To know me is to know of my deep and abiding love of coffee. I didn’t marry a coffee man, but he’s living proof you can precipitate change in a person. He’s as much a coffee freak as I am now. Whether it’s the Norwegian Hygge or as our youngest called it ” the Minnesota state pastime of coffee and cookies”, we are fans. If I don’t have coffee, I don’t turn into a jittery mess. I simply enjoy the camaraderie it brings me.
G and I start the day with coffee in bed. Don’t hate me. We just find it the perfect transition from night to day. We’re old farts, so we don’t want to start moving too fast; we could hurt ourselves. We start the day with regular coffee. I prefer a dark roast Sumatra, courtesy of my favorite niece. G does as well, but he puts cream in his. I know, what a maroon.
Look at me, digressing again. So, I often try new coffee drinks. I’ll go with anything from an espresso martini to cold brewed coffee to this new one: a Dalgona Coffee. I’d not heard of it before the last month. I guess it’s famous on Tik Tok. As you can well imagine, I’m a huge Tik Tok fan…not!
I wasn’t able to try it immediately; I don’t keep a lot of instant coffee on hand. It is simply not my style and it’s really no faster than my Keurig. But good old Amazon came through for me again. I’m such a creature of old commercials, I started humming the Folgers song right away. Enough already. This is a most interesting addition to our coffee repertoire. It’s going to be a fun summertime on the deck beverage.
Combine the following ingredients in a tall metal bowl:
2 tablespoons instant coffee
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoon hot water
Whisk or beat for 3 to 5 minutes. It will get rich and foamy.
Pour approximately 6 to 8 ounces of milk in a glass. Add some of the foam on top and spread around.
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I stirred the foam into the milk a bit. It’s what Alton recommended.
It was most interesting. It wasn’t incredible sweet like I was expecting so I sprinkled on a smidge of sugar.
I’ll make it again, but not tomorrow. G loved it; he’d have it tomorrow!
And next time I’ll add a lot of ice to mine and maybe a sprinkling of grated chocolate or cocoa and a wee dram of Bailey’s.
and remember: It’s OK if you fall apart sometimes. Tacos fall apart and we still love them. Big kiss, Lynn
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