tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post1384362538458866477..comments2024-01-05T04:39:29.978-08:00Comments on Gild the (Voodoo)lily: Espresso ice creamHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-66444671201764848222008-09-17T21:46:00.000-07:002008-09-17T21:46:00.000-07:00Hi, Chad - I used water instead of milk because I ...Hi, Chad - I used water instead of milk because I was using more than the normal amount of heavy whipping cream, and I didn't want it to be too heavy (also, I didn't have any milk). :) If you steep the grounds in the milk/cream <I>before</I> it scalds, you'll reduce the risk of burning the coffee. Good luck! Now start a blog!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-25435324839743217412008-09-17T21:14:00.000-07:002008-09-17T21:14:00.000-07:00I'm so glad I happened upon your blog. You're a po...I'm so glad I happened upon your blog. You're a portlander, no less!<BR/><BR/>Yesterday I took a batch of homemade vanilla to the Stumptown Annex cupping room. Dude brewed up five different espressos (it was actually a moka pot, but he stopped the extraction early) from different beans and put each shot into a different cup of vanilla. Their Guatemala Finca won the taste test by a mile. I'm about to whip up some coffee ice cream using those beans. Cannot wait until tomorrow to churn it.<BR/><BR/>Why the water in the recipe? why not skim or whole milk? What if I added grounds to the scalding milk?<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03625354822728229322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-52964238615892024152008-08-25T09:49:00.000-07:002008-08-25T09:49:00.000-07:00With a shot of grappa and a shot of espresso to ta...With a shot of grappa and a shot of espresso to take it to beyond affogatto...Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-2878942326556781352008-08-20T19:00:00.000-07:002008-08-20T19:00:00.000-07:00I dare you to give this to small children. At nigh...I dare you to give this to small children. At night. On a Wednesday.Hunter Angler Gardener Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996285578001308125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-42397610334078275452008-08-20T18:47:00.000-07:002008-08-20T18:47:00.000-07:00I can totally see you as a great barista. I always...I can totally see you as a great barista. I always wanted to be one - maybe I still can someday... that ice cream looks awesome! I love me some coffee! Belissimo!Thistlemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898600488153652504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-92067715505772347882008-08-20T13:22:00.000-07:002008-08-20T13:22:00.000-07:00Oh, dear. I log on today (at work, no less) and fi...Oh, dear. I log on today (at work, no less) and find this?!<BR/><BR/>Love espresso cream!<BR/>And oooh... the bacon idea could be a good one. Thinking on that!Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627131190832189839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-22404311463975126762008-08-20T01:34:00.000-07:002008-08-20T01:34:00.000-07:00Five grand? I wish. It's just a Europiccola machin...Five grand? I wish. It's just a Europiccola machine. But still makes a good espressoJust Cook Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035386609851308100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-56117665349752401222008-08-19T19:21:00.000-07:002008-08-19T19:21:00.000-07:00Coco (^o^) I was wondering!Coco (^o^) I was wondering!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-52762371349206854392008-08-19T19:20:00.000-07:002008-08-19T19:20:00.000-07:00Brittany - Roasty figs, eh? Okay, I can see that. ...Brittany - Roasty figs, eh? Okay, I can see that. Sounds preeettty good.<BR/><BR/>Amy - Wouldn't an extra $5K lying around be nice?<BR/><BR/>Courtney - Why a cage? For dancing? You so crazy.<BR/><BR/>Jen - The ice cream goes from angel to devil pretty quickly with the addition of dulce de leche. ;)<BR/><BR/>Claudia - Candied bacon? With coffee? I guess then it'd be breakfast.<BR/><BR/>Leif - My mom used to say "anything worth doing, is worth doing right". Your mom sounds like a sassy lady. :)<BR/><BR/>Nikki - Even just the odd globs of fat are a little startling. Sieve is a must.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-59097444880136240522008-08-19T18:57:00.000-07:002008-08-19T18:57:00.000-07:00I realized I wrote cage instead of cafe! Sorry.I realized I wrote cage instead of cafe! Sorry.glamah16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16724763173861801914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-49099135074958309902008-08-19T17:01:00.000-07:002008-08-19T17:01:00.000-07:00Yeah, girl--do the damn thing! I was a barista for...Yeah, girl--do the damn thing! I was a barista for four years, too. I learned on the old El Marzocco machines back in the day. I quit that shit in May because I couldn't stand all of the standardization going on. I'm in love with espresso too.<BR/><BR/>As far as ice cream goes, you're right on top with sieving it before chilling it. No matter how careful you are, a piece of egg always manages to get cooked.Nikki @ NikSnackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09756950048513201740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-47123214452639566732008-08-19T12:36:00.000-07:002008-08-19T12:36:00.000-07:00I like your work ethic. It sounds quite like what...I like your work ethic. It sounds quite like what I grew up learning. My mom put it a different way though, which I've lived by ever since. She said "No ass is better than half-ass." wise words<BR/><BR/>LeifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-16143172456042178492008-08-19T12:13:00.000-07:002008-08-19T12:13:00.000-07:00i love youtotally love youin that culinary kinda w...i love you<BR/>totally love you<BR/>in that culinary kinda way<BR/><BR/>now go bake up some bacon candy and crumble it on top.<BR/><BR/>no really...michael, claudia and sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10466840130053606273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-58016046405710605382008-08-19T11:06:00.000-07:002008-08-19T11:06:00.000-07:00That looks truly heavenly. Or sinful. Or somethi...That looks truly heavenly. Or sinful. Or something that might turn someone religious. (Or the opposite).Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-35544792835266220712008-08-19T09:52:00.000-07:002008-08-19T09:52:00.000-07:00You need your own cage with your homemade ice crea...You need your own cage with your homemade ice cream. It will be the hootest spot in Portland.glamah16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16724763173861801914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-24130419311098434292008-08-19T09:09:00.000-07:002008-08-19T09:09:00.000-07:00man, i give you credit on this one! DELICIOSO! I ...man, i give you credit on this one! DELICIOSO! I was just imagining that "real" Italian talking. HA! One day, when I am rich (in my dreams), I will purchase one of those industrial espresso machines and I'll make so many perfect espresso's I'll be buzzed all the time. love the apron, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-86601318313177210012008-08-19T08:25:00.000-07:002008-08-19T08:25:00.000-07:00Nice! You are a true NW coffee bitch! awesome look...Nice! You are a true NW coffee bitch! <BR/><BR/>awesome looking ice cream- I'm thinking roasted figs on top along with the dulce de leche. <BR/><BR/>I'm making that ASAPBrittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01964356151167396230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-52394594848583428912008-08-19T08:19:00.000-07:002008-08-19T08:19:00.000-07:00Alex - You're a better man than I, with your $5000...Alex - You're a better man than I, with your $5000 espresso machine! Not to say I can't save my ducats...<BR/><BR/>Kittie - When I have to work out of town, I just end up drinking those little cans of espresso with cream, because I get very stabby if someone fucks up my morning coffee.<BR/><BR/>Judy - Oh, you poor thing. Why you up all night, hunny?<BR/><BR/>Brittany - I can't believe you drink anything other than black coffee and whiskey, with a mouth like yours.<BR/><BR/>Rachel - If you had my coffee you'd like it by itself. ;)<BR/><BR/>Ben - Tres leches sounds pretty damn good, my friend. Do eet!<BR/><BR/>Jube - These types of Starbucks bullshit "coffee beverages" pack half the calories someone my build needs in a <I>whole day</I>. If your espresso is high quality and expertly brewed, you don't need to cover it with whipped cream and syrup. Btw, I hear Stumptown is coming your way - they're putting a roaster in Brooklyn. You're in for a treat. <BR/><BR/>Valli - I can't believe you live in the Pacific Northwest and haven't had a good cup of coffee! <BR/><BR/>Syd - I think too many people just don't actually like coffee, and try to fake it by ordering a bunch of candy and donuts on top.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630354073303047529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-10205843818424011332008-08-19T08:02:00.000-07:002008-08-19T08:02:00.000-07:00My mouth is watering. I can almost taste the cream...My mouth is watering. I can almost taste the creaminess.<BR/><BR/>Have you ever done a post about what a real coffee drinker should order? Or maybe a list of DOs and <I>DON'T you fucking dare</I> as related to coffee? <BR/><BR/>I would be interested. Just sayin'Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288677537002934173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-80330927010005283662008-08-19T07:54:00.000-07:002008-08-19T07:54:00.000-07:00I'm with Manggy and don't do coffee except frozen ...I'm with Manggy and don't do coffee except frozen in ice cream and frappe. Perhaps I have never found my perfect blend of coffee to savour:DValerie Harrison (bellini)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10205920305666658534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-50774291458822610772008-08-19T07:18:00.000-07:002008-08-19T07:18:00.000-07:00I bought myself a La Pavoni for a wedding present....I bought myself a La Pavoni for a wedding present. Thoughtful, no?<BR/><BR/>And I couldn't agree more with your tirade against the sweet, flavored, ghastly franken-drinks that people line up to pay $5 for. They're desserts- not coffee- and they make you FAT.<BR/><BR/>Btw, can I get a double-shot vanilla/hazelnut pumpkin frappucino with extra whipped cream, caramel, nuts and a freaking cherry on top when you have a minute?peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189314044617829401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-51057382993764534702008-08-19T05:53:00.000-07:002008-08-19T05:53:00.000-07:00I love making homemade ice cream. Yummy yummy and...I love making homemade ice cream. Yummy yummy and nice and simple. I love the idea of dulce de leche on top of espresso ice cream. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you were never my barista though. You'd hate me. I'm totally down with mixing my coffee with hazelnut and vanilla flavors, but often have trouble acceptin coffee as a standalone beverage. <BR/><BR/>Don't hate me.The Short (dis)Order Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510572788683143569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-10116600051763117612008-08-19T05:24:00.000-07:002008-08-19T05:24:00.000-07:00I have never had coffee before in mylife. I need t...I have never had coffee before in mylife. I need to learn how to like it so I can eat this kind of stuff.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15874958369943279206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-15133021537451186162008-08-19T04:37:00.000-07:002008-08-19T04:37:00.000-07:00Yummmm. That would make such a great breakfast th...Yummmm. That would make such a great breakfast this morning!!! I wouldn't even share it with anyone else here. They all slept last night!!!Judy@nofearentertaininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825595275519383264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12768753.post-10917402226665311802008-08-19T03:23:00.000-07:002008-08-19T03:23:00.000-07:00I don't drink too much coffee (once every day or t...I don't drink too much coffee (once every day or two) so get quite fussy with it! I had my first cup of instant coffee in almost a year last week and almost cried... It just ain't the same drink...Laura Patersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588036645858886259noreply@blogger.com