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Am I wrong about my definition of a cappuccino?

Posted by jessie, August 15, 2008 at 10:42 AM

A small spin-off from the multiple coffee posts that have appeared lately. I worked at a coffee shop in college and always considered myself pretty knowledgeable about my drinks, but since I moved away from that college town three years ago, I've been filled with doubt about the difference between a cappuccino and a latte.

My most basic definition - a cappuccino has foam, and a latte doesn't. Since I moved, however, I've received any number of very foamy lattes. Most of them are tasty, but in my mind, they're not lattes.

Please tell me that I'm correct, and the entire state that I live in is wrong! (I live in New Mexico. This is, admittedly, not a place where I'd expect a lot of espresso knowledge, but I've seen this problem statewide. SOMEONE has to get it right - right?)

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Starbucks Introduces a New Line of 'Healthier' Breakfast Foods

You know, I tried the berry Stella a few weeks ago and thought it was a pretty tasty accompaniment to my latte. A bit dry, but they were real berries, and it was comparable in price to what I'd pay for an individual muffin anywhere. Not perfect, but I'd pick it again next time I need breakfast on the go - too bad I can't say that for most of the Starbucks menu.

jessie at 8:09PM on 09/04/08

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Foods We Loved as Kids, Maybe Not as Adults

I'm happy to see such a large pro-Newton contingent - those are great, and still often serve as my vending machine snack of choice (they seem slightly healthier than most of the other options).

I always loved eating at my best friend's house as a kid because her mom would serve boiled hot dogs on nice squishy wonder bread buns, accompanied by red Kool-Aid. My stomach is churning just thinking about it.

jessie at 10:44PM on 08/26/08

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Warm Salad of Shrimp, Zucchini, and Chili

I made something very similar to this last night - must be the time of year. My version included poblanos and red bell peppers, and I tossed it with a bit of pasta to give it some heft. Delicious.

jessie at 7:18PM on 08/26/08

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Cook the Book: 'Chocolate Epiphany'

A brownie. Not one of those box-mix brownies, though - a thick, high-quality chocolate, perfectly balanced between cakey and fudgy brownie. And make it big.

jessie at 1:23PM on 08/25/08

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Eating for Two: Raspberry Leaf Tea

I drank raspberry leaf tea by the pitcher at the very end of my pregnancy, in the hope of "stimulating my uterus" all the way into labor. It didn't quite work; it just made it so I was sitting around having contractions, rather than just sitting around.

If I ever get pregnant again, though (and my babe is now one month old, so I'm still swearing that it's never going to happen if I have anything to say about it), I'll definitely start with the raspberry leaf tea at an earlier stage.

Oh, and my favorite way to drink it is iced, with lime juice and a generous amount of sugar... I bet that would also make a great popsicle...

jessie at 2:30PM on 07/08/08

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Cook the Book: 'Margaritas, Mojitos & More'

Add me to the lime fan club...

jessie at 6:02PM on 06/30/08

From Recipes

Dinner Tonight: Summertime Pasta with Pine Nuts and Lemon

It does sound delicious, and I bet it could be made more photogenic with the addition of some veggies, very briefly cooked. Some asparagus, sliced carrots, maybe some peas, spinach...

jessie at 9:23PM on 06/02/08

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Let's Talk Cookies... What's Your Favorite "Go To" Cookie

I was surprised that so few people mentioned chocolate chip - for a "go-to" cookie, the Toll House recipe has served me well. (Of course, I also have some nostalgia, because it was the cookie I grew up baking and the first recipe I ever memorized.)

jessie at 9:20PM on 06/02/08

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Alice Waters - Can I tag along while you shop for your dinner?

jessie at 3:13PM on 06/02/08

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Cook the Book: 'Mario Batali Italian Grill'

The "Bicentennial Rub" from Penzey's. I've yet to grill anything that it hasn't tasted great on.

jessie at 7:08PM on 05/19/08

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Foods We Loved as Kids, Maybe Not as Adults

I wonder if today's kids, 15 years from now, will be getting nostalgic about the same nasty kids foods. Definitely not Bourdain's kid unless she swears off game birds!

Allison Hemler at 6:58PM on 09/03/08

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Foods We Loved as Kids, Maybe Not as Adults

Captain Crunch!

reader110 at 1:54PM on 09/03/08

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Foods We Loved as Kids, Maybe Not as Adults

If I get a craving for a childhood food I have to cuccumb to it no questions asked. The only thing that I will not eat now (thank God for no craving) is lamb and liverwurst that THEN i liked, now I won't touch it.

pjracz10 at 3:48AM on 09/03/08

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Foods We Loved as Kids, Maybe Not as Adults

Snowballs (yeah the pink things), Candy Corn, those stupid orange peanut shaped marshmellow things (what were they supposed to taste like anyway?), anything marshmellow including Mallow Mars, But for some strange reason I like a smores (only made over an outside fire) maybe once a year.
I always hated bologna, didn't like hotdogs (unless drowning in ketchup) until I was a teenager (and discovered really good mustard, not that yucky yellow stuff) and now I only eat them at the "game" or grilled crispy from The Blarney Stone. Guilty pleasure - and then I am sorry, Big Mac, Chocolate Shake and fries (only once a year) considering you can get a sublime burger with MacDonalds quality fries in so many places in NYC. Must be that special sauce. Always hated any cold cereal and still eat oatmeal (from scratch) the way my mom made it with milk, butter, sugar and cinnamon - a true comfort food on a crisp cold winter morning.
Love:
Snickers
Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
but Lindt Chocolate is the adult thing, oh those truffles!

Boo on who said Girl Scout Cookies, support a good cause, eat the thin mints and tagalongs (another guilty pleasure that I insist on sharing with my entire family).

I am a New York food snob and a former restaurant professional so I crave the stuff I can't make myself. Never got into frosting in a can or brownies from a mix. I can make it faster and better.

DISTROY ALL PEEPS! Must try blowing them up in the microwave, thanks for the idea.

quaxo at 10:34PM on 09/02/08

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Foods We Loved as Kids, Maybe Not as Adults

Am I the only person who cannot eat Captain Crunch cereal as an adult? OMG the stuff shreds the roof of your mouth and put you into insulin shock. What was I not thinking?

RI Swampyankee at 7:30PM on 09/02/08

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Foods We Loved as Kids, Maybe Not as Adults

Ramen Noodles. That pure salt seasoning packet and those waxy noodles. My friends and I used to LOVE them for an after school snack. They are the one food I absolutely can't stomach anymore.

I loves me some Skettios, though!

Calidaho at 7:25PM on 09/02/08

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Foods We Loved as Kids, Maybe Not as Adults

Gad! You execute Peeps -- for fun! (Gulp!) I adore Peeps, and I'm probably old enough to be your grandmother. I also still like Moon Pies, but I nuke them so they become s'mores-like. I also have learned to love exceedingly dark rich chocolate, assorted organ meats and all the other frou-frou foods favored by self-proclaimed gourmands. The difference, I believe, is that in childhood we only THOUGHT we could have eaten Peeps for breakfast, lunch and dinner; we couldn't have then anymore than we could now. All things in moderation -- even Peeps.

expat39520 at 11:43AM on 09/02/08

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Foods We Loved as Kids, Maybe Not as Adults

PEEPS...my stepmom sends me a package each Easter specifically so I may have the thrill of microwaving those neon-colored chicks of sugar death. I am not a violent lady by nature but watching those things expand and explode is FUN! Just a suggestion...spray the inside of the microwave oven with a very thin coat of cooking spray or something like it, because you'll be using every ounce of elbow grease you possess to clean it! LOL Although cleaning it up would be good exercise...:-)

skyeyes at 10:22AM on 09/02/08

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Cook the Book: 'Chocolate Epiphany'

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Lucy Baker at 6:51PM on 09/01/08

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Chocolate Bark from Godiva

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