Milky Joe's

Creamy Caramel Coffee

There are going to be tons of coffee recipes coming, guys, so be prepared. Also, this is the first coffee recipe. ;) So. For the first recipe...

Make-It-Yourself Coffee Ice Cream In 3 Minutes or Less

Guaranteed to be quick! ;) Here's how you make it:
How good is this recipe? (1-5 stars) ★★★
Prep Time: 2-3 min
Freeze Time: 1 hr?
You'll Need:

• a bowl
• a spoon
• vanilla ice cream
• coffee
• ice cream scooper

Directions:

1. Scoop ice cream into bowl
2. Pour coffee into bowl
3. Stir until coffee and ice cream are well-blended
4. Put plastic wrap over ice cream
5. Put the coffee ice cream into the freezer
6. Freeze 
7. Check up on your coffee ice cream once in a while during the day, moving the bowl back and forth to see if the ice cream is still liquid. If so, stick it back in the freezer and wait. If just a little bit is liquid, wait 5-10 minutes (depending on how liquid it is). If it's a lot of liquid, wait maybe half and hour or so. It doesn't matter. The ice cream can't get over-frozen.
8. (once frozen) Serve and 

(Directions are in italics, and underlined)

A La Cafè

How good is this recipe? (1-5 stars) ★★★★★
Ingredients:
~2 big-ish spoonful inst. coffee (Trader Joe's--TJ's--instant coffee is really good, but you can use something else)
~2-4 tbsp (tablespoon) water
~Milk (doesn't have an amount)
~Cream (doesn't have an amount)

Optional Ingredients:
~4-6 cubes ice, blendered/pounded into small, tooth-sized-or-smaller bits (I pound the ice w/ a meat pounder but it's a little faster with the blender)
~2 spoons Nesquik
NOTE: all ingredients below are in caps.

Directions:
Put both spoonfuls INST. COFFEE in mug. If using NESQUIK, as well, put that in, too. Then put 2-4 tbsp WATER in (warm or cold, I don't think it matters).  After, put in the CREAM until it is a dark tan. Then, put in MILK until a very light tan. Then, if using ice, put ice in. After that, stir!

NOTE: it won't be sweet just because you put in Nesquik. To sweeten it, put in three custard-cup "fulls" of FAST Caramel Sauce (recipe below)* in to sweeten. Or, do one custard cup at a time, tasting drink after adding caramel sauce until it's sweet enough to your liking. Other people have bigger sweet teeth (tooths?)--I don't have a big sweet tooth even though mine is not a very regular size if you know what I mean. :)

*or search this blog for caramel sauce...I know I posted it, though it was a while ago

FAST Caramel Sauce Recipe:
Prep Time: 1 min
Cook Heat-Up Time: 30 secs
Over-all Time: 1:30  (mins)
You'll Need:
custard cup
spoon
brown sugar
cream
Directions:
Put brown sugar in custard cup until it covers the bottom. Add about a tsp (teaspoon) or two (maybe three? At least, add enough to make about a two-inch wide "pool" of it...notice caramel sauce is definitely NOT a light recipe) of cream. Stir. Put in microwave 30 secs to 1:00 min...If you want it thick, 1:00 min is for you. Want it drink-like, 30 minutes is for you. If you put it in for 1:00 minute, it will harden on the sides quickly (it bubbles up and ALMOST overflows but rest assured I've made caramel sauce for one minute TWO TIMES and it hasn't once overflowed...same with the 30 second one) but if you do it for only 30 seconds, it won't harden unless you leave it over night and then the ants will clean it up quicker than it can harden. Actually, I don't know about that, except that I assume your kitchen has ants like mine does? "Mine" as in "it's-mom's-but-I-use-it" haha lol.

Anyway, have a good day cooking and

 

Broccoli Muffins

These muffins will get your kids to eat broccoli. Maybe not like broccoli, but they'll eat it. I know, because I don't like broccoli at all, I dislike it a lot, but my Mom baked the muffins, all warm, and so we had them for breakfast. :) Anyway. Here's where she got the recipe: www.snackinginthekitchen.com
(c) Snacking In The Kitchen May 9th, 2010

Here's the recipe:
Ingredients
1 pound Italian Sausage (sweet, mild, hot variety depending on your preference)
1 cup broccoli florets
8 large eggs
1/4 cup milk (or half and half depending on how you're feeling that day)
1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp baking powder
salt & pepper to taste
Freshly grated Parmesan Cheese as needed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. In a large saute pan, over medium high heat, brown Italian Sausage for about 5 minutes, or until the sausage is no longer pink. Remove from heat and stir in broccoli.
3. Whisk together eggs, milk, oil and baking powder. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Lightly spray a 12-cupcake pan with oil.Spoon out the sausage and broccoli mixture evenly into each cupcake.
5. Ladle the egg mixture over sausage and broccoli.
6. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
7. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

English Toffee Coffee 2

Okay, now this one will be from http://www.food.com/. Enjoy!
Cait Deene via Barb Gertz, original writer,
(c) December 11, 2003

Total time: 35 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
This recipe makes 1 pound of English Toffee Coffee.
Recipe for English Toffee Coffee:

Recipe:

• 2/3 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/3 tablespoons karo corn syrup
• 1/3 cup double strength espresso coffee
• 2 2/3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup chopped almonds

Directions:

• Prepare 9 by13 inch pan by lining the inside with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• Melt butter over medium heat in a heavy 2 to 3 quart saucepan.
• Stir in sugar, corn syrup and espresso.
• Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil.
• Clip on candy thermometer and continue to stir occasionally until temperature reaches 195°F (hard crack stage).
• Pour mixture into prepared pan.
• Sprinkle with chocolate chips, wait 2 minutes then spread chocolate evenly over candy Sprinkle nuts over chocolate, shaking dish side to side to coat.
• Gently press nuts into chocolate.
• Let stand at room temperature to cool complete, break into pieces.
• Store in airtight container.

(go to http://www.food.com/ for more recipes...)

English Toffee Coffee

Okay, So I like English Toffee, but I want to try something new. What should it be? Well, I'd like to try English Toffee Coffee. Let's try it!! Here's the recipe:
(This is from http://www.tasteofhome.com/)
Ingredients

• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate toffee bits
• 5 cups hot brewed coffee
• 2 tablespoons butterscotch ice cream topping

Directions:

• In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Stir toffee bits into coffee; let stand for 30 seconds. Strain and discard any undissolved toffee bits. Pour coffee into mugs; top with whipped cream and drizzle with butterscotch topping. Yield: 5 servings.

your English Toffee Coffee!