Just for Show A coffee too warm.

[Gary Ayala]

Grounds or gravel?
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This morning's debris:
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Espresso?

 

[Gary R. Smith]

Espresso?

No, just our daily grind. The one-cup coffee maker is a Hamilton Beach like this.

 

[Gary Ayala]

Hey, that works!

 

[Gary Ayala]

This morning French Press filled with Colombian Supremo:

1)

The Kettle (in action)

2)

The Grinder (in action)

3)

The French Press (plunged)

 

[Gary R. Smith]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that you're more of a coffee geek than I am...

 

[Gary Ayala]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that you're more of a coffee geek than I am...

LOL ... you have to be half nuts to roast your own beans.

 

[Wes Hall]

After some time away from the RPF due to a phone replacement and too much going on, it’s warming like a good cup o’ Joe to see this thread. Must brew up and look to share a pic.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

it’s warming like a good cup o’ Joe to see this thread

Well, you started it...

 

[Gary Ayala]

Enjoying my second cup of Americano ... the faithful Maggie by my side.


The faithful Maggie.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

I'm going to call "foul" on that one Gary. Next thing you know this will be all about dogs.

 

[Gary Ayala]

I'm going to call "foul" on that one Gary. Next thing you know this will be all about dogs.

LOL ... how about dogs drinking coffee? (or playing billiards)

 

[Gary Ayala]

Back to Coffee:


iPhone
This morning.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

Frothy!

 

[Gary Ayala]

Yep, it's a Macchiato. A layered espresso drink with foam on the bottom, foam on top and coffee in-between. (Should be poured/crafted into a clear glass cup for a visual treat equal to the taste drink.)

Very very tasty. (I use Oatmeal Milk for a healthier experience.)

 

[Gary Ayala]

An Americano today.

 

[Gary Ayala]

Macchiato this morning ... sooooo good. Typically, I drink my coffee black. But the foam is so good and easy it has become my goto coffee. (I hate Starbucks ... crappy beans.)

 

[Charlotte Ortelli]

Wait for it ... Wait for it ...

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Gary is growing coffee in the back. These seedlings are about six inches tall ... so ... in maybe a decade, Gary may have enough fruit/beans to make a pot of coffee.

(A vertical monopoly. )

Wow, growing your own coffee isn't easy, I'm impressed! I've started growing some basil, with tomatoes to come, maybe in a few months I can make one margherita pizza!
How do farmers do it...

 

[Gary Ayala]

Wow, growing your own coffee isn't easy, I'm impressed! I've started growing some basil, with tomatoes to come, maybe in a few months I can make one margherita pizza!
How do farmers do it...

Good for you. Around here, store vegetables look great in the store ... but lack in flavor. Store tomatoes taste like water. Home grown tomatoes is the way to go. I grow all kinds of fruits and veggies. Usually I grow about 16 different varieties of tomatoes in large 30' high pots and around ten peppers from hot to sweet in smaller pots. This year I'm cutting back on tomatoes and using some of those pots for other stuff ... like rosemary, tea (just planted a few days ago), native Milkweed (for Monarch Butterflies), coffee (will transplant this year), African Basil, et cetera.

Basil is sooo good. I made some pesto recently ... delish ... tossed the pesto on my pizza/flatbread instead of pizza sauce. Sometimes I'll just pluck some basil, wrap it around some cheese and snack away.

Good luck with your gardening.

 

[Gary Ayala]

Wow, growing your own coffee isn't easy, I'm impressed! I've started growing some basil, with tomatoes to come, maybe in a few months I can make one margherita pizza!
How do farmers do it...

PS- You can find my pesto here:

Critique Welcomed Post in thread 'A Blog - COTiP (Cleaning Out The iPhone)'

Jan 30, 2025

The Pesto:

1)

Starting point.

2)

Figuring out what to do.

3)

Ready To Go.

4)

Go.

5)

Fini.

All iPhone Images.

• Gary Ayala

 

[Gianluca Drago]

instead of pizza sauce

Is 'pizza sauce' a real thing in the Americas or did you mean something different?