Thursday, September 1, 2011

Foam please ='.'=

Magandang Umaga! I'm a HelloKittyPhiliac which means...

Hello Kitty is an obsession of mine & since I love everything Hello Kitty, this first entry will show just a bit of my quirkiness.

I drink coffee at times for fun and am certainly not addicted to it (not like my SIL (Ate Marianne or Kuya Jeff). Having expressed that, I do not have a milk frother or an espresso machine (oops, but I do have a Keurig). I wanted to at least try to make Milk Foam so I could add a HK coffee art using milk foam as the base. I tried two different methods, for those that live in dorms and do not have a stove, I'll hook yah up with the microwave method. ANYWAYS...



MICROWAVE METHOD:

You will need: Microwave, Microwave safe bowl with enough room for foam creation & expansion (I used glass Pyrex), Electric Mixer or a whisk (I love my KitchenAid), Fresh Milk (I used 2%)

Microwave about 1 cup of milk in the bowl for about 2 to 3 minutes (depending on your microwave) or just before it expands and explodes into a huge mess. Be careful this will be very hot. Then carefully whisk/mix the milk until you have a lot of foam (usually double in size). You can pour some milk using a spoon to hold back the foam to make a cafe au lait OR Check out that HK mug with a lot of foam.

STOVE TOP METHOD:

You will need: Stove, Small sauce pan (I used Teflon coated), Electric Mixer (I have a KitchenAid) or a whisk, Fresh Milk (I used 2%)

Heat about 1 cup of milk in the sauce pan on medium to high setting, once you start seeing some steam but just before the milk boils, gently whisk the milk without splashing or scalding yourself (Teflon coated pans work great- just don't let the metal whisk/mixer scrape the bottom or sides of the pan). Remove the pan from the heat and continue to whisk/beat. Once you've created a fine foam (usually doubled in size) you can add that to your coffee or hot cocoa or "whateva" (sorry just had to put that in- my hubby dislikes that word- whateva).

SADLY---The foam did not serve as a good base for the Hello Kitty Coffee Art because once I added the chocolate powder the foam-bubbles popped and it was aesthetically ugly, so I used the milk instead. But with Hello Kitty in mind, I learned and experimented on how to make Milk Foam without a Frother or Espresso Machine at home.



Thanks for oogling my google blog.    ='.'=

9 comments:

  1. Congrats on the new blog! As for frothing milk, I use this nifty little tool almost daily:
    http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10076320
    It cuts down clean up time to 30 seconds!

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  2. Welcome to the blogging world Maggie Mae. You're in for more surprises as you unravel the blogosphere. I've seen most of your cooking and baking creations on FB and I'm glad you finally got a place, Maggie Mae'd.
    Let me know if you need anything... I'm your friendly next door neighbor who would love to help. Congratulations and WELCOME!
    xo,
    Malou

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  3. Hi Maggie
    welcome to the wonderful world of blogging and our little community! If i can be of any help don't hesitate to ask!
    cheers
    Dennis

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  4. So glad to see you finally on the web. Now I can enjoy your cooking stuff from a bigger screen than my phone. I happen to be addicted to coffee but despite owning an espresso machine, I am way too lazy to make it myself.

    @tonyuribe you just convinced me to get that ikea milk frother. I've been eyeballing it for ages but was skeptical about its effectiveness.

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  5. Welcome to the food blogging world. Looking forward to share our kitchen adventures. Cheers!

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  6. Hey hey found you through foodbuzz and I've got to say Welcome to blogging! :)

    That hello kitty art is pretty sick I've never seen that done before. I'll definitely be back for more!

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  7. Yay! Welcome to wonderful world of blogging Maggie! I'm so happy you're finally sharing your wonderful creations to the blogosphere. Have fun and happy baking :-) Rianne

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  8. I have been having a lot of trouble posting comments on my blogs. THANK YOU so much for the greetings. So far this has been a great experience for me. I can't wait to read all your posts and learn from your experiences and share in our adventures. YEAY!

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  9. YOU ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING WITH FOOD LOL!!! I STILL WANT YOU TO MAKE THE CAKE ON MY 40TH! YOU DOWN??
    CECE ;-)

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