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So my quest for the perfect Macchiato is so so so hard when you don't have the right equipment and skill:
My lust for learning drives me to madness. I look at my counter and see shinny stainless steel. I smell the sent of fresh roasted coffee, and my boldness once again wells up inside of me. The internet, with all its vast knowledge drives me to continue on my journey, But battle after battle my mind grows tired and doubtful. Oh to win the day and see that milky, painted sweet mark atop my fresh pulled nectar. Oh to find a leader to guide me through my quest and lay upon me their skill. Until my heart picks me up again for the next attempt, I shall seek out my elixir.
Well.... My force powers are on the increase. After a few weeks, and a lot of milk in the drain, my quest for making micro foam is growing more productive. No, I am not a pro at it, not even close. But it tastes a little sweeter, and feels a little better. That is an improvement, believe me. Sooner or later I will actually enjoy my drinks, well I enjoy them now but I will enjoy them more.
Below is last night’s Macchiato. Still not perfect, but I am getting there.
I'll be working (alot) at Cafe Du Monde during Mardi Gras (starts this Sat, the 19th) but if you don't see my updates, it means things got a little too hectic :)
Happy Mardi Gras!
New blog post: The La Marzocco Strada in Sweden's WBC Qualifier Barista Cup: Hit or Miss?
Good morning Chicagooo Coffee Fest!!!
In seven days, we'll be broadcasting live from the Windy City as the 60th Coffee Fest kicks off on Navy Pier.
The Coffee Fest Live social media crew (Jeffrey Kingman of Chalkboarder and Shannon Pratuch and Laura Hedges of Scene Marketing Group) are very excited to meet all of you that are coming and would love to get quick "street" interviews with you from the Show (we'll make you a Youtube sensation!).
This past week, I launched a new Coffee Fest Blog - we're putting a lot of content up over there that might interest you. Also, if you are on Twitter, follow the hashtag #coffeefest and our Twitter accounts:
Coffee Fest - @coffeefestshow
Jeffrey - @jeffreyjkingman and @chalkboarder
Shannon - @scenemarketing
Laura - @lhedges
We also encourage you to connect with Coffee Fest in Facebook - there's two accounts there:
Today I was delivered my Coffee from Square Mile from the UK. I was sooo pumped to try it! I must say that the label and description is perfect!
I'm really interested to see how this Santa Lucia compares to Madcap's Santa Lucia.
Madcap = amazing Gr, MI coffee bar. Check it
Mocha is a truly yummy coffee drink that I normally associate with cold winters. Nevertheless, there are many iced mocha coffee drink recipes although mostly far too heavy for hot summer days. We were thinking about making it much lighter and my husband tried several recipes before eventually ending up with this simple and light yet fabulously aromatic iced mocha coffee drink recipe.
Makes: 2 mugs
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 vanilla pod
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1 heaped tsp cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup aromatic rum
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/2 heaped tsp finely ground coffee
- 2 cups cold 2% (semi-skimmed) milk
- 12 ice cubes (up to 1 inch wide)
- 1 apricot cut in half for decoration for two glasses
Method - how to make Iced Mocha Coffee:
- Combine 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 vanilla pod,1/2 tsp ground cloves, 1/2 tsp allspice. Take 2 1/2 cups of water and pour into ibrik coffee pot, bring it to the boil, add all spices and slowly boil for 5 minutes.
- Take 1 heaped tsp of cocoa powder (you can also use dark chocolate syrup or melt 2 small pieces of dark chocolate).
- Dissolve cocoa powder in 3 tsp of hot water.
- Take dissolved cocoa, measure 1/4 cup of aromatic rum and pour both into boiling spiced water.
- Remove coffee pot with boiling spiced water from heat and immediately put in 1 1/2 heaped tsp of finely ground coffee. Stir quickly and leave to cool to about 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) before pouring into a mug and chilling in a fridge.
- Measure 1 cup of cold milk per serving and pour into a mug.
- Once chilled remove mocha coffee from the fridge and stir well. Pour coffee into mugs and add ice cubes (1 cup of coffee and 6 cubes per serving).
- Cut apricot halves halfway and decorate mugs. Add a long straw and enjoy your yummy iced mocha.
This iced Americano is based on one of the simplest coffee drinks recipes. No time for sophisticated coffee drinks recipes? Well, my husband had to figure out something dead easy for all of us who like drinking coffee but have no time. The basis really is easy. Americano is an espresso-based coffee which is produced by adding hot water to a single shot of espresso coffee. You need an electric coffee maker or a hand pressed coffee machine but these can now be found in almost every home anyway.
Slices of lime and yummy apricots are not just decorative elements but they are key ingredients if you want to make really refreshing iced Americano. The whole thing of using apricots was a pure coincidence. I was whining (yet again) how nobody wants to eat fruits when Milan was just sipping his cup of coffee and decided to calm me down a bit. He ate apricots with his Americano and realized how well they go together. Then he thought a few slices of lime may give an extra kick of refreshing flavors and the rest is history.
What do we need in one of the simplest Americano iced coffee drink recipes:
Makes: 2 medium glasses
INGREDIENTS:
- 4 slices from a ripe but hard apricot
- 4 lime slices
- 12 ice cubes - crushed (up to 1 inch wide)
- 2 1/2 cup of Americano coffee (chilled)
Method - how to make Americano iced coffee drink:
- Slice the lime and ripe but still hard apricot into thin 1/8 inch (3mm) slices. You will need 2 slices of each per serving.
- Crush 6 ice cubes per serving and place into a glass to secure the lime and apricot slices (12 cubes for two glasses).
- Coffee brewing: make 2 1/2 cups of Americano by first making two shots of espresso (about 1/4 cup per shot or 1/2 cup in total) and adding 2 cups of hot but not boiling water.
- Pour chilled Americano coffee over the ice, decorate with mint leaves, take a long straw and enjoy this wonderfully refreshing iced coffee.
