Starbucks’ New Coffee-Drink Ice Creams

I need to taste this!

Starbucks Coffee ice Cream Caramel Macchiato

Starbucks recently launched their coffee-drink ice creams last Spring and feedback has been going pretty well. The only drawback? Customers are complaining why there aren’t offered in actual Starbucks outlets.

Among friends who sampled the Starbucks: Mocha Frappuccino, Java Chip Frappuccino, and Caramel Macchiato (each is $3.99 per pint), the Caramel Macchiato stood out the best. What can I say?! I LOVE CARAMEL!! 

However  the old flavors including Mud Pie, Coffee Almond Fudge, Low Fat Latte, and Caramel Cappuccino Swirl are no longer available.

Here are some feedback I got online:

The Caramel Macchiato had the boldest and most intense coffee flavor, as well as luscious thick swirls of sweet caramel, which contrasted nicely with the creamy vanilla ice cream.

The Java Chip Frappuccino, which was a touch creamier than the others, had nice bittersweet chocolate chunks. But there were criticisms: "This is not as coffee flavored as I would have imagined," announced one editor. Many agreed that this would be the ideal choice for someone who likes their coffee mild and not too sweet.

The Mocha Frappucino, comprising coffee and chocolate ice cream, was ultimately the most appealing to the eye because of its dark and tan contrasting colors. It also had editors commenting on how they prefer the ice cream version to the actual drink. On editor said, "It tastes like a Mocha Frap, but it’s not as dramatically sweet…it’s perfect."

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Recipe: Buffalo Wings

The boys in the family are suckers for anything spicy. I am sure they will enjoy this one very much.

Buffalo Wings

Ingredients

* 1/4 cup butter
* 1/4 cup louisiana hot sauce
* 1 dash pepper, Ground
* 1 dash garlic powder
* 1/2 cup flour
* 1/4 teaspoon paprika
* 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 10 chicken wings
* bleu cheese salad dressing
* celery
* vegetable oil, for frying

Directions

1. Combine the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in a small bowl.

2. If the wings are frozen, be sure to defrost and dry them.

3. Put the wings into a large bowl and sprinkle the flour mixture over them, coating each wing evenly.

4. Put the wings in the refrigerator for 60 to 90 minutes. (This will help the breading to stick to the wings when fried.)

5. Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees.

6. You want just enough oil to cover the wings entirely — an inch or so deep at least. Combine the butter, hot sauce, ground pepper, and garlic powder in a small saucepan over low heat. Heat until the butter is melted and the ingredients are well blended.

7. Put all the wings into the hot oil and fry them for 10 to 15 minutes or until some parts of the wings begin to turn dark brown.

8. Remove the wings from the oil to a paper towel to drain.

9. But don’t let them sit too long, because you want to serve the wings hot. Quickly put the wings into a large bowl.

10. Add the hot sauce and stir, coating all the wings evenly.

11.  You could also use a large plastic container with a lid for this.

12. Put all the wings inside the container, add the sauce, put on the lid, then shake. Serve with Bleu cheese dressing and celery sticks on the side.

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Food and TV

 

What is one thing that would make my husband glued to TV aside from giving him food every hour so he would not need to get off the couch?

Especially when its NFL Sunday! It is no wonder bars, restaurants, casinos and coffee shops subscribe to Direct TV Business. Because with Directv Business, no matter what their customers’ favorite sport or team, they can watch them play with Direct TV for Business.

Direct TV

Commercial Direct TV are open for subscriptions for business owners, do check it out. It shortens your customer’s perceived wait time, thus enabling you to make more money!

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Chemistry

Growing up, I was already a lover of the sciences. In high school, my most favorite subject was, believe it or not, Chemistry. I may have just been part of the 1% of the total population who loved it. I remember that the Chemistry Department at school even enlisted Chemistry Tutoring as part of the Chemistry Help program they launched to help students cope up with the lessons and pull their grades up.

Tutor Vista is one of the programs which has Online Chemistry Help. They provide Online Chemistry Tutoring for students and their Chemistry Tutors are familiar with the National and State Standards required across grades in the US.

The Online Chemistry Tutor will be involved with their Chemistry program  which includes:

  • Unlimited online chemistry tutoring
  • Practice problems
  • Text-based tutoring
  • homework help

Recipe: Chicken Teriyaki

This one is very easy. It is something I can do overnight and just fry in the morning. Perfect for the kid’s lunch at school.

Chicken Teriyaki

  • 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts

Marinade:

  • 1/2 c oil
  • 1/2 c soy sauce
  • 1/2 c honey
  • 1 onion — chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic — chopped
  • 1/2 tsp ginger — (1/2 to 1)

Instructions:
Prepare marinade.
Pound chicken between waxed paper until relatively flat
Marinate chicken at least 12 hours.
Grill on gas grill until done.

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Getting Rid of Permanent Scars and Tattoos

We thought that tattoos and acne scars were just something we needed to live with for the rest of our lives – until laser was discovered. With the discovery of laser, we learned that there is no such thing as permanent anymore, except when laser has removed them. Take the case of hair removal, eye laser surgeries and lately, tattoo laser removals.

The Celibre Medical Center is one of the known tattoo removal los angeles centers. They guarantee that tattoos can be permanently and effectively removed regardless of skin color. They have personalized treatments for everyone, as removal depends on the how deep the ink has been placed, what the colors are, whether the tattoo is professional or amateur and what the skin type of the person is.

You can even have acne laser removal los angeles there too! CNN health has reported that laser treatments, when done by medical professionals in licensed centers, are 100% safe.

 

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Love Coffee?

 

If you love coffee, this one is such a steal!
Krups Compact Fully Automatic Espresso Maker

  • Fully automatic espresso maker.
  • Heavy-duty piano-black plastic housing.
  • 57-oz.-cap. water tank.
  • 14 1/2" x 9 1/2" x 13" high.
  • Made in France.
  • A Williams-Sonoma exclusive.
  • The price dropped from $1,200.00 to $395.00!!
    Even if you don’t drink coffee but know someone close who deserves this, you sure would make him the happiest person this Christmas.

    Now if only loves me this much!

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