Summer Pleasures: Affogato
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Most people tend to lose weight in the summer. Salads, fresh vegetables and lots of lovely summer fruit are on the menu.
I am the opposite.
I am always heavier in the summer months than in the cold weather months.
Why am I so special?
It's simple.
I consume more cocktails on the patio with neighbors; we go to more BBQ's and parties; I eat more potato salad; and after dinner, we either go downtown to Magic Fountain for ice cream, or I make affogato.
If you have never had affogato, then you have been missing out!
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I see it on most Italian restaurant menus and I always order it.
It is just 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream or gelato in a glass, with hot espresso poured over the ice cream, table side.
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It literally means "drowned" in Italian. The ice cream is drowning in coffee.
Scoop your ice cream into glasses and brew your espresso. With a little pitcher, pour the hot espresso over the ice cream and eat immediately.
Serve with some coffee beans, a shot of amaretto or kahlua, or just on its own.
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Enjoy!
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