Beverly Hills 90210 and Cafe Au Lait

 

        

     I’ve been going through quite a nostalgic period of my life right now, and because of that I’m revisiting movies and music from my childhood. One of the shows I was totally committed to in the early nineties was Beverly Hills 90210. I watched it from the beginning all the way up to season 6. I was a big fan back then and I’m really enjoying the rewatch.

     On one of the episodes, Kelly, Donna, and Brenda are in a coffee house on a comedy night- or it’s a coffee house/comedyclub I’m not completely sure- and Donna orders a cafe au lait. I was surprised that’s not something I see being ordered at coffee shops in current times, and I was interested in what exactly it was. I’ve worked in cafes and I’ve been a coffee drinker for a really long time and I think I’ve heard of it but I didn’t know what went into it or how to actually make one. So…I went online and I was researching it and I made one because I was very curious. 

     The cafe au lait has become a new morning routine with me, I really enjoy the creaminess and balance of the flavor. It Reminds me of cappuccino yet it’s so much simpler to make and that works well for me since I don’t have an espresso machine. 

     It’s just so easy, just coffee and milk. It’s a half a cup of coffee and the rest is warmed milk. I’ve heard that you could steam the milk but it seems pretty controversial on whether or not you can steam the milk in a cafe au lait or if that makes it something else,  but I’ll tell you the way I make it at home.

     First, I use a big gigantic coffee mug so I can still get a good amount of coffee in this drink. Next, I microwave milk for about a minute so I’m careful not to scald it … just to get it warm. While the milk is warming up I pour half a cup of strong coffee and add a teaspoon of sweetener to this. Then I add the warm warm milk on top of it and I give it a stir and I put a little tiny bit of cinnamon on top more for the aroma more than the flavor of it. 

     This has become just the coziest little morning ritual for me and I just it kind of feels like I’m spoiling myself with something really simple and affordable and accessible to me so this is my new thing and has replaced my morning iced coffees… at least for now. 

     

     Anyways, That’s how I do so I thought I would share with you guys. It’s just a little something interesting and I haven’t really been sharing a lot lately and it’s just been a really busy year. We had a graduation we had a wildfire. I don’t really know what I’ve been doing with my time, but I feel like I’ve just been playing catch up all year. But here I am now, stopping in, and hopefully I will be adding more soon. 

Nosferatu (2024)

I finally got to watch Nosferatu. I had been so excited to watch it. Nosferatu is a beautiful film but very slow. Very slow. I really struggled to stay awake during this film. The acting was good and the costumes were really nice but I felt like there was a lot of nothing between some really good and creepy scenes. Also, I would’ve liked more dramatic and intense music. I think that would’ve made this film so much more enjoyable for me. Anyways, I’ll probably give it another try in the future and if I change my mind about the film I’ll update this. 

The Crow (2024)

First off, all the actors were amazing and the costumes were wonderful. I liked almost every character on screen. I was not expecting the film to be as gorey as it was. It had more of a horror film vibe with all the gore; and the way it ended was definitely more horror than the gothic drama I was expecting. Of course, I love the original Crow and this movie didn’t feel like it as competing with that Crow as much as a different version of the story.  Overall, it was a good movie. It may be something I watch again.