Monday, June 25, 2001


coffee. . .what about coffee? have we talked about coffee lately?

this week i'm going to post my favorite recipe that combines both coffee and chocolate -- yes i mean tiramisu. speaking of which there's a new magazine i'm very interested in, italian cooking and living. the most recent issue has an interesting recipe for an variation on tiramisu, whereby you make the saucy cheese, cream and chocolate parts separately, serve them in a bowl, and dip the ladyfingers, cookies or cake into them.

you may recall that i am struggling to resist getting a new coffee grinder. i'm trying to make do by grinding espresso for my silvia with my saeco 2002. i've set the thing to one click beyond zero, but am having difficulty getting a consistent grind at this level. this means i can't get consistent crema on all my shots. i may have to try a different brand of coffee or just throw in the towel and get a second grinder.

already my husband thinks i'm nuts with my coffee equipment -- and now another grinder! where will i put it? it is a drag to have to get different grinder for drip or vac pot coffee and espresso. but no grinder does it all! the rancilio rocky, husband to my silvia, is for espresso. i've heard it's not very good for "regular" coffee. and the saeco won't do for espresso!

somewhere their must be one grinder for home use that will do it all! why haven't any of the manufacturer's filled this obvious void??? as i agonize over this into the sunset, you can look forward to that tiramisu recipe. . .

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