Coffee Addiction is Ok

Posted by L. Marie Dubuque Jun 17, 2008

When I read the recent study that says drinking a lot of coffee might lower a woman's risk for heart disease I was elated. Finally, my addiction is no longer a vice, but rather something the doctor would order....or maybe not yet. Still, I can relish in my java habit guilt-free. Bring on those coffee drinks!

My addiction started with regular ground Folgers in the red bag. It morphed into a big mug of gourmet coffee with beans that I grind myself using my at-home contraption. And forget about an automatic coffee maker. I'm squeezing those beans in a french press I bought at the gourmet kitchen store. Think I've gone a little too far? My husband does too. But he doesn't touch coffee...except for those Iced mocha drinks I make him, with, you guessed it, my at-home espresso machine.

But my absolute latest adiction is Starbuck's newest drink called Starbucks Double Shot on Ice with soy milk.. I just love this concoction. I tried to get the recipe, but the friendly barista wouldn't give it to me. I think I figured it out though. I know they use two shots of espresso, a shot of soy milk and a little Starbucks special syrup and pour it over ice. That's the secret right there. The syrup isn't too sweet. My local store ran out of the stuff and used vanilla syrup instead. It was awful. Now, if I simply buy the syrup I might be able to make this drink at home!