Thai Iced Coffee

A brief history:
D and I had an amazing meal at this little Thai place on our honeymoon... and Thai Iced Tea and Thai Iced Coffee were on the menu.  Of course, I had to know what they both tasted like.  So we got both. Ummm... delicious! The Thai Iced Coffee is easier to make (and acquire the ingredients to).  So, that's the one I've been making.

Thai Iced Coffee

12 Cups [STRONG] Coffee
1 Really Small Can Sweetened Condensed Milk*
*(OR Heavy Cream and desired amount of sugar/sweetener)
1 or 2 Teaspoons Cardamon (I used 2)


Before brewing coffee, mix the Cardamon in with your coffee grounds.

Brew coffee.

Combine the hot coffee in a pitcher (that can handle the heat - I have an ancient tupperware one that works wonderfully) with the Sweetened Condensed Milk OR Cream/Sugar.

Let cool in the fridge.

If you're anything like me you'll want it before it gets ice cold.  Sooo... grab some ice and pour it over!

Enjoy.

Crispy Croutons

Crispy Croutons

If you read the post on "Easy Chili and Homemade French Bread," then you would know that I'm not a huge fan of the bread re-heated as it looses it's awesome texture on day two.  It's also hard to eat the whole loaf between just Derek and I, so I had to think of something to use up that extra half-loaf: CROUTONS!  There's extra bread and extra chili - perfect combination!

These Crispy Croutons would make an excellent addition to a salad as well.  I will definitely be making these from all of my extra french bread.  That second-day bread has the perfect amount of dry-ness (for lack of another word) for making croutons.

3 Tablespoons Butter
1/2 Loaf French Bread
(Yes! That's all!)

Cut your french bread into small cubes:

Then, melt your 3 Tablespoons of Butter in a large skillet:

Toss in your bread cubes, stirring gently to coat in the butter, then rest in a single layer in your skillet:

Once the bread cubes have been coated, don't stir until the bottoms are getting nice and brown (Medium-Dark brown, not just light brown).

After the bottoms are brown, flip the cubes over using a spatula:

Let the croutons continue to cook, undisturbed, until nice and crispy and browned.

Once the croutons are ready to come out of the pan, let them cool off in a single layer.

You're done! Add these delicious bites into a soup or salad! Be aware, it's super easy to stand around and munch on these while they cool. 

Derek's rating: 10/10