Thursday, September 24, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Autumn Drinks
Autumn starts tomorrow! Yay! It is slowly starting to feel fallish here. The days are still relatively warm (around 80) but the nights are pretty cool and get down to the 50-60 range. I love waking up in the morning to a cool house and being all snuggled up in blankets. The whole being cool in the morning means that I'm even more addicted to warm drinks than before. I think the thing that draws me to coffee and tea is not so much the caffeine, though that helps, but the fact that I love having something warm in my hands to slowly sip on as the morning progresses. So in honor of fall, I wanted to share to nice warm drinks with you.
The other day I made this PSL and it was the best homemade one I'd ever tasted. I didn't have the whip cream to go on top but it was so nice that it didn't need it. The best part is that I got to make it with some leftover butternut squash that I grew in our garden.
The other drink is one that my husband and daughter love: A honey vanilla steamer. If you've never had a steamer, it is simply steamed milk with some kind of flavor/sweetener. I don't have an espresso machine so I can't truly steam the milk but it tastes good either completely unfrothed or with my frothing technique down below. The best part is that it is a relatively healthy drink
Honey Vanilla Steamer
1 C milk
1-2 drops of vanilla
Honey to taste
You also get bonus points if you use raw milk and local raw honey.
Heat the milk on the stove top until quite warm. Do not boil. Add in the honey and vanilla. Stick your immersion blender in it and blend until frothy. Drink.
This drink is super rich so serve up smaller cups instead of large 16 oz ones.
Since it has been so warm during the day, I haven't made many soups but I'm definitely ready to start having soup every single week. What are your favorite fall recipes? Please share for meal planning inspiration.
The other day I made this PSL and it was the best homemade one I'd ever tasted. I didn't have the whip cream to go on top but it was so nice that it didn't need it. The best part is that I got to make it with some leftover butternut squash that I grew in our garden.
The other drink is one that my husband and daughter love: A honey vanilla steamer. If you've never had a steamer, it is simply steamed milk with some kind of flavor/sweetener. I don't have an espresso machine so I can't truly steam the milk but it tastes good either completely unfrothed or with my frothing technique down below. The best part is that it is a relatively healthy drink
Honey Vanilla Steamer
1 C milk
1-2 drops of vanilla
Honey to taste
You also get bonus points if you use raw milk and local raw honey.
Heat the milk on the stove top until quite warm. Do not boil. Add in the honey and vanilla. Stick your immersion blender in it and blend until frothy. Drink.
This drink is super rich so serve up smaller cups instead of large 16 oz ones.
Since it has been so warm during the day, I haven't made many soups but I'm definitely ready to start having soup every single week. What are your favorite fall recipes? Please share for meal planning inspiration.
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