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Sara
The toddler wouldn't
settle until o' dark 30. You were up working on a paper or had to finish that
project. Maybe your brain just wouldn't shut off! Monday. Whatever the
reason, your coffee needs a coffee, here's a fun way to add a little more hug
to your mug. This will probably last a couple weeks in the fridge.
I have also slipped this onto my cold brew gelato for fun...
Without further ado...
Here's my simple coffee syrup recipe:
Ingredients:
1cup brewed coffee (unflavored is best if
you're mixing and matching coffees)
1 cup sugar
1 dash vanilla
*optional - dash of salt (forgot that in the
graphic)
☀️Combine the sugar and coffee on the stovetop over medium
heat until the sugar is dissolved.
☀️Reduce the heat to low and let the syrup simmer until the
liquid is reduced by 1/3.
☀️ Turn the stove off and add the vanilla and salt (the salt
is really just to help balance the flavor so be sparing!) Allow the mixture to
cool before transferring to a jar.
☀️ The syrup will thicken as it cools.
I've used this with my cold brew, I've had
it with gelato (cold brew flavored) I also have a recipe coming up for caffeinated
crème Brûlée.
So, it's in the 90s and summertime and
I'm over here dreaming of fall. Ok actually what happened is, I delegated the
rice making to one of the kids we were to have a cold rice salad, buttttt said
child added too much water and the rice was mush. However, I was dreaming
of this chai spice rice pudding so win-win for me! When I learned that I
would need to eliminate gluten and dairy from my diet I mourned the loss of
desserts. The first thing I tried to make dairy free was my rice pudding.
I'm happy to say it was a success! So today when the rice mush and my chai
spice came in, I had to try!
Oh
my Chai Rice Pudding: 2C cooked and
cooled white rice (mushy works) 11/3c Milk of choice, I used
almond1/8 tsp salt1Tsp Java Momma Chai Spice4 Tbsp white sugar 1 Tbsp coconut
oil 3 eggs 1 tsp vanilla. Pre-heat oven to 325* Whip eggs with vanilla,
sugar chai spice, salt, coconut oil and almond milk. Add the egg mixture to the
rice and mix well. Spray a 9x11 baking dish with cooking spray and add the
rice mixture. Bake uncovered for 45minutes-1 hour until the pudding is set.
How
do you feel about raisins?
My
crew will mutiny if they're in the dish! They aren't bad though!
One of the recipes in our
detox is for a chia pudding. Gabe (my hubby and glutton for punishment) and I
have learned that we actually enjoy this pudding a little. Our recipe is
similar to the one I'm sharing today but I needed to find a way to enhance the flavor
a bit without adding any sweeteners. Enter the chai milk tea replacement for
the coconut milk only in this recipe.
I should note this recipe
calls for the only one of 5 fruits allowed in the plan, lemons, limes, grapefruit,
green apple or green tipped banana. I can have as many lemons or limes as I
would like BUT I can only have 1 of EITHER the apple, banana or grapefruit so
the pudding is a welcome indulgence in this pudding the banana is 1/4 of my
allowed fruit per day.
The first time I made the
pudding this way my kids asked me why my owls tea infuser was drowning in the
milk.... they were concerned.... The owl was perfectly fine and did a
great job!
I topped this pudding
with sliced almonds at home and it was perfect!
Let me know if you chai it!
So here's the deal, this
detox thing has me looking for flavor options that can be cool and refreshing.
I went to make my dirty chai cold brew latte
one morning and started steeping the milk and I thought to myself,
"self" and I knew it was me because I was wearing my own underwear
and my kids were calling me mom. And I thought, "self" and a kid said
mom and I almost forgot what I was doing.... "Self, what if I were to use
this spicy milk tea in other things... I wonder how this would taste as an ice
cube in my cold brew hmmm" and that kid that wanted mom started screaming
bloody murder because I was lost in thought and not fixing their scrambled egg
fast enough. I quickly served them and came up with my plan. (Crisis averted)
After my morning brew was ready (it of
course was delicious because... well come on) I made another batch of the milk
tea and went to work on my experiment. Since this is the base for several of
the next few recipes (maybe all) I wanted to share this recipe first!
I blame this recipe on my
oldest daughter. I didn't even want to try a dirty chai but she loves them! So
we stopped at our favorite coffee shop on the way to co-op one day and she
orders the dirty chai with nut milk and proceeds to tell me to taste it. It was
NOT what I was expecting. I usually don't prefer milk in my tea, but I quickly
learned that his was not so bad, nope it is great! Well then, Java Momma comes
out with a mini cookbook of recipes and lo and behold there's a dirty chai
recipe in there. I had to chai it!
Wait! What makes a chai
dirty?
Chai tea is a spicy tea
blend and its usually served with milk.
Dirty Chai is a chai tea
with espresso added to it
Dirty chai latte will
have steamed milk
Dirty chai cold brew is
made with a cold brew espresso mix.
Let’s talk recipe
modifications:
If you want to use chai
milk cubes you can skip the milk step and (I would) omit the regular ice
cubes. If you want to make this a full breakfast...add a scoop of your favorite protein powder and add simple syrup if you're not
watching your sugars :)
Will you chai this chai?
Ever have a something you've been meaning to do take a lot
longer than you had planned due to interruptions? You'd think being a mom of 6
I'd be used to this by now but NOOOOO LOL. Equally as frustrating I've been
meaning to try different things with Chai. So... I've been playing this week
courtesy of Java Momma's Masala Chai Tea (It's my favorite!)
Let me take another step back for a minute. For the last 13
years I've eliminated gluten and dairy from my diet. This past year I figured
out I was over-doing it on my sugar intake, so someone went off and introduced
me (thank you) to the 21 day sugar detox.
This detox not only has me eliminate refined sugar but even
natural sugars like fruit, honey and maple syrup (which are usually ok for me)
as well as sugar substitutes. I will tell you that at times this is HARD but my
current secret weapon is chai tea! I love the spiciness! In the next 5 posts
I'm going to be sharing my Chai Journey with:
Chai Milk/ Chai Milk Cubes
Oh My Down and Dirty Chai Cold Brew Latte
Chia Chai
Classic Chai Tea
Chai Cream Soda
Let me know if you Chai it!
One of the things I'm passionate about is making gluten and
dairy free food easy. I realized 10 years ago that my body would not respond
well to certain foods in my diet. I'd have headaches, constant exhaustion, phlegm,
bloat and excessive gas. I had quickly read a couple of articles about gluten
free eating that had piqued my interest, but I wasn't ready to give anything up
without a doctor validating the shift. I had an appointment that week
with my endocrinologist and what to my wondering (I know it's wandering but
wondering fits better LOL) appear but an article on the wall in his exam room,
talking about how my hyper little thyroid would respond better to a gluten free
lifestyle. I asked if he thought the article had merit. He said for him the
jury was still out, but it couldn't hurt to try. So, I started eating gluten
free the following week (10 years ago) 6 weeks after my appointment my thyroid
numbers had gone back into normal range and within 18 weeks, I was off my
thyroid medicines. In that time frame I had also noticed issues with my stomach
that seemed to react to dairy, I thought well, I already cut gluten. Let’s give
it a try. I felt a TON better after 2 weeks of no dairy. The change was HARD! I
came to find out that there were hidden ingredients in some of my favorite
foods. A lot of the potato chips (even the cleaner brands) have preservatives
that are either gluten or dairy triggers. Non-dairy isn't always non-dairy...
Sometimes it’s just non-lactose so the triggers for some people are still
there. My oldest son, Felix eats gluten free with me. We noticed he seemed to
react when he had gluten so I had him start eating gluten free along with me.
It became our lifestyle. our favorite Asian foods like the cream cheese
rangoons and the orange chicken are still sorely missed and while it's gotten
better, eating out is still very limiting and nerve racking so we have had to
get creative and learn how to make copy cat things for ourselves.
Enter Copy-Cat Orange Chicken. Felix (My oldest child) learned
how to make this and now he gets asked to make it at least once a month! We
usually double this recipe and add our favorite Asian vegetables or honey
glazed carrots as a side and serve over rice... always over rice!
oh hey about the Liquid Aminos… The original recipe called
for soy sauce, but we use Bragg Liquid aminos to stay safe. There IS
gluten free soy sauce available, but I tend to find the aminos more available.
The liquid (or coconut) aminos are a great substitute.
When you try this, let me know how you like it!
I wanted to be able to blog about my business.
So let’s start with that. I’m a Java Momma barista. I make some pretty amazing coffee drinks at home and share my recipes with my followers so they can enjoy better brews at home.
I LOVE the fresh smooth taste of our air roasted coffee . It’s smoother than most brands out there. And I love the variety we have too!
I fell in love with this company when I was an independent boutique owner. I wanted to add something to my offering that wasn’t fashion related, but was related to my personal style. My friend shared about an amazing opportunity and I jumped. I really joined for the discount and to be able to throw samples in my mystery bags, but I struggled with that business after the birth of child #6. Between homeschooling, health and life in general, that business needed more than I was interested in offering. I was burning the candle at both ends and going NOWHERE.
Now, both my husband and I are born and raised in Southern California. While I dream of a small town life we struggle with the idea of picking up and moving, but life here is costly! My husband works hard between his full time job as a computer something or other with one of the navy contractors and his part time job as tech guy for our church, he’s spent and the bills just keep coming. I wanted to create something that would bring me fun money and fund my Java habit and I had this Barista gig in the sidelines, so in March 2022 I closed my boutique and made JavaMomma my main jam. I have had a BLAST dreaming up recipes and throwing parties and all the things while sipping the worlds best coffee. I love matching people’s favorite flavors to their new favorite cup of coffee. How can I help you?!?!
This is my link to order
https://javamomma.com/?u=SaraR
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