I have an obsession.
Besides cleaning and wine.
It's this:
I would like you to meet my kryptonite. The London Fog. It is God's gift to me. He loves me and this proves it. It is nectar sent from Heaven.
I am not being dramatic.
And in order to weaken you as well to The London Fog's power, here is how to make them:
1. Add roughly a tablespoon(ish) of sweetener (maple syrup, honey, etc.) to a mug, depending on how sweet you like it.
2. Add roughly a teaspoon(ish) of vanilla extract to a mug. Use the good stuff – not the imitation vanilla. The vanilla is the power-player in this drink.
3. Fill half of the mug with hot water and put one Earl Grey teabag in to steep for a few minutes. Stuart usually stirs this with a spoon to make sure all the goods get mixed in.
4. Steam some milk nice and hot. Use organic whole milk! (Trust me it's worth it!) We use our espresso maker to do this, but I have also done it on the stove and it works well (just stir, stir, stir it so that the milk doesn't scald!)
5. Fill the top half of the mug with the steamed, hot milk and stir the mixture (gently!) so that all the goods can mingle.
Friend, meet The London Fog:
Try it. Do it. You have to. I dare you. I am peer-pressuring you.
Let me know what you think!
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London Fog
Instructions
- Add roughly a tablespoon(ish) of sweetener (maple syrup, honey, etc.) to a mug, depending on how sweet you like it.
- Add roughly a teaspoon(ish) of vanilla extract to a mug. Use the good stuff – not the imitation vanilla. The vanilla is the power-player in this drink.
- Fill half of the mug with hot water and put one Earl Grey teabag in to steep for a few minutes. Stuart usually stirs this with a spoon to make sure all the goods get mixed in.
- Steam some milk nice and hot. Use organic whole milk! (Trust me it's worth it!) We use our espresso maker to do this, but I have also done it on the stove and it works well (just stir, stir, stir it so that the milk doesn't scald!)
- Fill the top half of the mug with the steamed, hot milk and stir the mixture (gently!) so that all the goods can mingle.
It’s all your fault,you got me hooked on these things! Tried to order one when we moved to Prosser and they looked at me like I was from another planet. Gotta love small towns!
Sandey, some people know them better as “Earl Grey Lattes”…maybe this might help 🙂 That’s what Starbucks calls ’em too. Hope you are well! I have my second batch of Kombucha brewing as we speak!
Mmmm. Now my favorite way to enjoy Earl Grey. Thanks for sharing!
Mmm…guess it’s time to make more vanilla extract…
Yum!
Funny how things come and go and morph in the process! When I was little (I’m 65 now) mom used to put a heaping spoonful of instant coffee granules in a mug, another spoonful of sugar, and add scalded milk to fill the cup. She called this wonderful concoction, which she would let me drink because it wasn’t ‘straight’ coffee, Dutch Coffee. I have no idea where the name came from or how she learned of it. I think I was drinking some of the first lattes in CA!
That’s how the Dutch drink coffee in Holland (the Netherlands)! Half a cup of strong coffee and half cup of hot steamed milk…
As a former Londoner, I have to try this. There was a really thick fog on the Mersey in Liverpool today, so maybe it’ll have to be a Liverpool Fog this time…
It’s not foggy (too bad, I really do love fog!) but the sky is so dark and grey for this early in the morning that it feels like this london fog might, might just save my day! 🙂
I am on day 14 of a 21 day cleanse but as soon as I am done I am trying this. It looks wonderful.
I bless you and curse you! 🙂 Bless you for sharing this wonderful recipe. Curses because now I am addicted! Wonder if there is a london fog support group in my area?!
Soooo good! Hands cling tightly, fingers laced, holding on to it like my life depended on it. Soothing elixir. Thank your for introducing me to the La-la-la London fog.
I’ve been drinking London Fog for years, but I was introduced to them as being made with Earl Grey and steamed egg nog. Amazing. Try it.