Saturday Morning Schoolwork Never Tasted So Good…
I get really excited about food and drink in general. But when it comes to food or beverages I made myself, I get super excited!
Last night I went to bed early with the plan to get up early today and get some schoolwork done. I executed the sleep part to a tee and got up around 7. I went out to get milk for my coffee. Ironically, I don’t drink much coffee at home, but I’m known for my regular and voracious coffee drinking at work 
The truth is, I’m a coffee lover, not a coffee drinker. I love coffee enough to settle for a free lack-luster cup each morning, but if I’m going to take the time and energy to make coffee at home, it’s gonna be GOOD.
I bought some ground coffee from Lavazza recently (Crema Gusto something or other) and retrieved my press pot from a friend’s house just 
yesterday. I would normally drink cream (half & half) in brewed coffee, but I decided to try out a cappuccino-like drink this weekend. It’s not quite latte, not quite cafe au lait, not quite cappuccino, but ALL GOOD! I started with a full pot (I have an 8-cup press) of fine ground coffee. While it was brewing I put a little milk in a pot, I’d say 2 cups. Once the milk started to get mad, I poured the coffee from the press into a large mug big enough to hold all 8 cups. I washed the press and got it ready for the milk. A split second before the milk boiled, I took it off the heat and poured it in the press. Then I plunged up and down, fairly deliberately, to froth the milk. All the way to the bottom, then all the way up, back and forth.
BIV was standing there as I was doing this and noticed the milk getting higher and higher in the press. He says “How are you making the milk bigger Daddy?” He’s so cute…
I filled a cup half with coffee, half with the milk. While it’s still warm the milk and froth are in the perfect ratio and I didn’t need to use a spoon at all. The picture above is after a few sips (I couldn’t resist) and with a little nutmeg on top. All days should start this way…
