Homemade White Mocha

Today is April 2nd, and no, I have no funny stories of April Fool's Day. I took my 6 month old son to get some shots and a check up and he is 100% healthy. Recently we have switched to a new Pediatrician, previously we were at a family doctor and they were not meeting my expectations of very basic things (terrible waiting times, bad bedside manner, and misdiagnosing my son and causing us to worry thinking he has problems with his eyes, to name a  few). This led us to switch to a place per a friend's recommendation and we love the new practice. Very fast, friendly, and a much better fit for us. The lesson I learned: Don't give so many chances!! Every single visit to this old doctor's office ended with me extremely frustrated and stressed. I understand people make mistakes but I didn't want their mistake to be with my children. We will still be going to that doctor for my husband and myself just not our very young children.

So, back to my son, his eyes are fine, he's a little guy being in the 15th percentile for his age but is growing fine. My daughter was in the 25th percentile so with him being born 1 pound smaller he appears to be right on track with his sissy. Mild case of eczema but very happy and sweet. Yay!

My husband had some meetings after the morning doctor's appointment but both meetings cancelled, so it became an afternoon of family time and topped the day off with pizza. My 20 month old ate just as much pizza as I did! (To quote Michael Scott in the Office, "Everybody loves pizza! Rich people love pizza, poor people love pizza...")

This morning I tried to have some coffee before both kids woke up, but that didn't exactly happen. Hours later I noticed my mostly full mug of coffee was cold. No wonder I was still dragging! Today is a rare day where both kids are napping at the same time, so I decided to make myself a "fancy" cup of coffee. I got the idea here, it's a copy cat white mocha that doesn't involve an espresso machine. It's not exactly the same but it sure hit the spot today.

You will need:
Strong coffee, freshly brewed
2/3 C milk (The original post-er used whole but I used 1%)
1/2 C white chocolate baking chips
Whipped cream
Cinnamon (garnish)
White chocolate shavings (garnish)

Directions:
1. Add milk and chocolate chips to saucepan or double boiler and heat until the chips are melted and milk is hot.

2. While that is melting, start your coffee. (I used my Keurig)

3. Add your melted mixture into your coffee until it reaches the top of your mug. Add whip cream.

4. If desired, add a sprinkle of cinnamon or chocolate shavings.

Makes enough for two lattes or one large latte.


You can always use other flavors of chocolate chips, there are all kinds out there to customize for your preferences! I'm thinking peppermint around Christmas? Caramel? Milk chocolate? Mmmm....