Drinks

Caramel Hot Chocolate

January 10, 2011

Our new favorite way to drink hot chocolate is to make homemade caramel hot chocolate. It is so easy and so good. Here is how we make it. Pour a little caramel ice cream topping into the bottom of a cup. Make a cup of your favorite hot chocolate. We like to use my homemade [...]

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Chocolate Ice Cream Soda

July 20, 2010

I love these chocolate ice cream sodas. They are a perfect old fashioned summertime treat. Not only that they are quick and easy to prepare and my kids love them. Have you ever made Ice Cream Sodas? This post linked to Made By You Monday.

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Homemade Frappuccino

July 12, 2010

This homemade frappuccino might surprise some of you, especially since I recently admitted how much I dislike coffee. I still dislike coffee, however I have many family and friends that love it. In general my husband does not like coffee, he made it through all his years of college and studying without the help of coffee. He [...]

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Copycat Orange Julius

June 10, 2010

I love Orange Julius. It has always been a favorite treat of mine. However, I do not have an Orange Julius anyway near me. That is the problem with living in the country. Treats like Orange Julius are not on every corner. Not only that, I do not love the price. I often pass up [...]

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Fruit Frappe

June 2, 2010

I have a love hate relationship with canned peaches and it is all my mom’s fault. Sorry mom, but you spoiled me. You see growing up my mom canned peaches. We would go to the orchard each year for peaches and she would spend days canning peaches so that we would have peaches through out [...]

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Coconut Tres Leches Hot Chocolate

November 27, 2009

I saw this recipe several weeks ago in a Better Homes and Garden magazine. I knew right away that I wanted to try it. I love hot chocolate and I love chocolate and coconut together even more. I decided to give this recipe a try for Thanksgiving. I doubled the recipe so that I would have [...]

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Kool-Aid

July 8, 2009

I never thought I would be talking about Kool-Aid on my site. But I recently read an article in the paper that caught my attention and made me curious. The article I was reading was talking about the anniversary of Kool-Aid. Did you know it has been around since the 1927? I didn’t know that. [...]