Espresso Cookies

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Chocolate espresso cookies…..

The espresso was too harsh IMO….but I think it’s a recipe I might be able to mess around with – maybe add chocolate in the actual cookie next time =)

Espresso escape

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I placed simple studio flash with a softbox to the right. The light is bounced by a dark blue cardboard to left to get a complementary color of the orange table. The 300W was set to 1/4 and triggered by an on-camera Speedlite 430 EX that pointed to a white wall for some additional fill light. I used the self timer to drop the sugar cube a moment before the release.

Ich habe einen einfachen 300W Studioblitz mit einer Softbox von rechts auf die Szene blitzen lassen. Die Leistung war auf 1/4 eingestellt und der Blitz wurde durch einen Speedlite auf der Kamera ausgelöst. Zur Linken war eine blaue Platte für einen komplementären Farbton. Durch den Selbstauslöser konnte ich den Zuckerwürfel im richtigen Moment in die Tasse fallen lassen.

My first espresso

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So I had heard that there was a coffee culture in all of Europe, especially France and Italy. This Illy cup represents the first of an inumerable amount of espressos that I ordered over the course of 45 days.

Double shot espresso macchiato

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I decided to forget about the latte art and focus on the shot. A gorgeous ounce and a half of lusciously thick crema laden espresso, with a small portion of steamed milk…So good…

Intervista L’Espresso pag 145

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Intervista per il settimanale L’Espresso su Twitter e microblogging

espresso in chinatown

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espresso at a cafe in nagasaki’s chinatown

Chocolate Espresso Shot

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@ First Slice Cafe. Only a dollar!

Espresso Lungo

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"As the amount of water is increased or decreased relative to a normal shot, the composition of the shot changes, because not all components of coffee dissolve at the same rate. For this reason, an excessively long or short shot will not contain the same ratio of components that a normal shot contains. Therefore, a ristretto is not simply twice as "strong" as a regular shot, nor is a lungo simply twice as weak. Moreover, since espresso is brewed under pressure, a lungo is not equivalent in taste or composition to regular coffee, even when made with the same ratio of water and ground coffee. …"

Espresso Lungo på Espressohouse Malmö

Dark Chocolate Espresso Cupcakes

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After making the dark chocolate cupcakes (I used a box cake) cut a cone shaped hole in the cake and set cone aside. Fill cupcake with espresso mixture (Hershey’s syrup, shot of espresso, sugar, and a little chocolate frosting).