Today, I have been brainstorming about the funky NewWave Caffe mugs I decided I need to have after seeing them this morning. They almost remind me of a stylized drawing. The form is just so different, that there must be a few more ways that I can justify buying a whole bunch. I can’t resisit the style, or the 50% off sale this month.
Here is what I have come up with:
1) In the Bathroom. The scene: A spare, Japanese or Ultra Modern bathroom. Imagine placing a mug/snack plate combo on the vanity. The snack plate could have fancy soap. The mug could hold cotton balls or brushes, and the handle could hold a little teeny fancy guest towel. That would justify me getting another mug set.
1a) A much prettier toothbrush holder mug. Not those unsanitary build in models.
2) Finger Food. You can put dips in the mug, and chips or bread on the plate. What about french onion soup? That may justify getting another mug set.
3) Place a votive on the snack plate and plant philodendron in the mug.
We went out for coffee with some friends this morning. I will call my coffee “non coffee,” as I always get Hot Chocolate. At the restaurant, they have a coffee bar with over 40 different flavors of frozen lattes and coffees. They pile whip cream, caramel squiggles and chocolate shavings to make them extra fancy. It was a beautiful sight to behold. Except, of course, the flimsy plastic cup with the domed lid, even though we were eating “in.”
I think from now on, especially since my husband is laid up for awhile, I will have people over for coffee instead. A scone mix, some chocolate syrup, and a few NewWave Caffe mugs will give us a time that is a little more relaxed than contemplating smudge marks on the industrial food service mugs.
I would serve one of my favorites.**
1/2 cup chocolate malted milk powder
4 cups milk
pinch of salt
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
your favorite ice cream
Combine 1 cup of milk and add the malted milk powder. Make sure the powder dissolves. Then, add the rest of the milk.
Add the peppermint, vanilla, and salt. Put it in the fridge to chill. When you serve it, you can add ice cream, or leave plain.
(**=Just a sidenote here. If you have been reading this blog for any extended period of time, you can guess that I took the milk, vanilla and peppermint and mixed that up first. Then I added the powder. I got my grandmother’s “dry ingredients first” tip backwards, as I tend to try to commit recipes to memory with a “yeah, yeah, I’ll remember it.” Something is always lost in translation. My cooking is more like freeform interpretive dance.)
Do you have a “coffee hour” drink suggestion that you can share with me that is a little more “un-mess-uppable?” I’d love to hear it! I always got an “A” for effort in kindergarten, but unfortunately, the gold star hasn’t opened many doors for me in life.
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