Coffee Buzz

As you may have read in my February Favorites I got the Ninja Coffee Bar and it's basically amazing. What's better than staying in bed as long as possible on a Sunday morning? I agree, nothing. Ha! I thought for this Slow Down Sunday I would share a delicious coffee recipe that I'd never have time for through the week. During the week I'm lucky if I can dash over to the coffee pot for a second cup (good thing I cut out milk and sugar during the week).

I'm a Starbucks girl through and through, red cup controversy or not. When I treat myself my favorite things to order is the Caramel Macchiato (with an extra shot). On this fine Sunday I figured out how to make one with my Ninja! If you have one here's the recipe, if not, I've also made one for without. 

Ninja:
3 tablespoons ground coffee
1/2 1% Milk
2 tablespoons Caramel

Put the coffee in the basket, get your favorite mug, select cup size, hit specialty brew button,  while coffee is brewing place the milk and caramel sauce into the Ninja Easy Frother. Then, Microwave on high for 1 minute. Take out of microwave, secure lid and pump 15 times. When complete, gently pour frothed mixture into coffee and drizzle with delicious caramel sauce. Because it's Sunday and calories don't count today.

Normal way:
6oz stong coffee
6oz milk
1-2 teaspoon sugar (or more for taste)
1/2 vanilla

Make some strong coffee, add vanilla to the coffee grounds before brewing to infuse with flavor. Put the milk in the microwave, add the caramel to the milk and stir well, add coffee to your mug and slowly pour the milk mixture. Add some sugar if you like it sweet.

Now take the coffee in bed and stay there as long as possible because tomorrow is Monday.

xoxo

Perfectly Paired

Happy Valentine's Day!  

For this Slow Down Sunday I wanted to share what Mk and I did this weekend. Typically for this fun holiday we don't go out. We decided to get some wines we've never tried and go to our absolute favorite deli and get some delicious meats and cheeses. Off we went to the "Wine Store"!

Then we headed to Salamone's! This adorable Italian food market was established in 1950 and taken over by Tony the origional owners son in 1971. Allow me to just say that this man is basically my hero. Not only is he sweet and knowledagable but he also had a mug of wine in his hand at 1:00 pm. He truly is one of the reasons we always go back there. He remembers you and always makes for a great experience. Businesses like this are why it's so important to shop local. 

Then we went home and made made pizzas and did a little wine pairing. In case you were wondering what goes good with the wine we chose, this was last nights pairing:

Malbec - Gouda

Shiraz - Sharp Chedder

Rioja - Gorgonzola (We got olives stuffed with this delicious cheese), also Gouda. 

  So slow down, drink some wine, snuggle up with your Valentine!

..Or your your fur babies, either way. 

xoxo

Bruching

I don't know what the question is but the answer is Brunch. My most favorite meal. There are few things better than Sunday Brunch. After running and running (figuratively and literally) all week it is so nice to just relax and reconnect with friends and family over some white wine and delicious brunch food. Which is exactly why I wanted to share this super easy recipe with you....

Along with a couple other things, I made this crescent surrounded casserole type of dish. I don't know it's name because I kind of came up with the idea on my own (even though I'm sure there are similar recipes out there). Make this for your next Brunch, you won't regret it.

Use a springform pan and use one crescent roll for the bottom. Just press it down, use the second crescent to build up a dough wall. Add as many eggs as you'd like. I used about 6 in the first layer. Then, add whatever meats and cheeses you want. I used ham and salami and then topped that with provolone.  

After that, add more egg. I topped this with a handful of some delicious spinach. 

I didn't expect the dough to actually curl around this scrumptious dish but it did and was amazing. Give it about an hour or so to cook on 400 degrees. 

I hope you all have a wonderful and relaxing Sunday!! xoxo