The Pioneer Woman Strikes!

First of all, let me say right off the bat that I took this beautiful image off the Pioneer Woman website I will be linking you too in just a moment.  I just wanted to include it so you could see exactly why I decided to venture into the homemade deluxe coffee world that, until today, I have been afraid of.  

  So I've been a fan of the Pioneer Woman, her blog and her cookbook.  Recently she has hooked up with Food Network to make 6 episodes of The Pioneer Woman cooking show, which is my dream come true.  This chick is awesome!  She has a great sense of humor and good taste (in all things).  I have to imagine that she could be my cooler, slightly older sister or best friend, maybe?  If only I lived in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma!  Alas, the closest I'll ever get to hanging out with Ree (that's her actual name) is watching her cook on Food Network.  Inspired by her yummy cooking, I explored the recipe section of her website and since my cupboards are quite bare right now, there wasn't a lot that I could actually make.  It was killing me!  But I did stumble across this gem.  Iced Coffee!  Now how hard can that be?  Well, trust me, I can't make iced coffee that tastes like Starbucks to save my life.  Mine is always too bitter and too watery.  I can't do it.  Her solution shocked me!  And to make matters worse (in a good way) she gave a variation for Vietnamese Iced Coffee which is what I made this morning.  It was TO. DIE. FOR.  So dang good!  So here is the link to the Pioneer Woman's Perfect Iced Coffee Try it immediately, I'm sure you will love it.  I only made a quarter of the coffee concentrate because I didn't have a vessel big enough for the amount she made, but I know that I'm gonna need to buy a bigger pitcher because I'm going to be making this every summer from now on.  Yumm!