A Happy Halloween to all! When the actual holiday falls on a Wednesday, it feels like a costume party, cake walk, trunk or treat, fall festival marathon! My grandchildren are still in full costume mode!
I have admittedly escaped the mayhem and am hiding out in my abode in Key West (where everybody is laying low from just coming off of another wild Fantasy Fest).
This morning, though when I woke up to make my coffee, I just HAD to celebrate in some way. The pull of the pumpkin – or any cause for celebration for that matter- is just too strong! The most natural thing to do was dig around the cupboard to see if I had any Halloween ingredients. Voila! Behind the flour and the sugar and the Herbs de Provence I found a tiny little canister of Pumpkin Spice. Probably bought at Faustos last year when I was craving my favorite treat to make at home … the Famous Fall Pumpkin Spice Latte! Just pulling it out and opening it up, I can already savor the flavors and aromas of the Harvest Season… cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and allspice have filled my senses!
I am known to ‘wing it’ in the kitchen making most anything. Today’s home made Pumpkin Spice Latte was no exception. I am already a heavy handed half-n-half girl when it comes to coffee. So, to today’s cream I added a dash of the spice and a spoonful of sugar and then added that mixture to the coffee. If you’re really fancy you can froth the cream first to make it extra hot.
Oh my goodness … YUM! If you like easy and pumpkin- this is a good one.
Please share with me some of your super easy Fall season kitchen tricks. I’d love to try them!
Wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday and special Hallows Eve.
All of my GumboLove & Afternoon Coffee,
LuLu
