Sunday, October 27, 2013

Simple Iced Mocha Cappuccino

The iced mocha cappuccino for the poor volunteer in us all.

So basically I had some coffee that I hadn't finished this morning. Whups. I kinda stared at it, not feeling very inspired to throw it in the microwave.
I peered into the fridge, and realized that I could make a killer iced coffee.
Which ended up turning into a super chocolatey, delicious iced cappuccino. It turned out well, so well that I felt it necessary to share it with the world! :)

I have been feeling pretty sick today, so this cappuccino is such a good pick-me-up. Might take it to go relax on the hammock and read a book in a few minutes. Mmm.

What you need:

  • Coffee (mine was strong, french-pressed coffee. But it was a few hours old. You might want to make a fresh batch, don't follow my example)
  • Almond milk (in this case we only have almond coconut milk in the fridge. The coconut is pretty fantastic, I highly recommend feeling fancy and buying this stuff. Mmm mm.)
  • Nutella (we have faker nutella in the fridge. You get the idea, a delicious chocolate spread)
  • Whipped cream (optional, I added it because I was really craving something super sugary. This is definitely not required)
  • Ice


Combine all of these delicious things in the blender until you get the consistency you want. I added almost half of the ice cube tray to mine. I like mine super slushy.
Pour it into a mason jar, if you want to really get the poor volunteer vibes going.

And voila! The perfect drink for a hot, October day.

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Oh Texas. Only here would I be able to state that and not be joking. :)


Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Welcome to 'Murica, puny human: 2 month mark

Buon giorno friends.

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I am in Texas!

It is October, and I am happy to say that things are looking pretty good from where I am standing. So far I have managed to:


  • make a bus stop lady-friend named Nancy
  • play at my very first parade with a community-run marching band
  • try tamales and menudo (tamales are delicious, menudo... not so much)
  • attend an accordion festival
  • discover a resident lizard in our backyard (I have decided to name him Lorenzo)
  • bake cookies with a three year old from our church
  • beach camp at Corpus Christi in the pouring rain
  • sell raffle tickets at a fancy gala
  • scare a scorpion back down the sink at work
  • watch my first live game of basketball


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