Honey in My Coffee

Today I had coffee with honey. Now typically I'm not a big coffee drinker. As a matter of fact my mom says I like a little coffee in my milk. That's true enough. I'm like my gra'ma in that respect. But today it was cold and we have free coffee in our breakroom. I thought I'd try sweetening it with honey since someone mentioned it in a conversation recently. I'm also making an attempt at being healthier so this was a good opportunity. Honey's better for you than white sugar.

I've been in an experimental phase when it comes to food. I've been trying new things - veggies, recipes, etc. A couple months ago I taught myself to make brussel sprouts and artichokes for the first time. Actually, I that was the first time I'd eaten them too. My mom didn't cook stuff she didn't like so now that I'm grown I'm curious about some of this stuff.

My best always says Americans focus too much on food. I'll admit that I love food. There is nothing a good, homemade chocolate chip cookie with pecans can't help make better. And I get super excited when I find a new "favorite" spot. And I never miss a chance to watch the Food Network. Ok so I'm an American. *cheesy smile* He still loves me and understands when I tell him about something good I just had or a recipe I just tried. haha

For lunch with my coffee I also had tuna salad. It was almost typical: tuna, mayo and relish. But I also added another ingredient - pickled beets! I LOVE pickled beets! I used to eat them all the time at my gra'ma's house when I was a kid. Now I eat them right out of the jar at home. So when I was pulling everything out of the fridge and saw the jar sitting there I thought, "Hmmmm..... I bet that would taste really good." And it did. I just cut them up and mixed them in. Everything turned a pretty pinkish color. That may be another one of my signature items. I promise I'll open a fresh jar if I'm sharing though.

So back to my coffee. It was really good! Of course it had my usual load of cream and some water added, but the flavor of the honey came through. It left a nice taste on my tongue and it wasn't overly sweet like it can be sometimes when I use regular sugar. I'm really quite pleased with this latest find. Thanks Adley!