why is it
that coffee tastes better
when it's topped with an inch or two of foamed milk?
and I swear
for every inch of fancy foam
you get charged an extra $2
i figure
it must take a 4 year degree
to work those complicated coffee shop machines
so all those snobby baristas
must be paying off their student loans
one over priced cup at a time
though I thoroughly enjoy
sipping a scalding, skinny mocha
from a green and white paper cup
i don't so much love
paying $5 bucks each time I do
so I determined
to figure out how to make
my own fancy, foamy coffees at home
Step One:
buy some good coffee that you like drinking
since getting a Keurig
i pretty much buy whatever's on sale
but I can tell you that whenever
this company offers free shipping
i grab a few bags of their biodegradable K cups
so basically
step one boils down to
pressing a button
are you still with me?
Step Two:
shake a jar
seriously
here's how I make my fancy, foamed milk:
i pour about a quarter cup
of 2% milk into a jar with a tight-fitting lid
then I shake the heck out of it for about 30 seconds
remove the lid
stick the jar in my microwave for another 30 or so seconds,
and voila!
Fancy Foamed milk
just like those overblown baristas make
as the milk heats in the microwave
it foams up higher and higher,
so make sure you have a jar that's at least 4 times
the height of the milk you pour in
and whatever milk you use
(cow, almond, soy)
just make sure it has some fat in it-skim milk does not really foam
it really is
just that easy
so what are you waiting for?
go get your shake on!