A confession

On a much less serious note, I have a confession to make.

While I've worked at the same coffee shop for almost 4 1/2 years, I often frequent other places to get my coffee fix. Starbucks is my most frequent option (mainly because they are EVERYWHERE) but I also go to other local shops as well.

Actually, I go to coffee shops not because I'm terribly addicted to coffee, but because its where I can get the most work done. The only problem with this is that I spend WAY too much money on coffee during the week.

Then I found out that there are websites dedicated to "ghetto Starbucks recipes". Other sites refer to these as "Starbucks hacks". Its basically where you order a cheap cup of coffee and then add your own other ingredients to it to make it a fancier and cheaper drink than what Starbucks could give you.

One option I tried today was ordering a tall coffee, room for cream, and then adding Hot Cocoa powder and milk. It only tasted OK, so I'm going to be looking for new recipes and ways of "hacking" my Starbucks coffee. Suggestions and recommendations are welcomed!