Team, we’re on vacation. We’re back in Miami but this time we’re at my husband’s place in Coconut Grove. And yes, it’s EXTREMELY weird to say the sentence, “my husband’s place”. These kinds of trips, trips back to a city you used to live in, are always a mixed back. You spend so much time running around trying to see everyone and the chances of me disappointing someone on this trip is/was quite great. It’s a pretty awesome problem though; the problem of having so many loved ones and not enough time to see them.
When we moved from Miami to LA, I honestly thought we’d never head back. It’s a lot less expensive and less chaotic for my husband to do the traveling to LA than for me and the 2 1/2 year-old kiddo to be traveling to Miami. But, the hubby got a gig reading the Torah on a few shabbatot (multiple shabbats) at the Coconut Grove Chabad and as payment, the Chabad bought us tickets to come out to see him. It’s a pretty sweet deal. Part of the negotiation though was I was not gonna head back to LA with a jetlagged toddler without some help. We get back on Tuesday and I go right back to work on Wednesday. Parenting a toddler is exhausting. Parenting a toddler alone and working as a school counselor is EXTREMELY exhausting. As a result, my morning coffee consumption has gone from 1 cup everyone morning to 2 cups. I’m officially a 2 cup of coffee lady. My love and, let’s face it, addiction to coffee is deep and it is real. I’m a monster when I don’t get my coffee. It’s shocking how rapidly I change from she-beast to relatively pleasant person after even one gulp of coffee. As a result of this new change in coffee-drinking status, I bring you a post dedicated ENTIRELY to coffee. I’ve got coffee everything. There are smoothies, brownies, salad, fudge, homemade creamers, and, of course, drinks! I hope you find something you like!
1. Bourbon Blondies with Chocolate Vegan Glaze from Jewhungry
2. Vanilla Almond Frappuccino from Jewhungry
3. Coffee-rubbed Lamb Chops with Blueberry Balsamic Reduction from Kitchen Tested
4. Coconut Coffee Ice Cream from Running to the Kitchen
5. Chocolate Chip Coffee Muffins from Very Culinary
6. Cardamom Coffee Beet Salad from What Jew Wanna Eat
7. Dark Chocolate Bark with Coffee Pistachios + Sea Salt from With Food + Love
8. Mocha Tahini Protein Fudge from Spabettie
9. Coffee Hazelnut Spritz Cookies from Healthy Delicious
10. Sugar-free Homemade Coffee-Liqueur from All Day Long I Dream About Food
11. Espresso Cookies with Salted Caramel Ganache from Keep It Sweets Desserts
12. Butternut Butterscotch Latte from An Edible Mosaic
13. Paleo Mocha Almond Pancakes from The Healthy Maven
14. Coffee Toffee Thumbprint Cookies from Crumb Blog
15. Chocolate Coffee-Almond Granola from Cooking on the Weekends
16. Chocolate Espresso Mousse from The Lemon Bowl
17. Coffee Smoothie with Fresh Cherries from Cook the Story
18. Coffee Kahlua Fudge from The Kitchen is My Playground
19. Mocha No Bake Granola Bars from Mom on Time Out
20. Toasted Coconut Cold-brew Coffee from Ari’s Menu
21. Baileys Irish Coffee Caramels from Bake.Love.Give
22. Energizing Green Smoothie from Tasty Yummies
23. Tiramisu Dip from Lemon Tree Dwelling