Cold Brew

OMG the sun is out!

Officially time for iced coffee! 

I cold brewed a pound of java earlier this week. I thought I jumped the gun, and was not enjoying drinking iced coffee these past few brisk, rainy mornings. But now I'm very glad I did. MMmmm :) Do you know about cold brewing?

Cold brewing is frikkin amazing. It is a process of brewing coffee without using hot water, which eliminates the acidity and bitter grossness that is in hot coffee poured over ice. After reading an article in the Times magazine, I was sold. Even before having tried it. Twas a very persuasive article. Cold brewed iced coffee with soy milk (thats my jam) tastes like melted ice cream, but less sweet. One pound it lasts for bout 2 wks... well even longer now that Zach jumped off the coffee train (traitor).

1 lb coffee, ground

10 cups water

Almond, soy, or cow milk

Directions:

Combine coffee and water, stir to all the parts get to know eachother

Let sit overnight

Strain through a fine seive

Strain through a coffee filter (I run it through the coffee machine without turning it on)

Now you have coffee concentrate.
You can add water to it for black iced coffee, or
a milk thing if you prefer.

1:3 ratio concentrate to other thing

the 5th of May

In the projets

pigeons dance to maracas

being played by a fat woman

in her bedroom window

A Don Draper look alike

in his dapper suit and skinny tie

rides his fixie bike

on cobblestones

buhbuhbuhbuhbuhbuh

toward the Hudson

smiling at the bike path.

When the sun shines

and its still early in May

New York slows down.

We forget to rush.

We are distracted by the flowers.

And the barefoot man smoking weed by the West Side Highway

Everyone is happy. 

It's contagious.

Springtime Mixtape

I'm SO GLAD that spring has sprung! I was getting caught in a downward spiral for a minute there with all that snow and Radiohead (no knock on Radiohead, just sayin' its easy to forget about the sun,  Sublime, and the possibility of flip flops). I've compiled a spring mix (left out the Rhianna that  I've been listening to while running- you're welcome), with links to audio files and sweet videos. I highly recommend downloading the whole Foals and Holy Ghost! albums. They rule. 

Adele- Rolling in the Deep *

TV on the Radio- No Future Shock*

Aerosmith- Rag Doll

Slightly Stoopid- Waiting

Rolling Stones- Miss You

Marley- Rastaman Live Up

Raphael Saadiq- Staying in Love *

Blondie- Hangin on the Telephone *

Foals- Total Life Forever

Holy Ghost!- Static on the Wire
Tune-yards- Bizness *

Calexico- Quattro (World Drifts In)

Monsters of Folk- Baby Boomer

Medicine for the People- Vultures of Culture

Avett Brothers- Laundry Room *
Bon Iver- Skinny Love

* denotes super awesome video

Awesome TV on the Radio clip from their film, Nine Types of Light. Its an hour long (the film, not the clip). Next time you have an hour to kill, watch it. You'll be on the edge of your seat and feeling very artsy/cool the whole time. I was :)

The Avett Brothers link above just melts my heart. I heart them. If you liked their Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR offices, Edward Sharpe, Tom Tom Club and Raphael Saadiq also have Tiny Desk Concerts. Great way to waste a morning. Or an afternoon.

Pls share if you are listening to something that tickles your fancy :)