Ode to Caramel

Oh the wonders of caramel! I love caramel. It is delicious and sugary and good. That is exactly why today I've decided to tell you about caramel. Well, not actually. The reasons are two fold.

Reason 1: I went to church today and had caramel syrup in my coffee! It was just delicious and I loved it. But it was far too hot, so I put ice in it to do that McDonald's iced coffee thing. It was okay. It was probably actually worse than when it was too hot. So I threw it away. But when I put the caramel in, it was delicious.

Reason 2: It was also my cousin's birthday today (happy birthday kaley!) and there was caramel on top of her ice cream cake. And I wasn't going to have any, until I saw the caramel and was like, "Yum. Caramel." I didn't even care about the ice cream! I ate it. And it was good. Then we played a game (Apples to Apples) and I wanted some more caramel but we didn't have anything to put it on. So I had a taco instead. But really, I wanted caramel.

Not only is caramel delicious, it is quite versatile. It can be brittle and glaze, you can make caramel apples and caramels in wrappers and use it as a sauce! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!

But I digress. Caramel is a lovely treat. You know what it would be good with? Frozen yogurt. Let's go get some right now. OH GOODNESS, IS IT HOT OUTSIDE! If I put a caramel on the windowsill it would PROBABLY melt. That's how hot it is outside. Don't believe me? Go, go to where your mom hides her secret stash of candy. Grab a caramel and put it on your windowsill. Is it melting yet? Now take the melted caramel and drizzle it over your frozen yogurt. Leash up your dog and sit outside on the curb and eat it. Recipe for a nice summer treat right there!

Don't be alarmed by the sudden color change. I was using a nice brown to remind you of caramel, and those lovely pastels up there to show off my reasons to talk about caramel, but I can see how this deep violet may throw you off! Let me assure you it has nothing to do with caramel, but with the spontaneity of my character! Ho ho! Well, I've always loved caramel, but you really can't eat too much of it. It's made entirely of sugar. And though I know I got you all excited about caramel and yogurt, be warned! It can be deadly too! It can give you diabetes! So watch out for caramel. But if you can enjoy it WITH RESTRAINT, by all means take that caramel syrup and pour it in your coffee! But don't add the ice!