creamy & dreamy...
Ok, so by now you all know how I've started an affair with a rich... delicious... creamy... drink. Baileys Irish Cream! YUMM!And so now it's only fair that I tell you I have been two timing Baileys every once and awhile. (shhh, don't tell!) It's actually something I picked up on my New Years Eve BevMo trip. As you may recall, Rick had a bunch of suggestions for me - and one of them has become my new steady - all in the comfort of my own home!
It's name: Amarula Cream.
It's sweeter than Baileys - more fruity vs. coffee-ey - but with that same delicious rich & creamy texture. It's yummm. Amarula on Ice, darling? Why yes please!
It's actually really neat to read their site. To learn about how much they help the people of Africa with this product - and how it's made.
The main ingredient is from Marula trees. Often called the Elephant tree, among the African people, because of how elephants are so attracted to it's sweet berries.
And now for the educational portion of this post... here's some interesting facts about Elephants!
- The elephant is the largest land mammal left on earth. An elephant consumes up to 300 to 500 pounds of vegetation per day. Elephants only digest about 40% of what they eat, and therefore, they need to spend two-thirds of every day eating.
- They never stop growing throughout their lifetime and thus size is a good indicator of age - the larger the elephant, the older he or she is. Soft spongy pads on the soles of their feet absorb noise, allowing these massive beasts to move through the bush with very little commotion.
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Appropriately, The New Pornographers song, "Slow Decent Into Alcoholism" is playing on my computer right now! ha! I thought I had lost this CD when I had all those CD's stolen from my car, but turns out I burned it onto my computer - woohoo!!
I'm cultivating quite the MP3 collection w/o even trying! This whole MP3 thing seems to be the "wave of the future". Yup, you heard it here first people.
OK - now that I've had my tasty glass of Amarula on ice, I'm off to get ready for dinner & a movie. BYE!
