We are in the midst of packing up Kylie for college once again. The very items we so happily shoved to the back of our minds and closets we are now dragging out and packing up! This leaves little time for writing, so I’m going to share my secret to getting through the hot summer day and lots of pressing work: my iced coffee recipe.
Marla’s Iced Coffee
Ingredients
2 Happy squirts of Agave Syrup (see below)
4 oz. espresso (or double strength coffee if you can’t make espresso at home)
Ice
Cream
Directions:
Fill your ultimate glass with ice. Don’t be shy…put in about as much as a Starbucks Grande would hold, just shy of the top. Make your espresso, and while still hot add two squirts of Agave Syrup. You can buy Agave at any grocery store. It’s flavor is identical to sugar, but it has roughly the nutritional equivalent to honey. It has the advantage of being liquid, so it will melt nicely along with the coffee. While the coffee is still hot, pour it over your ice. Add enough cream to lighten it to your preference. Use a straw!!!
Oh, I love facing the end of the day with a cool glass of coffee in my hand.
By the way, my laptop has gone mute. No audio whatsoever. My MacBook Air has been a faithful travel companion, but it needs to be able to speak to me! So away it has gone on trip without me. I am bereft. I am also reduced to bumming a laptop or writing in the middle of the hubbub of my family room. I’m just saying. I shall soldier on.
