In the old uni days, I would down a pint of skim milk with 7 heaped teaspoons of instant coffee and a bit of sugar shortly before hitting the gym-the poor weights did not know what hit them- bit of a prehistoric version of red bull.Now all those old muscles have turned to flab and lard
. I knew I was addicted when I would come to work without the morning coffee and have the shakes and a headache.Dis-addicted myself by making my 6 coffees a day with less and less coffee each time over 3 weeks- no headaches. Now I can have a coffee because I LIKE it, not because I NEED it
My imitation cappuccino recipe for when a real coffee is not available:- dissolve instant coffee, sugar, chocolate etc in a small amount of low fat milk. Then, with a small amount of the low fat milk( about 1 inch), best NOT fresh, in a well sealed bottle, shake the &^#$ out of the milk(good exercise, but not enough to get rid of my food gut) to create a froth .Tip- have finger over the lid-if it explodes, the milk will make an unholy mess.Hot milk in the bottle is a fail-guaranteed to explode.
Top the mug to about half way with the froth.As soon as the kettle boils, pour straight on, effectively scalding the milk. I have the this down pat.This keeps the nice head whilst mellowing out the milk-has the mouth feel of full cream. Bit of that sprinkling chocolate and you will get a very professional looking cappuccino.
For those with a microwave but no coffee machine, dissolve sugar,coffee, bit of honey, 2 tsp Milo, 2 tsp quick in 1/3 to 1/2 cup of the low fat milk bring up to boil in microwave,stop, add a couple of marshmallows and reboil once again. Keep an eye on the microwave-when it boils(over) it is quick. Top up with the frothed cold milk as in previous recipe- it pays to really shake the living daylights out of it. Add to thermonuclear temperature stuff out of the microwave. Yes, you can add Galliano, Amaretto, Frangelico, Irish Whiskey etc to this decadent concoction. Perhaps a little sprinkle of cinnamon. Best done in a large mug. Always a hit with guests- they frequently call for seconds.
One day I will do the ultimate decadence of pod or drip filter coffee added to the hot chocolate component above for what should be uber decadence. To be served with the wife's famous baked cheesecake or my rich brownies.
I seem to be gaining weight just thinking about it