The morning show
Although I hate waking up and getting up, I really like mornings. The air is still cool, the sun is hot, and everything feels fresh. Now that Glen has to get up earlier than me (insert silent happy dance!), I've been waking up earlier too, which means getting to work earlier, which means more time to enjoy the quiet.
I have also discovered a new favorite morning drink at Starbucks, the iced caramel macchiato. This is much better than a hot caramel macchiato for a few reasons. 1) Good to drink cold stuff when it's hot out. 2) Very pretty - they put the milk and thin caramel syrup in first over ice, then pour the espresso on top, so it comes out layered. This makes drinking it a challenge (either you get a mouthful of straight espresso which is kind of bitter, or a good amount of sweet milk), but I like the look of it. 3) The caramel they drizzle on top thickens and becomes slippery little caramel strings. If you can get some of them with a mouthful of espresso (and hopefully a little milk), they kind of melt in your mouth and are a bit salty which is just perfect.
posted by Jen @ 8:06 AM
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The problem with the iced caramel macchiato, I find, is that the caramel doesn't melt, and it makes it much harder to drink. I always ended up with tons of leftover caramel.
Maybe that's a good thing.
- EK
Of course that's a good thing! That's the point of the little caramel strings. But I try not to have them ALL leftover at the end. You have to drink from different layers at the beginning and then, once it's all mixed up, drink from the bottom, near the caramel so you suck it up through the straw.
Wow. That's a lot of analysis on the consumption of a beverage...
Personally, I don't like to drink anything that requires any kind of analysis. Especially early in the morning.
Call me crazy.
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