I wasn’t be able to update yesterday cause I had a fever, but till today the fever won’t go away and I cannot stand sleeping in bed all day, I try to blog something to excite myself for the entire boring day.

With a pre-fever symptons I had, I still went to Taman Anggrek Mall yesterday with my younger brothers, brought a 7th Harry Potter book with myself to accompany me while sitting in Starbucks cafe. I bought Mocca Frappuccino + Whipped Cream + Caramel Sauce + Grande Size for Rp 44.000,00 ( US$ 4.7). It’s a very tasty drink and very addictive. Every gulp is so stunning, I felt I didn’t want to miss a single thing. I remember the last coffee I purcased in Starbucks Coffee was the same coffee I bought last year, June 2006 in Bali island.

I sat for nearly 2 hours before my brother joined with me. He is a 8th-year old boy, fat but funny and fun just like Po in Kungfu Panda. He then purchased another drink: Caramel Macchiato + Tall Size for Rp 36.000,00 (US$ 3.6). It was also tasty, but still, Mocca Frappucino is tastier!

Some people especially teenagers tend to sit around Starbucks Cafe just for their own prestige, for showing-off… I dislike those people.

Anyway, I heard from my friend  Sophia, Starbucks Cafe is not too popular in America? Or in your country?

Tell me a bit about it. Do you like coffee as much as I do?

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I surfed around website about these kinds of coffee, and I found these recipes. Good to try

Caramel Macchiato

The average coffee mug is probably equivalent to a Tall (12-oz/355 mL). I am not following precise Starbucks standards, though if you must know it’s properly one shot of espresso, about .75 oz syrup (.25 oz per 4 oz liquid capacity).

Ingredients:
milk
espresso
vanilla syrup
your favorite caramel sauce

Steps:
In a regular-sized coffee mug, add vanilla syrup and steamed milk. Top with milk foam and add freshly brewed espresso through the foam. Drizzle with caramel sauce.

Iced Caramel Macchiato

Same ingredients, plus some small ice cubes and (optional) whipped cream

In a pint glass or iced tea glass ( ssuming 16 oz), add vanilla syrup and fill about 3/5 of the way with cold milk. Add ice almost to the top and pour espresso (2 shots would be typical) over the top. If you’ve done it right, the espresso will mix in only about halfway down without stirring. If adding whipped cream, add it here. Drizzle the top with caramel and enjoy.
Mocha Frappuccino

Ingredients:

3 cups espresso coffee
3/4 cup sugar
4 cups milk
3/4 cup chocolate syrup
whipped cream, for topping
chocolate syrup, for topping

Steps:

1. Make coffee, follow directions for your favorite brand of expresso roast coffee.
2. Mix coffee, still hot, and sugar in your mixer until sugar is disolved.
3. Add milk and chocolate syrup and continue mixing, about one minute.

4. Pour mix into a sealable container for easy storage.
5. Store in fridge until ready to use (Note: Do not store any longer than you would milk).
6. To make drink, combine equal parts mix and ice in a blender and blend on high until smooth.
7. Pour into glasses.
8. Top each glass with whipped cream and drizzle with chocolate syrup.
9. Serve.
Source: Recipezaar

Plugs: Halley • abby • Christine • Joanna • Scholasticapaige =) • Lissy • Katy • Jenn • christian •

Starbucks is veryyy popular here. There’s like one around every corner, next to Macdonald. What are they supposed to be showing off just siting there in Starbucks? Weird people lol. Hm… I don’t think you’re supposed to be drinking coffee when you have a fever missy. Hope you feel better. =]

Much love,
Halley
July 10, 2008 at 3:56 am