Day 190: Iced Coffee

I don't think I need to write anything about iced coffee. I love it and it makes me happy. But I will write something, because if I get up I have to clean up lunch dishes.

I was first introduced to McDonald's iced coffee by a former coworker, Heather, way way back around 2007. We often picked it up for each other on our way to work, and we bonded over it. Yum. You can get a big one for under $2!

My domestic hero friend, Crystal, introduced me to The Pioneer Woman's iced coffee recipe a few years ago. Mostly I would just invite myself over to her house to drink it, but since her cute, harmless pets frighten my kids, I had to bite the bullet and make it myself. There's some steeping (right?) on my counter right now and I can hardly stand it.

I love waking up to the prospect of refreshing iced coffee in the summer. As you can see from the photo, I also make coffee ice cubes, because in the rare event that I don't chug it before the ice has a chance to melt, I do not want the beverage on which my mood depends to be watered down. I usually mix regular and coffee ice cubes, for reasons I don't know.

If you're in the neighborhood this week, stop over. I will have a gallon of liquid delight chilling in my fridge.

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