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Years ago I often had to travel for work for weeks at a time. I was young and unmarried and thought living in a hotel and eating out a restaurant every night for up to 8 weeks straight was fun. Traveling during the holidays, though, wasn’t quite as fun. Fortunately my coworkers and trainees always went out of their way to make me feel welcome and to make the time special.

Lightened-Up Orange Poke Cake Recipe with Sunkist TEN

There’s one occasion that really stands out, though, and that’s the time when a girl in one of my classes made me a poke cake right before Thanksgiving. I had never had a poke cake before, can you believe that? I know they’re made all different ways, but this one had a favorite hard-to-find soda of mine poured over the top before covering it with a whipped topping. It was a family recipe, but the girl was sweet enough to share it with me (I guess she didn’t worry about much recipe “competition” from Florida as they lived in Texas). Continue reading »

Iced Coffee Recipe: Mocha Parfait Shots

Last year I fell in love with the new International Delight Mocha Iced Coffee and shared with you a couple of coffeehouse recipes that you could make at home. Almost nine months later and I’m still drinking my DIY iced coffees at home. Not only does it help me save a few dollars but it’s much more convenient. Instead of driving to a coffee shop every time I get the hankering for a cold coffee beverage I just have to reach into the fridge.

As much as I have been enjoying my ID Mocha Iced Coffee I had decided that I needed to cut back just a bit. Summer is just around the corner and that means tank tops and swimsuits so a girl needs to watch her waistline just a bit. I was exceedingly happy, then, when on a recent trip to the store I found that International Delight had read my mind. There, on the shelf, was a Light version of my favorite Mocha Iced Coffee!