Monday, December 27, 2010

bottle it up

armenian coffee.
my great aunt makes this instead of enjoying a regular cup o' joe.
first you grab a pot called a cezve (pronounced jazz-veh). add water, coffee and sugar and bring it to a boil over the stove. it rises surprisingly quickly.
...i've let it boil over a few times :(


before pouring the coffee into a demitasse cup, you spoon out the foam stuff that sits on top (which my great aunt calls kepuk). according to her, if it's a good cup, then the kepuk will cover the entire top. looks like this one was good : )


ask me and i'll make it for you!

Monday, December 13, 2010

future reflections

ever played mash? all the kids do nowadays...



according to dara and coco, two second-graders, i will...
live in a mansion (score!)
marry roger (the teacher at work who's had the same partner for 15 years)
honeymoon in the "bamas" (commonly known as the bajamas)
own cats (yeah right)
have 100 children (good thing i have a mansion)

what an exciting future! ha but really, this was pretty entertaining.