Lately I'm trying a style of coffee introduced to me by my friend Domenico. Made on a stove top, it's known as a moka (or macchinetta), those aluminum pots filled with dark Neapolitan grounds. Slowly heated over a low flame, they produce a luscious brew that is neither espresso or the watery liquid known in this country as coffee. Much more tasty than today's ubiquitous press-button capsule machines. 
Six croissants. No yeast. No drama.
Some recipes deserve to be revisited. This croissant formula — pulled from my culinary school copy of Special...






That’s my every day coffee at home..since I bought it in italy, years ago.
I have my Grandmothers pot and we still use it!
Janet