Shannon here: Hope Toler Dougherty shares an easy, yummy-sounding recipe for Affogato which is featured in her latest Contemporary Romance, Forever Home. Comment or answer the question in any post dated Aug 8th – 12th to enter the drawing for a print copy. Deadline: Aug 20th, 11:59 pm central time. Here’s Hope.
Have you ever heard of an affogato? It’s an Italian drink/dessert traditionally called affogato al caffe
which means “drowned in coffee” in Italian. Combining coffee with ice cream, this dessert is perfect for coffee lovers in the summertime.
Here’s the easy recipe:
Ingredients:
1 shot of espresso
1-2 scoops vanilla ice cream or gelato
dark chocolate shavings
Directions
Pour one shot of espresso over the ice cream in a glass mug. Sprinkle dark chocolate shavings on top to make it fancy.
Enjoy!
Switch up the ice cream flavors or follow my lead by using cold brew coffee instead of espresso. Go the easy route and use chocolate chips instead of shavings. This dessert is pretty much foolproof.
An affogato appears in a scene in an early scene in Forever Home. Merritt’s late foster mother, Millie, spent a semester studying in Florence, Italy, and astute readers will see Italian influences hidden throughout the story.
Enjoying this dessert is one way Merritt keeps Millie’s memory alive.
I enjoyed writing Forever Home, and I hope readers will love the characters as much as I do. Thanks for reading the blog today!
Question for Readers: What drink or dessert says summer to you?
About Hope: Hope Toler Dougherty holds a master’s degree in English and taught at East Carolina University and York Technical College. Her novels include Irish Encounter, Mars…With Venus Rising, Rescued Hearts, Forever Music, and Forever Home. Her recent novella, “A Hatteras Surprise,” appears in Candy Cane Wishes and Saltwater Dreams and is also available as a standalone novel. She and her husband delight in visits with their daughters and twin sons. Learn more & connect:
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About the book – Forever Home: With a fulfilling job and a home of her own, former foster child, Merritt Hastings, relishes her stable, respectable life. Dreaming for more is a sure way for heartache. When a contested will turns her world upside down, she must reevaluate what’s important to her, what’s worth fighting for, and what’s worth sacrificing.
Patience has never been Sam Daniels’ strong suit with his history of acting quickly and asking questions later, and he’s ready for changes in his life…now. Too bad the plans for acquiring a radio station didn’t include a contract. Now he’s out of a job, out of a radio station, and out of prospects.
While his life is in flux, at least he can help Merritt steady hers, or will he rush in and overstep …again?
Will the sparks flying between these two opposites lead to a happily-ever-after or heartbreak for both?
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Iced coffee,cold diet coke or Snowcones is what I think for a good summer drink.I have a snow cone and cotton candy buisness so when it’s hot in the summer I make snow cones in our neighborhood some of the kids come back for 4 or 5 snowcones.
Snow cones are so much fun and delicious, too!
ice cold lemonade and ice cream/snow cones is summer for me
Ice cream is always good! This treat always seems to work into all my stories because I love it so much!
For me, pina coladas are a must for me in the summer. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Coconut and pineapple! That combination surely says summer! You’re welcome, Cherie. I hope you try the recipe sometime.
Cold watermelon (with just a hint of salt) and slurp the juice that’s left in the bowl!!! Yummy!
I drink the juice, too, but no salt for me on watermelon! We have one in the refrigerator almost every week of summer. My favorite! Thank you for replying, Betsy!
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