I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
I’m currently writing about a woman who spends a lot of time traveling to exotic places, and for some reason I thought of having her enjoy Turkish coffee. Except I really didn’t know much about what Turkish coffee was! So I turned to my trusty friend, Google.
WOW there are a lot of different ways to make Turkish coffee, but I think I’ll choose the simplest for my book: Fine grind the beans, put them in the cezve coffee pot with cold water and sugar and spices, stir, then heat slowly over medium heat. When it boils, distribute evenly in all the tiny coffee cups and wait a minute or so for the grinds to settle on the bottom before drinking.
Some recipes call for pouring only some of the coffee at the first boil, the returning the pot to the heat for a second boil, and then pouring the rest into the cups. Some recipes call for spices like cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, or cloves.
So naturally, I had to try making this, right? Except I don’t have a cezve pot so I decided to use a small regular pot. I have a burr grinder that Captain Caffeine used before he bought his massive grinder for his espresso, but alas, the burr grinder failed me and did not grind the beans as fine as I needed them to, no matter what settings I tried, so I will need to wait for the Captain’s input before proceeding further. I’ll keep you updated.
This is one of a set of four cute espresso cups that Captain Caffeine had in the cupboard. Isn’t it adorable? I want to make espresso just to be able to use it. Yes, I am such a girl.
WOW there are a lot of different ways to make Turkish coffee, but I think I’ll choose the simplest for my book: Fine grind the beans, put them in the cezve coffee pot with cold water and sugar and spices, stir, then heat slowly over medium heat. When it boils, distribute evenly in all the tiny coffee cups and wait a minute or so for the grinds to settle on the bottom before drinking.
Some recipes call for pouring only some of the coffee at the first boil, the returning the pot to the heat for a second boil, and then pouring the rest into the cups. Some recipes call for spices like cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, or cloves.
So naturally, I had to try making this, right? Except I don’t have a cezve pot so I decided to use a small regular pot. I have a burr grinder that Captain Caffeine used before he bought his massive grinder for his espresso, but alas, the burr grinder failed me and did not grind the beans as fine as I needed them to, no matter what settings I tried, so I will need to wait for the Captain’s input before proceeding further. I’ll keep you updated.
This is one of a set of four cute espresso cups that Captain Caffeine had in the cupboard. Isn’t it adorable? I want to make espresso just to be able to use it. Yes, I am such a girl.
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