You know what sucks big time? When you do not have a wonderful photo to showcase your most favorite drink. Of course I have LOTS of excuses for this sad picture but I am not going to revel in it. Instead I am going to elaborate on my journey to this splurge of mine. Any South Indian worth his/her salt will tell you what a pathetic lame of an excuse Starbucks coffee is. So after 2 years of making weird faces, the husband (probably cos he had enough!) suggested that I try the Strawberry Frappuccino. I was still busy sulking cos I was confidant that I dislike it as well. Ha - positive ray of sunshine I sure wasn't!

But one sip later I was in love. Crazy in love. For the first time EVER in my life, something pink really bought out the girl in me. It had me floored so much so that the next few times saw me ordering the same again and again...and again. I loved it so much that I wanted to make it as and when I wanted it. I searched the whole Internet for a recipe to ape at home. Nada! Nothing! Nyet! Zilt! Yes, I got scores of information about the calories in it which I think is the only reason I have been content about my failure to find an original recipe.

But when Deepti chose this month's theme for Free Spirit Bloggers (FSB) that turned to be our favorite Starbucks drink, I was back to square one. No recipes anywhere and from the extensive research I did, things came to light that Starbucks had a secret base they used to make their Strawberry Frappuccino. I did not want to buy random powders hence started working around it. Turns out our simple Strawberry Milkshake is the closest match. At least that's how it felt to my palate. I played around with various combinations and this according to me is the winner. I made my own strawberry syrup and the amount for each element will depend on your taste buds. With or without the Whipped Cream this one is a delicious drink for everyone to enjoy. I paired it with our favorite (homemade) Starbucks styled - Very Berry Coffee Cake.