#coffee melonade

[missguomeiyun]

coffee lemonade @ Rogue Wave

Hey guys!

I finally visited this cafe!!!

Rogue Wave has a very awkward location. Hidden in a little strip mall that contains nothing exciting. That's why I've never been here. My friend CL & I came & she said she comes here annually lol

The interior is very cute. There were a lot of their beans as well as coffee gear. (Look at those pourover hadgets!) I would say their products are on the pricier end. The good thing is though - they do free within-city delivery over $35, which is like 1.5ish bags of coffee bean (or a large bag of Geisha)...

They have some items I've never seen; including the coffee lemonade & the geisha. I've had geisha when I was in Korea but I've never seen it on menus in Edmonton.

I ended up getting the coffee lemonade. Normally, as you all know, it's black Americano or nothing xD but the staff member recommended this to me, plus I've never even heard of it so. .. decided to try it.

. .. erm

I don't recommend it.

It's not bad as an iced drink. It was refreshing! It had a tart-y initial taste, which reminded me of Brisk but stronger/more lemon-y. But then it slowly dilutes out & you end up with a slightly bitter aftertaste. It was weird! Worth a try if you're adventurous, but I would say it's an acquired taste for sure!

& now, check out what I bought :P I had no intention of buying any beans but I did it anyway.

Large bag of Thailand Doi PangKhon ($22 for 340g)

Also got 3 small packs (I really like the design of the bag!). These are sampleer beans - each contain roughly 40-45g of coffee, which they say is enough for 2-3 pourovers.

The 3 that I got (for $10). Each one would be $4 .. or 3 for $10.

CL & I also went to eat afterwards so we didn't stay for too long. Will post that later. Bye!

[blackswallowtailbutterfly]

Smoothie Ideas

Today’s smoothie idea no one asked for. And in honour of not today, creepy man on the hill, not to-fucking-day. If I had access to all of these and a good amount space to work with as well as room in a freezer, and a good blender/food processor, this is what I would do. All plant parts in equal amounts. Plus plain yogurt and silky tofu for texture. And maple syrup, honey, and cane sugar for added sweetness.

Green smoothie

honey: spring

Aloe vera

amla

apples: grannysmith mutsu

avocado

basil

beans: garden of Eden pole green mung lima

breadnut

cabbage heart

cardamom

caribou lichen

cattail heart

cedar tip

celery

chayote

Chinese Mesona

cilantro

citrus: bitter orange calamondin key lime lime xoconostle

cow parsnip leaf stalk

cresses

cucumbers: cucumelon English field lemon

feijoa

fir tip and young cone

Ginkgo biloba

gooseberries

granadilla passionfruit

grapes: cotton candy white

green bell pepper

green fig

hemlock tree tip

hemp

honey locust pod pulp

hop

Japanese knotweed shoots

jujubes: ber honey jujube red jujube

juniper berries

kale

Kentucky coffee tree pod pulp

kiwano melon

kiwifruits: golden kiwi kiwiberry

larch tip

lavender leaves

lemongrass

matcha

melons: canary galia honey honeydew lemondrop melonade snake summer kiss winter

milkweed pods: common swamp

mints: Canada peppermint spearmint wild

naranjilla

nettle top

pandan

parsley

parval

pears: anjou comice

peas: snow sugar snap

pine tip and young cone

pineappleweed

pistachio

pumpkin seed

red Osier dogwood berry

Romaine lettuce

rosemary

sorrel

spicebush leaf

spinach

spirulina

spruce tip and young cone

starfruit

stevia leaf

sweet fern leaf

sweet gale leaf

sweet onion

tarragon

tindora

tomatillo

turkeyberry

wintergreen leaf

yellow wood sorrel leaf and fruit