Surprising Coffee Info & #morningcoffeehaiku

Before I give you some of my recent  #morningcoffeehaikus, I must tell you some very surprising information I discovered about coffee. Here it is in haiku form:

Dakva instant best
Machine coffee was awful
Not all hotels same
#morningcoffeehaiku

When we were in the King Solomon Hotel, Jerusalem, during Chanukah, they had two different machines, which were differently programed so they'd offer more choices. And just one of them I liked. I tried a few of the choices in the Kinar Hotel machine and didn't like them, so in desperation I opened one of the packets of instant coffee, Elite's Brazilian, and that had the flavor to my particular taste preference. I actually have a jar in my closet for Shabbat, which I bought on sale a few months ago at Rami Levy. Some instant coffees are pretty good. Do you have a favorite?

Here are a few of my recent #morningcoffeehaikus. You're invited to join the "conversation" on facebook.

Lots planned next few days
will still start days with coffee
Gd willing enjoy...
#morningcoffeehaiku

Coffee at a friend
Exactly what is needed
While watching the news
#morningcoffeehaiku

nice comfort coffee
opened last batch of the old
and got a new one
#morningcoffeehaiku

Warmed up by hot mug
patience needed when perking
but makes great coffee
#morningcoffeehaiku

Friendly coffee hot
Just perfect and hits the spot
Yes, love it a lot
#morningcoffeehaiku

Yes it's so early
but it's never too early
to drink good coffee
#morningcoffeehaiku

no coffee today
fasting on 10th of Tevet
Jerusalem siege
#morningcoffeehaiku

Good morning, enjoy, drink coffee and haiku in good health!

A Coffee Secret Most Don't Know...

As I hinted in last night's blog post, Coffee Kapora..., there's a coffee making technique, the easiest that nobody or almost nobody knows. It makes even simple Cold Brew look complicated. For cold brew, you do need a bit of equipment, the French Press or some sort of filter. Though you don't need boiling water.

If you want some quick cold coffee, all you need is water and any instant coffee. I've done this here and in the states with all sorts of instant coffees.

You need more than that. Just add the instant to your water and stir a bit. I've been amazed at how quickly I have coffee. Then I add my sugar and milk. Yes, there are time when even a coffee snob like myself must be realistic and compromise.

When I need to drink some coffee in the morning, and this is all that is available, then I just make it and drink it very happily. As it is written in Pirkei Avot, Ethics of the Fathers:

Who is rich? One who is happy with what he has.

So, enjoy, and don't cry over spilled coffee...