Ahhhhhh, morning coffee!
Drinking coffee should not be a habit, but a nice daily social event, when people actually communicate with each other in a friendly relaxing way. And for those who claim that they cannot wake up without a cup of strong java: GET OVER YOURSELF, IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD! Excuses, excuses! Just another reason for allowing yourself to be cranky!
For me, my morning coffee is my everyday date with my husband. Slurping the black deliciousness is sweetened with the house dessert (that means what ever I have on hands, sometimes just a piece of chocolate) and spiced up with plans for the day, maybe even future, and of course gossip! After all theses time we've been together, I still feel butterflies in my stomach each time I'm brewing the coffee. We drink Arabic/Turkish style coffee spiced with cardamom, never is a machine involved in the process. The time until the water boils, gives me time to go back and revive some memories of past times. And then the aroma of coffee slowly infuse the air all around me. No, I wouldn't have it any other way!
But today is a special day. Today we are celebrating the 22nd anniversary since we pledge our vows to each other; so today's morning cup of coffee was so much special and of course I baked something special for this occasion- cheesecake cupcakes topped with pears and chocolate. I used pears because for me they are a very festive fruit with unique flavor and interesting texture. This fruit is so simple, yet so complex and exotic.
