Summertime caffeine fix

Nothing is better than that morning cup of coffee. I like to sit on my back porch and look at the pool and get my morning caffeine fix, but now that it's so hot and muggy, a hot cup of coffee leaves much to be desired. What's a girl to do?

Well, this girl has decided to switch to iced coffee. All you really have to do is brew your normal pot of coffee, but make it stronger than you usually would, then let it cool down. If you're in a hurry, I recommend filling your sink with cold water and setting the coffee pot in it. Adding ice directly to the coffee may be quicker, but it will water it down too much.

Once it's cooled to near room temp, then you just add your sugar and/or creamer and a few cubes of ice. If you plan ahead, you can have the coffee pot cool in the fridge over night, then you don't even have to add ice. Since I like a sweet creamy blend, I use part heavy whipping cream and part flavored creamer... it's just as good, if not better, than the $2 bottle of Starbuck's Frappucino that you buy at 7-11... and so much cheaper. :)