the one with the galaxy syrup
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Drink of the Week
Galaxy Lemonade (Serves 1)
🪐2 tbsp Torani Puremade Galaxy Syrup
🪐1 ½ cups (12 ounces) lemonade
🪐2 blue butterfly pea tea bags or 2 tsp powder
🪐1 cup (8 ounces) hot water
🪐Food glitter
🪐Optional garnish: fresh raspberries, lemon twists
To a cup or mug, combine blue butterfly pea tea bags/powder and hot water, and let steep for 5-10 minutes. Remove the tea bags and let the mixture cool before pouring into ice cube trays/molds, and then place in the freezer. Freeze until completely frozen (or overnight). Once frozen, add ice cubes to a cup, along with the Torani Puremade Galaxy Syrup, lemonade, and food glitter. Garnish with fresh raspberries and lemon twists, and enjoy!
Pro tip: add the cup to a JavaSok sleeve to keep the drink cold and your hands cozy (use code KAT15 for 15% off your JavaSok order)
Starbucks Holiday Drinks - Copy Kat Recipes
If you’re sick of Starbucks coffee prices and inconsistency, I GOT YOU! I recreated all the Starbucks holiday drinks at home so you can make them yourself for half the price all holiday season long! Tap HERE for all my Copy Kat recipes!
NEW THIS WEEK:
Coffees & Meals of the Week
Coffees/Drinks:
Iced Hazelnut Latte (same as recipe above, just with cold milk and ice instead of steamed milk)
Salted Caramel Hazelnut (aka Chestnut Praline) Cold Brew - 1/2 tbsp Torani Salted Caramel Syrup, 1/2 tbsp Torani Sugar Free Hazelnut Syrup, 16 ounces Stok cold brew, 2 tbsp heavy cream, ice
Thai Milk Tea + Honey Boba (once I perfect this at home version, I will share a recipe. I’m still experimenting with different ingredients and processes)
Diet Coke + True Lime - if you haven’t tried diet coke with true lime, oh my gosh beckyyyy you are missing out!!! I’m hooked, and I got my husband hooked. Ya need to try it; I promise it takes diet coke (or any soda or water) to the next level!
Breakfasts:
Pesto Eggs - Same as feta eggs above but with pesto instead of feta
Lunches:
Yellowman Fry Bread Food Truck - Grilled Chicken Fry Bread + Fry Bread with powdered sugar + honey
Kimchi Fried Rice
I PROMISE I’ll post this recipe to my feed this week!
Loaded Black Bean Nachos + Ground Beef (brown ground beef in a pan with avocado oil, then add taco seasoning)
Dinners:
Kimchi Fried Rice
Asada Tacos (Gabriel’s mom made these)
Loaded Black Bean Nachos + Ground Beef (brown ground beef in a pan with avocado oil, then add taco seasoning)
Tampopo Ramen - I got the gyoza and the Tonkotsu ramen
Snacks/Desserts
Joe’s Italian Ice - Lemon Joe Latti
Plain greek yogurt, frozen cherries (thawed), mini chocolate chips
Things I’m Lovin Lately
True Lime - Literally my one true love! You gotta try it in Coke/Diet Coke!
Wahine Espresso Beans - use code katerinafaith for 10% off. If you like the Starbucks blonde espresso roast, you will LOVE these beans. I’ve been in love with these beans for 6+ months now. I very much think they are worth the price and worth the hype!
Handheld Milk Frother - AKA my bffl - truly the best $7 you will ever spend! This milk frother is perfect for at home cold foam, matcha recipes, refresher recipes, and mixing syrups/milks/coffees! If you don’t have one, I’m serious, ya need one!
JavaSoks - Duhhhhhh it’s hot as heck right now and JavaSoks make a huge difference when it comes to keeping your iced coffees/teas/or frappes colder longer! Use code: KAT15 at checkout for 15% off!
Soom Tahini Snack Bites - These are a great pre-workout snack or anytime dessert!
This newsletter is simply a way for me to share my recipes, and my love for coffee and food! In the past, I struggled with an eating disorder, and I would “stay away” from certain drinks and foods I loved, just to be thin. I now have a healthy relationship with food and my body, and I understand all foods fit into a healthy lifestyle! It’s okay to love food. It’s okay to enjoy sweet coffee! It’s okay if certain foods bring you more joy than others, and it’s okay if there’s more of you to love than when you were younger ;)
Drop any comments or questions below, and have a beautiful week friend!