Starbucks anyone?

Chai tea with soy milk, any size.

 

I have two.

Iced Chai tea & White Chocolate Mocha

MMMMMMMMMM!

 

Hot chocolate w/whipped cream. I'm not a coffee or tea drinker, but love Starbuck's hot chocolate. Size usually varies depending on the approximate fullness of my tummy at the time I order. Mmmm....hot chocoate. Sounds so good right now...

 

I thought it was one shot in tall, 2 in grande and 3 in venti. I think the costco mocha default is 2 in a tall, which I think is perfect. Whip, um, sure.

Actually, I'd have to go for the eggnog latte for favorite right now.

 

The eggnog latte is pretty good, too... and goes well with their pumpkin bread! I spend way too much money at Starbucks!

 

That actually sounds pretty good. Is the eggnog latte a coffee drink? I don't like the taste of coffee drinks, but if it's not, I'd like to try it out. Pumpkin bread...now my mouth's watering. I just finished off my supply of home-cooked zucchini bread.

 

Just about all the stuff mentioned is too sweet for me. I'll take a Triple Vente Latte, no foam please.

 

Yeah, I believe they pretty much just replace 1/3 of the milk with eggnog.

 

Zucchini bread sounds awesome! My mom makes a killer banana nut bread, which she didn't make this holiday season for some reason. <_<

I found this with Google:

How to make Starbucks EggNog Latte

Combine cold eggnog with cold whole milk. Cold non-fat milk or soymilk can be substituted for the whole milk.

Using the steaming wand on your espresso machine, steam the eggnog/milk mixture until the temperature reaches 145?F. Set aside.
Eggnog heats and scalds faster than milk, so watch the thermometer closely.

Tamp ground espresso into the filter. Pull a shot of espresso and pour it into the serving mug.

Fill mug with steamed eggnog and milk. Top the drink with 1/4" foamed eggnog/milk mixture to the rim of the mug.

Garnish with a sprinkle of ground nutmeg.

 

venti iced caramel macchiato ex ex caramel
On the colder days, a regular hot one.

 

My regular order is a nonfat latte (sometimes with an extra shot, depending on my mood). My special-occasion super-indulgent order is a peppermint mocha.

 

My husband and I used to split a venti Macchiato before we discovered the White Chocolate Mocha. That's about the time we stopped sharing our coffee drinks, too.

 

Personal Double Tall Nonfat Latte

 

They should change the name to FIVE BUCKS. I don't waste my money on that overpriced indulgence. I have a Tassimo machine right next to my desk. Everyone LOVES the mocha cappuccino I make and they all say it is BETTER than Star*ucks.

 

I honestly order a "Large coffee". They ask "Room for cream?" I say "Yes."


I always liked Jerry Seinfeld's observation that Starbucks was targeted at people who would pay a couple of extra bucks for the feeling that they were in control of something, even if it were a drink order.

Another Seinfeld observation is that Starbucks has become such a gathering place, that people are stopping for coffee on their way to Starbucks nowadays.

 

When it's cold outside: Venti nonfat latte

When it's warm outside: ICED venti nonfat latte

BTW, I believe they put 3 shots of espresso in the iced venti drinks and 2 in the hot venti drinks.

 

A benefit of Starbucks is free coffee grounds. I pick the foil packages up on a regular basis and add them to the garden soil.

 

When my brain freezes and I can't think of what to get I always remember Mocha Valencia. It has a nice orange kick.