More Than Chocolate: Poetry Monday

  

 

 

Poetry Monday's once a week.

I bet you know which day.

I don't participate every time,

But today I've come out to play.

My friends assign each week a theme,

Chocolate Milkshakes is what they chose.

Now it's up to all of us,

to put our thoughts into prose.

 

 

More Than Chocolate

 

Sitting around and chatting,

while the kids went out to play.

The topic turned to milkshakes,

on that steamy hot summer day.

 

I've written recipes for many of them,

Apple Pie Eggnog, Strawberry Shortcake, Peach Pie. 

Then there's my Strawberry Irish Cream shake,

if you like your (ahem) octane high.

Of course, for sweetness overload,

try the Mocha Butterfingers shake.

Unless coffee with your sugar might,

tend to make you shimmy and quake.

 

Then there's an all time favorite, 

to Peppermint Stick never say "nay."

Not just for the summer months,

but for Christmas and Valentine's Day.

Milkshakes are a personal thing,

each knew what we liked best.

But when it came to all the kids,

we had a theory to put to the test. 

 

They would all say "chocolate,"

that's what each of us would bet.

Gathered the kids around us, yup,

chocolate's what each of them would get.

 

"As long as we're here betting," I said

"I bet I could change their mind.

Chocolate will always be up there,

but favorite would be another kind."

 

Of course they took me up on it,

knowing each time the kids would choose,

plain old chocolate would get the win,

and then, you know, I'd lose.

 

Went home, put on my thinking cap,

and wore my chef's hat too.

How to change my kids' minds?

That's gonna take something new.

 

Caramel Brownie Milkshake

 

Next time we got together,

chocolate's not (technically) what my kids said,

Should have seen the smile I wore,

when "Caramel Brownie" was exclaimed instead! 

 

 

 

Wait!

Read more poetry, 

you're not through.

Some talented writers

are in this crew:

 

On the Border

Messymimi's Meanderings 

Mother Owl 

 

Caramel Brownie Milkshake       

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Printable Recipe

Ingredients (makes 3 - 4): 

3 TBSP caramel sauce

1/4 cup chocolate jimmies (sprinkles)

8 brownies (about 1/3 of a 9 X 11 pan)

2 cups milk

2 cups Caramel Swirl Ice Cream

OPT: whipped cream and/or chocolate caramels for garnish

Directions:
*Pour the caramel sauce onto a small plate or saucer. Pour the chocolate jimmies onto another small plate.

*Dip the rims of 3 - 4 glasses into the sauce, then the jimmies, coating the rim of the glasses. Place in the freezer.

*Break up the brownies to crumbs, and place into a blender with the milk. Liquefy. Add the ice cream and blend until thick.

*For a thinner shake: remove the glasses from the freezer and pour the milkshake into the glasses.

*For a thicker shake: place the blender jar into the freezer for an hour before serving.

*OPT: garnish with whipped cream and/or chocolate caramels.

*Store any leftovers in the freezer.