Iced Chai Tea Latte Starbucks Copy Cat

If you're like me you've looked at the menu in Starbucks seen that they have a few different teas, but despite being curious to try them you never order them. For me the Chai latte has always piqued my interest so when I found a recipe to make it at home I raced to check it out. The best part is how quick and easy it is; you just pour it and go! Plus making it at home will definitely save you some money. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

Ice cubes
Milk (I use 2% milk)
Chai Tea Concentrate (I use Tazo Chai Tea Latte Concentrate)


Procedure:

1. Fill 1/4 part of the glass with the Tazo Chai Tea Latte Concentrate.
2. Add the ice cubes to your glass.
3. Add milk.
4. Mix and enjoy!

Fill 1/4 part of the glass with the Tazo Chai Tea Latte Concentrate.

Add the ice cubes.

Add milk.

Mix and enjoy!

Elbow Pasta Salad

During the summer my family loves to have barbecues and picnics. It's a good chance to bring everyone together and enjoy some great food. What we serve varies, but one thing everybody always asks me to bring is my pasta salad. Not only is it easy to make, it's nice and refreshing on a hot day and it tastes great as a side with whatever meat you're cooking. This is a must have family recipe!

Ingredients:

8 oz of mayonnaise

1/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil

lunch meat "spam"

2 cups of elbow pasta

1/3 cup of brown sugar

salt (to taste)

1/4 cup of chopped onion

1/4 cup of chopped green pepper

1/4 cup of chopped green apple

Procedure:

1. Put the mayonnaise in a mixing bowl.
2. Add the brown sugar.
3. Add the salt.
4. Add the olive oil.
5. Whisk them all together.
6. Chop up your onions and peppers.
7. Chop the lunch meat into small cubes.
8. Before adding in the other ingredients make sure you mixture is blended smooth.
9. Add the onions and peppers into the bowl.
10. Add your lunch meat.
11. Chop up some green apples and add them in. 
12. After cooking and draining, add the elbow pasta into the bowl.
13. Chill in the fridge for an hour and enjoy!

Put the mayonnaise in a mixing bowl.

Add the brown sugar.

Add the salt.

Add the olive oil.

Whisk them all together.

Chop up your onions and peppers.

Chop the lunch meat into small cubes.

Before adding in the other ingredients make sure you mixture is blended smooth.

Add the onions and peppers into the bowl.

Add your lunch meat.

Mix everything thoroughly.

Chop up some green apples and add them in. 

After cooking and draining, add the elbow pasta into the bowl.

Chill in the fridge for an hour and enjoy!

Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino Copycat

I am obsessed with Starbucks frappuccinos! But let's be honest, it's a habit that can get a little pricey. That's why I decided to make it at home. The best part is that not only am I saving a lot of money but (sorry Starbucks) mine tastes even better! Here in the Caribbean we have very strong coffee (it's grown locally after all), so my frappuccino exceeded my expectations. The problem with the Starbucks frappucinno is that I need to add expreso shots to really taste the coffee with the intensity I love in my beverages, but with this version I don't need it! You can play with the amount of coffee you want depending on you mood of your day, and without spending more money for every extra shot! Isn't it prefect? Yes it is! Hope you guy enjoy it as much as I do. Until the next one!

Ingredients:

 1/3 cup of 2% milk

 1/3 cup of coffee

2 Tablespoons of Chocolate syrup

1 tablespoon of white sugar

1 cup of Ice cubes

Procedure:

1. Put the ice in a blender.
2. Add the coffee, the milk, the sugar and the chocolate.
3. Once everything has been added hit ice crush, then chop.
4. Pour into your cup.
5. Garnish with a little extra chocolate on top and enjoy!

Put the ice in a blender.

Add the coffee.

Add the milk.

Add the sugar.

Add the chocolate.

Once everything has been added hit ice crush, then chop.

Mix everything together.

Pour into your cup.

Garnish with a little extra chocolate on top and enjoy!