- I just ate this huge burrito.
- I saw that burrito.
It was gigantic.
(laughs) - Kenzie
And it is 4:22 I am unsure if this is lunch or dinner.
When am I?
And when will this end data?
Please tell me.
Hi, I'm Nikki I'm a video producer at WireCutter,
and like a lot of you,
working from home for the first time.
I have a really hard time keeping track of where
I am in the work week,
and in the work day.
Luckily WireCutter has a ton of staffers
who work from home year-round and,
are way better at it than I am.
One thing they all have in common are specific daily
rituals that keep them grounded and give them
some much needed mental breaks throughout the day.
So, I called them up and asked them
for their favorite tips for staying
sane while working from home.
Because, I could really use some help.
- It looks gigantic.
(laughs) - Kenzie.
(lighthearted music)
- So, today I'm gonna show you
how to make a lavender latte at home.
The caffeine obviously helps me wake up but,
it also is the ritual and the process
of making it in the morning is like a routine
it's something that I can count on,
it's like a base line to start my day.
You'll just need fresh lavender buds,
just a half a cup of sugar and water.
A Moka pot or some way to make Espresso or just,
you can do maybe a strong pot of coffee.
You'll need milk,
you'll need a jar to shake up the milk in,
you'll need a microwave to heat up the milk after.
Now, I'm a very like,
low effort home cook.
But, I can do this,
you can probably do it at home.
- Yes, Sarah and I were roommates before this.
I have never seen someone who more consistently
eats Top Ramen and Quesadillas.
- So, once she's gonna,
- Cause of the low maintenance thing
it's pretty low maintenance.
(bouncy music)
- I have a little measuring cup.
You're gonna wanna half a cup of sugar.
Here's our one cup of water.
And I'm just gonna turn the stove on.
Make sure to stir it as the sugar dissolving
in the water as it's heating up.
You can put the lavender right into the simple syrup
as it's heating up but,
so that I don't have to strain it later something
that I have been doing is I have these
little disposable teabags and,
I'm just gonna put that whole thing into the water.
Just a tablespoon of lavender is good.
- And if I don't have a teabag you can use something
like a cheesecloth or like a,
coffee filter probably would work as well.
- I'm gonna tie up my little satchel
and throw that in the pot.
And I just brought it to a boil and,
it heated up enough to dissolve all the sugar.
(playful guitar music)
So this is the Moka pot we're gonna use.
Should be ground pretty fine.
So then I'm gonna turn on the burner and get it like,
already hot before I even put the Moka pot on.
And then I'm gonna take this water
that's already pretty hot and pour it out.
You're gonna just screw on this top, done.
Our burner is hot,
gonna set it on the burner.
Our simple syrup cooled down a little bit it's looking like,
a little yellowy in color from like,
the lavender and the sugar melting into it.
The coffees starting to come out.
- Oh - It's starting to come up
It looks like a little chocolate fountain inside.
- Fancy
(laughs)
- We're bubbling okay,
now I know it's time to take it off so it can cool down.
My favorite part the milk froth thing.
(playful jazz music)
Using a hot tip from one of my friends,
- Oh wow who would have come up with something like this?
- Yes, I'll admit it here,
it was Nikki. (dinging)
Here's my little bit of milk and I,
I'm gonna pour it in this jar.
This is my special milk frothing jar.
- Oh, you have a designated jar for this?
- Oh yeah.
Make sure to get this on really tight because,
the milk can spray out when you're shaking it up.
Like the Shake Weight commercial.
(laughs)
- So it's like you know some cardio,
weight lifting and you get frothing.
- Yes, It like gets you going.
(laughs)
And then pop this in the microwave for like 30 seconds.
(bouncy guitar music)
I don't really measure it out,
just based on how tired I am.
Then I do two scoops.
Now our milk.
- Oh my,
(laughs)
- That's just good stuff.
I feel like it is empowering to me because,
before this happen I just didn't think
that I could make something like this.
And now that I know that there's just like three
basic steps it's nice to have some simple steps
that I'm doing to just get going in the morning.
(mouth pop)
(laughs)
- Now this is coffee.
- Now this is a lavender latte.
- I'm actually not even making a video I just missed you.
(laughs)
- The long con.