Coffee..Coffee….Coffeeeee
Its that time in my morning when I realize I have not yet consumed enough coffee to be considered awake. Some days, my normal French Press coffee just doesn’t cut it.
There is a coffee place in SF called Philz Coffee that makes individual cups of coffee from start to finish. Each cup is brewed with freshly ground coffee, poured through a mini filter by hand, mixed and stirred to perfection, and served at drinking temperature. Its an easy process to recreate at home, and I do it sometimes. More than their method of brewing, I love some of the strange coffee blends that they have created.
For example, my personal favorite blend includes a dash of fresh Cardamom. Cardamom is a glorious spice, I recommend this beverage when you need a little extra flavor in your morning.
Cardamom Coffee
1 t Cardamom for every 2 cups (emily sized cups*)
Medium roast Coffee of your choosing
Lightly crush the pods in a mortal and pestle. Add Everything, pod and seeds, directly to freshly ground coffee. Brew as usual.
Enjoy!
*which in all actuality is probably more like 5-6 cups
The Story of Miz Emily
Told by VBar
Miz Emily, crow extraordinaire, hails originally from Connecticut and moved to Boston for college in 2004. She and Vbar met their first semester freshman year at Northeastern University and bonded immediately over their love of fresh food, the middle east and the likelihood that they will never get decently paying jobs. In the proceeding years, Emily lived first in the Mission Hill area of Boston before moving out to Jamaica Plain to roost. In the summer of 2008 Emily migrated west to San Francisco she still lives with her man Billy. Emily loves global travel and has spent time backpacking around Europe as well as in Turkey and Brazil.
Emily’s cooking style can be described as clean, natural and adventurous. Never one to back down from a challenge, can-not-do is not a phrase in her pantry. A master of substitutions, she rarely follows a recipe exactly, often with deliciously innovative results. Always one to be inspired by her surroundings, she enjoys shopping for new and inexpensive ingredients in farmers markets and ethnocentric neighborhoods, in particular Chinatown. Emily’s meals are strongly tied to the seasons particularly since she is lucky enough to have access to fresh California produce. Emily’s strong caw and yummy mowables make her a truly upstanding west-coast representative for the Crows.
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A+ Emily!
This is great to remember if you ever need to grind cardamom for a recipe- simply grind the cardamom in your clean coffee grinder and then don’t wash it before you make your next pot of brew!
I’m def. going to try this in my Sunday coffee this weekend.