A Caffeine kick up my arse!
It's been nearly a month since I have last written a post. And it's not entirely because my schedule had been packed (well, it was...for the first 15 days or so). I have actually had enough time to write over the last 8-10 days. But the heat in Dhaka drained out every last bit of desire to do anything besides the bare minimum on a daily basis.
So obviously it was pretty mad to even consider drinking anything hot and unfortunately that includes Latte! I have been making cold coffee over the last few days. But an Iced Latte is really not what all the hype is about. It does the job of giving a "caffeine kick up my arse," but the silky smooth and creamy texture of steamed milk has always been missing. And that is the part of a latte that makes it my favourite drink!
So to bring in a bit more depth and texture to my rather boring cold coffee I have tried using a blender to whisk through the milk but to no avail. It just creates an airy light foam, that's it. Yesterday my wife suggested adding ice cream and that might increase the creaminess of the cold latte. I wasn't going to give up on a chance to experiment further with coffee now, was I?!
I used Davidoff's instant coffee - the only instant coffee I endorse!
Creating a good mixture is essential before starting to mix the goodies together. Adding the coffee directly into the cold milk without first dissolving it in hot water ends up leaving a grainy, bitter aftertaste. Nobody wants that!
And from there on it's pretty routine stuff really. Add cold milk to your blender. Follow it up with a couple of scoops of ice-cream _(I used vanilla to avoid any interference with the inherent flavour of the coffee - but if you want to have mango flavoured I won't be judging!) and add the mixed coffee in. Give it a good blend and we have something that may not entirely replace the creaminess of a good 'ol fashioned latte - but will be a good substitute in the heat!
Oh yes, add some ice cubes. Always add some ice cubes! And mybe some butter coockies to go with it...?
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Hey there!
It's great to see you!
I hope you're doing better in the heat. I wish you'd blow some sunshine my way, while I blow some rain and cold to you.
Your recipe is amazing.
Here's my DIY manual Cappuccino with Blackberry Muffin video 😆
How I wish we'd get some rain...any rain at all! It's been exhausting really. I have never experienced such heat in 30 years!
Delish! 😋 I have never had blackberry muffin - it's extremely rare to find blackberries here but I hace had blueberry muffins and they are one top notch side dish with coffee!
Oh boy! We've had so much rain here in the UK. The plus side is that everything is lush, but I just want to be able to wear my summer clothes and go out in nature.
Funny eh! Blackberry bush is so common here. They can be found along the streetside in the summertime.
Stay hydrated!
Hehe I wish we had a weather transportation mechanism 🤣
Oh wow! I'd love to munch on some berries when taking an evening stroll down a park or something. I guess I'll enjoy the UK a lot 😄
We're actually drinking saline instead of plain water for the sheer amount of sweat we're losing...constantly!
Doc and Instant Coffee!!
Seriously? :)
No self-respecting southerner eat instant grit! Replace grit with coffee
Not proud of it dada 😂😂 I don’t have my espresso machine with me so I've had to shake hands with the dark side if I may 😆
At least it's Davidoff dada. Pheww!
I love coffee and this is a perfect new idea to try for the future. Coffee seems to be my vitamins when I am feeling weak.
It does have a rejuvenating effect doesn’t it! Do give it a try, quite the refreshing relief on a hot summer day.
Send some over bhai, badly in need of a cool cool drink. I'll take the Pathao delivery. 🚲
Gotoh kalke AC noshto hoye gese toh thanda thanda drink dorkar aro beshi dorkar. 😂
Bhai re bhai! Nothing to say about the heat 😂 We've been drinking cold saline and I had no idea it could taste so "অমৃত" 😋
BD right now.
Good to see you back! Right on time for LPUD :P
Hehe good spot mate! ;) Ready for the LPUD 😄
Bruh, You went missing all of the sudden...Great to see you again!
I guess the real heat strike ain't even started yet... June or July gonna be something else. 🤣
Believe me, I know some people who drink tea twice a day in summer... 🤣 Built different... Noice experiment with coffee.. my simple recipe is get the milk and make some soda with ice cubes. 🥤 Sigh of relief.
well, I noticed you used Threads back in march. The User interface works better now, (upgraded to new UI) maybe you want to give it another try and also new zealy Compaign is ongoing (same as crew3)!
Haha yeah I went off the grid for a while! Milk with soda? Interesting combo...never thought of it really!
Yeah I've seen the zealy Campaign, but unfortunately this time around I'm a bit preoccupied so not participating.
Yeaaah. Kind of a thing in this part of the world hah.
Oh, gonna miss ya presence bruh. Wish you luck on thing's you're currently working on!
haha threads missed you :P
Yeah man...I had quite a lot of fun last time around on threads :D