAD
I'm actaully a black coffee kind of girl, and never really noticed a watery taste...but I am definitely going to have to try this. Pumpkin pie?! Amazing! My roommate also has the International Delights vanilla flavouring in the fridge all the time, and I've just kind of dismissed it. But right now I'm waiting for my coffee to finish brewing, so I may just have to try that, before I venture out to get this delicious- sounding pumpkin pie stuff!
And it seems like everyone is mentioning nutella these past couple of days! I think I need to pick up a jar of that too!
I am not a regular coffee girl, either, until I started drinking fresh roasted coffee. I've had the pumpkin creamer and approve, but if you like that, look for the Italian Sweet Cream and the Peppermint Mocha creamers, too. Those were the only ones I'd ever drink!
I actually got an espresso machine for Christmas, oh, three years ago.
Number of times it's been used?
ZERO.
Though when my mom came to visit, I tried to make it LOOK like it had been so she wouldn't be disappointed.
I'm SORT of a good daughter.
i'm going to try the creamer now :) thanks!
look for the Italian Sweet Cream and the Peppermint Mocha creamers, too. Those were the only ones I'd ever drink!
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