Greek Frappe

I used to read a mystery series with a Greek wanna be PI, who was very similar to Stephanie Plum for those of you that read Janet Evanovich.

Sofie always drank Frappes in these books and today I found a recipe for this coffee drink.

Its not like the stuff at Starbucks!

Its made with instant coffee!

I did not know this!

That is until the author posted a video with the recipe for the frappe, done by a very hunky Greek dude.

Eye candy and coffee. Really, you can't get much better than that.

If you're interested in how to make them, click this linky

Now I have to get some Nescafe stat, because this is the perfect drink for this kind of weather, right up there with using the keurig and brewing over ice cream!

My Keurig Will Be The Death Of Me

My brother gave me a keurig awhile back and I absolutely love it, even though it makes coffee drinking more expensive.

But hey, what isn't more expensive at this point?

Before I had the keurig, Walmart and most of the stores around me had pods of all sorts. Now its just the same old same old, and I have to admit, I love me some flavored coffee. If its raspberry, then I'm probably going to do the happy dance.

They used to make the pods for iced coffee, now nope? And any flavors you have to buy online.

I hate ordering everything online dammit. Sometimes I want instant gratification.

Thank god they have some good flavors at Big Lots, because otherwise I'd have to get my Angelino's pods shipped more often than I want too.

Grrr.

Why can't I just get the good stuff in the stores I normally shop? Huh? HUH!

Before Starbucks Was Cool

Back in the 90s when I was a mall working mall rat, there was a coffee chain called Gloria Jean's. These shops weren't everywhere, like Starbucks is today.  Go to any city, and I dare you not to find one, every few blocks.

Heck, on the PA turnpike, all the travel stop plazas have a Starbucks.

That wasn't the case in the 90s.

Back then, at the cool malls, Gloria Jeans ruled the roost.

At least for me.

If you like Frappachinos, there is a thing called a Chiller there. They still make them, if you can find a store.

When I worked at Kaufmann's from 1996 - 1998 I lived for the times that I could get a Coco Loco.
Dear God, that was one heavenly cup of sugar!

It really is a wonder that I have any teeth left.

Talk about a caffeinated sugar rush!

I didn't even know the shops were still around until I saw a recipe ad from Keurig that used Gloria Jean's coffee, which made me wonder if the stores were still around. To my great delight, two of our local malls still have a shop.

Now I need to go to the mall.

Its A Coffee Night

I just learned something.

Apparently the girls working at McDonalds in the evening know how to mix the iced coffees better than the ones that work the morning shift.

I love McDonald's coffee, when they stir/mix it properly. If they don't it is just blech. But when the milk and syrup are properly mixed with the coffee, it is pretty damn good. At times I think it might be better than Starbucks and it is a helluva lot cheaper.

Of course, Wendy's coffee is also good, but there isn't a Wendy's in town.

So if you don't mind, I have some Vanilla-y caffeinated goodness to swill.

For The Love Of Via

I love good coffee. I really love good iced coffee. When I didn't drink coffee my dad made his so strong that it would literally jump from the pot into the cup. That's the kind of coffee that makes good iced coffee.

Flash foward to the present. We make half caff coffee now. And it is so weak that it is barely worth drinking.

Now I like coffee.

But I don't like the coffee at home.

So I just spent  $5.95 for 5 packets of instant Starbucks coffee.

It was my treat to myself for the crappy way I've been feeling lately. I don't frequent Starbucks all that often but when you bought the VIA you also got a free cup of joe of your choosing..so Yay!

As I've said before...it is the little things in life that amuse me.

Behold The Power Of Coffee

I have totally fallen in love with the new Carmel Mocha Latte at McDonald's. I still can't believe all the good coffee costs $3.50 and if it's from Starbucks or some other fancy coffee place it is more like $5.00.

Oye!

I never thought I'd spend that kind of money on a drink that didn't have alcohol in it!

What is funny is that places like Sheetz and my Exxon  Buy N' Fly have great coffee too at much cheaper prices, but I'm seldom there when the need for caffiene strikes.

Go figure.

So tell me, what is your favorite coffee and what's the most you've ever spent on a cup o' Joe.

BTW the best coffee I've had was in Berlin, OH at Java Joe's