7.01.2009

Back in Business ...


{LEFT: old, melted blender clutch.
RIGHT: new blender clutch I ordered for $6}

Guess what?  YES [you totally guessed it].  Cuisinart must have gotten my waiver & my check for $6.  And now we're back in the smoothie, shake & iced coffee making business.  

This afternoon I met my sister and best friend [with all our kids] at a local children's farm.  I packed Capri-suns  for the "over 4 months & under 32" crowd.  For the over 32 crowd, I brought a thermos full of an iced blended coffee drink [with 3 sets of cups, lids & straws].  Here's how I made it:

•about 2 cups of coffee 
•Mix with about 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of chocolate syrup, what looked like about 1/4 cup of sugar & a splash of vanilla [1 tsp?].  
•Chill in fridge a bit
•When ready to serve [and it's chilled a bit] put in blender & blend with about 4 cups of ice?

OMG. YUM.  By the way ... that made a lot.  If it's just you, I'd cut it in 1/2.  Sorry for all the splashes & guesstimates.  :) But I think it's all really just a matter of personal taste, too.  I think it's my new refreshing summer afternoon drink. 

And since we were on the topic ... here are just a handful of cute pics from today.

3 comments:

Dana said...

yummmmmmy!!! that sounds sooo good. now i'm craving coffee. darn..i just poured myself a glass of oj....good oj that is. ;) those pictures are awesome!! i love the cow picture and all of the kids sitting on the swing. looks like you guys had fun!!!

Jaclyn Morgan said...

1 CUP of Chocolate syrup?! Surely you meant a quarter cup!

hear.t. and hue said...

nope, just keep squeezing! :) i of course didn't measure ... but i think a cup is about right? it's hard to tell when it's disappearing into the coffee. hmm... maybe i should make it again.