New Orleans Cafe Au Lait - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons freshly ground dark-roasted arabica coffee beans (ground as appropriate for your coffee maker)
1 tablespoon ground roasted chicory
1 1/2 cups whipping cream, warmed (may use half-and-half or milk)
sugar (optional)

Preparation

Mix the coffee and chicory.
Using your favorite coffee maker (a manual drip model is traditional in New Orleans), brew the coffee mixture with 1 1/2 cups water heated to the point just below boiling.
Pour the coffee equally into 3 eight-ounce coffee cups or 2 twelve-ounce coffee cups and fill each with the same amount of cream (the ratio of coffee to cream should be 1:1).
Serve immediately with sugar, if desired.