Wednesday, November 10

La-la-la London Fog

I have an obsession.

Besides cleaning and wine.

It's this:


I would like you to meet my kryptonite.  The London Fog.  It is God's gift to me.  He loves me and this proves it.  It is nectar sent from Heaven.

I am not being dramatic.

And in order to weaken you as well to The London Fog's power, here is how to make them:
(Forgive the grainy photos please - we ran out of daylight because it now gets dark at noon)




1.  Add roughly a tablespoon(ish) of sweetener (agave, organic sugar, honey, etc.) to a mug, depending on how sweet you like it.  We use agave nectar.

2.  Add roughly a teaspoon(ish) of vanilla extract to a mug.  Use the good stuff - not the imitation vanilla.  The vanilla is the power-player in this drink.

3.  Fill half of the mug with hot water and put one Earl Grey teabag in to steep for a few minutes.  Stuart usually stirs this with a spoon to make sure all the goods get mixed in. 




4.  Steam some milk nice and hot.  Use organic whole milk! (Trust me it's worth it!) We use our espresso maker to do this, but I have also done it on the stove and it works well (just stir, stir, stir it so that the milk doesn't scald!)

5.  Fill the top half of the mug with the steamed, hot milk and stir the mixture (gently!) so that all the goods can mingle.

Friend, meet The London Fog:


Try it.  Do it.  You have to.  I dare you.  I am peer-pressuring you.
Let me know what you think!

6 comments:

  1. It's all your fault,you got me hooked on these things! Tried to order one when we moved to Prosser and they looked at me like I was from another planet. Gotta love small towns!

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  2. Sandey, some people know them better as "Earl Grey Lattes"...maybe this might help :) That's what Starbucks calls 'em too. Hope you are well! I have my second batch of Kombucha brewing as we speak!

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  3. Mmmm. Now my favorite way to enjoy Earl Grey. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Mmm...guess it's time to make more vanilla extract...

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  5. Funny how things come and go and morph in the process! When I was little (I'm 65 now) mom used to put a heaping spoonful of instant coffee granules in a mug, another spoonful of sugar, and add scalded milk to fill the cup. She called this wonderful concoction, which she would let me drink because it wasn't 'straight' coffee, Dutch Coffee. I have no idea where the name came from or how she learned of it. I think I was drinking some of the first lattes in CA!

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