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OK, so this isn’t really a meal, but it is sooooooo good. If you like coffee liquor, than you know how expensive a bottle of Kahlua can be. I used to pay at least 25 dollars a bottle for the stuff…that is until I met Jaci’s father. From him I learned how to make amazing homemade Kahlua that, with a little bit of milk and ice, makes a mind blowing drink. So, here, just in time for summer (almost), is a really really really easy recipe for the stuff.

Get out a pot. Put 3 cups of sugar, a half of a cup of instant coffee, 3 cups of water, and 1/4th of a teaspoon of salt into a pot. Bring it all to a boil while stirring it the whole time to dissolve the coffee. As with most of the really really really easy meals, don’t turn your burner all the way up to boil the stuff. Just set it at about 5 or 6 out of 10 so that you don’t burn the heck out of the sugar before it dissolves. After it boils turn it all the way down to the lowest heat setting and stir it and let it simmer for about 5 more minutes. Then turn the heat all the way off and let it cool completely. You can speed up the process by putting it in the ‘fridge. After it has cooled off, add two cups of REALLY cheap Vodka. Seriously, I bought the $10 3-liter bottle of vodka that is on the very bottom shelf and basically tastes like rubbing alcohol by itself. But, you DO NOT need expensive vodka for this recipe, I promise you. Anyway, add the two cups of vodka and a table spoon of vanilla extract (baking section of your grocery store…dark brown liquid in about a 6 oz. bottle). Use a funnel or else very carefully pour it into an old liquor bottle. Pour some into a glass and add some milk or cream and ice and you have a White Russian!!! I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how much this tastes like the real thing.

Invite your friends over one summer afternoon and sip on this stuff out on the back patio. It is WAY cheaper than going out on the town.