Seriously, who wants to pay $3 for coffee? I will, but only when absolutely necessary. We all know we’re paying for convenience, not great coffee. And in Miami, where you can get a cafecito in almost any corner, why would you bother? For less than half the price, you can pick up a good Cuban coffee. If only it wasn’t so sweet…
I personally like making my coffee at home as part of my morning ritual. When I recently broke my coffee pot, I felt a little empty not being able to make my morning coffee. But soon I remembered I had a brand new Bialetti stove-top expresso maker my father brought me from Italy sitting in my cupboard. Maybe fate had a little something to do with my broken coffee pot because it was love at first use with my expresso maker; it’s much better than my old regular coffee pot, although even using that one, my home-made coffee had nothing to envy Starbucks about.
(Coffee pictured here was freshly brewed and happily consumed this morning).
Ingredients
- A coffee maker you trust
- High-quality coffee
- Milk of your preference
- Milk frother — whoever invented this simple contraption deserves an award
Preparation
Make coffee according to coffee pot instructions. Meanwhile, heat milk on stove or in microwave. Froth milk.Serve coffee in your favorite mug.
Pour the milk into the coffee while holding the foam back with a spoon. Spoon foam into coffee. If you want to get fancy, sprinkle foam with cinammon.
Oh, yes and add sugar if you need it.
Cook’s Notes
Some easy variations can make your coffee impressive:
Add a shot or a drizzle (depending on the size of the cup) of Baileys. Or, serve it with a small piece of chocolate on the side so you or your guests can drop it into the hot coffee for an instant mocha.
Haven’t locked down and gotten the milk frother yet but you’re tempting me! Staunch advocate of boiled milk, however.
I always dedicate the first hour of my morning to coffee making and drinking so I know exactly how you feel! Then I take my second cup on the way to work with me to ease me into the day.
I tried finding a picture of my frother but I couldn’t. I don’t even remember where I bought it but I have a feeling it was IKEA, which means it was probably cheap too. Even better! It’s a handheld frother but not the battery-operated type.I’ve heard bad things about those so if you do get one, look at other options.