It's largely hot in my part of the world right now, so I thought I'd share the recipe of one of my favourite summer iced drinks.
For fans of iced coffee:
16 oz glass ...
1 tbs. instant decaf coffee, or brewed decaf equivalent
1 tsp. cocoa
1 tbs very hot (or boiling) water
three ice cubes
skim milk
You can add other flavourings like vanilla extract, cinnamon, etc., and any sweetener you may use (I like mine sweet, but can't digest natural and refined sugars, so I use sucralose).
For fans of iced tea:
16 oz glass ...
1 bag rooibos tea (or your preferred tea) brewed in:
1/4 cup boiling water
add lemon juice to taste,
ice and cold water
preferred sweetener, if any
(unlike hot brewed tea, I prefer iced tea with little or no sugar or other sweetener).
Other simple faves:
iced tap water with a slice of lemon
iced tap water with a bit of honey and a slice of lemon (boil a bit of water to dilute the honey so that it mixes well with the cold)
a can of Strongbow, slightly above freezing (oh yeah, Strongbow, good company, a sidewalk patio)