CHIT & CHAT: Pumpkin lattes, Kauai coffee and coupon tricks
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PUMPKIN LATTE2 cups milk
2 TBS Libby’s canned pumpkin pie mix
2 TBS sugar (or sugar substitute)
2 TBS vanilla
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup strong brewed coffee
Combine milk, pumpkin and sugar on medium heat. Stir until steaming. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and spice, transfer to a blender and process until foamy. (or use a whisk). Divide into a large mug, or divide between two. Add your hot coffee on top. Sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice. Voila!
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger, ground
1/8 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp nutmeg
Mix everything together...that’s Pumpkin Spice!
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KAUAI COFFEE
is just about the most delicious coffee I have ever tasted. It is grown, harvested, processed, milled, sorted and graded by Kauai Coffee Company. This is Hawaii’s largest coffee estate, growing 100 percent arabica near Koloa, on the Garden Island of Kauai. Try it! The proof is in the cup! You can find this very special coffee at Stump’s Market in Rancho Santa Fe.
IF YOU USE COUPONS
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A PINCH OF NUTMEG
will enhance the flavor of any creamy or cheesy sauce.
MAKE YOUR MASHED POTATOES
the day before your feast and put them in your cooker the day of the party. Heat them on the low cycle and stir in warm, heavy cream if the potatoes are the least bit dry. Delicious! (Even more delicious is when you add some blue cheese and rosemary to your mashed potatoes. Sensational!)
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DO YOUR CHILDREN LIKE CHOCOLATE “JIMMIES”
on their ice-cream cones? They are hard to find! But you’ll find fresh containers of them at (of all places) the 99 cent store!