Savoring Summer Saturdays {frozen chocolate milk}

 

Have I confessed my fondness for stopping by the Starbuck's in our local Target store?  

You remember that show with the jingle that went...

Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got.
Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.
Wouldn't you like to get away?
Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name,
and they're always glad you came...

(by Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo) 

Well stopping in that tiny kiosk feels a little like that for me.  And, yes, they just might know me by name even if it is "double tall caramel machiatto extra foamy, please."  Now that the boys are out of school and often with me for my Target run, they have also found a favorite drink.  The double chocolaty chip creme.   I felt guilty enough buying my own coffee but two more?  No.  It had to stop.  


I came home inspired to replicate their favorite drink and I must have done it because they ordered one three times yesterday!  That has to stop too!


This is even more fun if you own a Magic Bullet type of blender.  I have this one .  


Here's all you have to do to be a barista at home.


Fill blending cup halfway with ice. (We use the crushed kind from our freezer dispenser.)
Cover ice by an inch or two with chocolate milk.
Add semi-sweet chocolate chips.  (We used mini.)
Blend well until frothy.
Pour into glass and top with more chocolate chips.

Your kids will love you for it.  Maybe I should put out a tip box.