Afternoon Espresso

As you know, I haven't been drinking coffee. However, today, with the gray weather, snow squalls, and another pending ride on the trainer (that'll be SIX days in a row on the trainer), I've decided to make a latte.

The espresso machine I have is 20 years old now. I bought it when I was in college in Seattle to get me through 7 hours of class/day. Because of my ski schedule, I took up to 25 credits at once. Espresso got me through it.

This machine is cheap, like $60 at the time, and as far as espresso machines go, it totally sucks. But I've figured the secrets out so it can make really good espresso, and foamed milk. And I only occasionally get steam burns.