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Anyone here besides me love a cup of good coffee? I can't think of many things better first thing in the morning that a really hot, really strong cup of good coffee.

I usually drink two cups shortly after I get up ( 2 cups per day is all I allow myself ). My preferred coffee is Gevalia ( which you can buy online ) fine coffees, specifically Hazelnut or Irish Creme. I don't use sugar, preferring to add a tablespoon of honey, which not only tastes better to me, but is easier for the body to process than refined sugar. I also add a teaspoon of cream.

Any thoughts on this "drink of the gods?" :)

Anyone here besides me love a cup of good coffee? I can't think of many things better first thing in the morning that a really hot, really strong cup of good coffee.

I usually drink two cups shortly after I get up ( 2 cups per day is all I allow myself ). My preferred coffee is Gevalia ( which you can buy online ) fine coffees, specifically Hazelnut or Irish Creme. I don't use sugar, preferring to add a tablespoon of honey, which not only tastes better to me, but is easier for the body to process than refined sugar. I also add a teaspoon of cream.

Any thoughts on this "drink of the gods?" :)

I like folgers with 3 packets of equal and 4 little creamer things. Yeah, im pretty boring when it comes to coffee.

I hate coffee, but it was the reason for my integration in my new class during high school.

I rarely drink coffee, and when I do it has to be decaff or my heart will flutter out of my chest. When I do, I take it black.

I always loved the smell, but couldn't stand the taste until I did a meditation retreat a few years back. My teacher always pushes people to challenge themselves. So I made a point to drink one cup every morning. After 2 weeks I found it was drinkable. But I'll take tea, cocoa, or diet coke for my am caffeine if you please. (The folks sent me a lovely package of New Mexico green chili and cinnamon cocoa for Xmas.)

I like coffee, it got me out out of a quiz, once. Seriously, no shit, we were taking a hard-ass quiz one time in 7th grade history, and the teacher suddenly ran out of coffee. So he said "Anyone who's willing to run and get me a cup of coffee gets out of the quiz." Of course, everyone raised their hands. I was the lucky one. Our tax dollars at work, ladies and gents.

I have 3-4 large coffees every morning. I remember going cold turkey and cutting out caffeine completely a few years back, and the withdrawel was pretty painful.

Pet peeve: being in a huge line of people, waiting to buy a good, old-fashioned regular coffee, and every yutz in front of you is ordering a double-triple-mocha-latte-aye-caramba-espresso-grande.

I like coffee, it got me out out of a quiz, once. Seriously, no shit, we were taking a hard-ass quiz one time in 7th grade history, and the teacher suddenly ran out of coffee. So he said "Anyone who's willing to run and get me a cup of coffee gets out of the quiz." Of course, everyone raised their hands. I was the lucky one. Our tax dollars at work, ladies and gents.


lol

I love a cup of good, strong, black coffee. I always have a short black if I go to a cafe & I've got my own stove top espresso machine at home. I try not to drink too much though, otherwise I have too much trouble sleeping. :(

The closest thing to a coffee I drink is an Iced Capuccino.

I invented a good varient on coffee the other day - Yeasty Coffee. Essentailly you put some dried yeast into your coffee and stir well. Smells really nice and tastes good too - nobody beleives me though.
Ahh coffee, if it weren't against God's law I would make you me wife...

I invented a good varient on coffee the other day - Yeasty Coffee. Essentailly you put some dried yeast into your coffee and stir well. Smells really nice and tastes good too - nobody beleives me though.
Ahh coffee, if it weren't against God's law I would make you me wife...

It sounds disgusting.

Strong, black and sweet. Not from one of the chain coffee shops. I'd rather have tea.

It sounds disgusting.

It may be an aquired taste, but then again I doo love yeast...

It may be an aquired taste, but then again I doo love yeast...

What, you just eat it from the packet? :confused:

I always loved the smell, but couldn't stand the taste until I did a meditation retreat a few years back. My teacher always pushes people to challenge themselves. So I made a point to drink one cup every morning. After 2 weeks I found it was drinkable. But I'll take tea, cocoa, or diet coke for my am caffeine if you please. (The folks sent me a lovely package of New Mexico green chili and cinnamon cocoa for Xmas.)
Aren't those retreats fun though? I've been to several over the years. My most memorable one was about mediation skills ( "mediation," not "meditation" ). It was held at a retreat run by vegetarians and was my first exposure to the vegetarian lifestyle. They could do amazing things to fruits and veggies! :)

I have 3-4 large coffees every morning. I remember going cold turkey and cutting out caffeine completely a few years back, and the withdrawel was pretty painful.

Pet peeve: being in a huge line of people, waiting to buy a good, old-fashioned regular coffee, and every yutz in front of you is ordering a double-triple-mocha-latte-aye-caramba-espresso-grande.
LOL! Well, I brew/make my own. I don't get out much and hate standing in lines or sitting in traffic! Ick!

I invented a good varient on coffee the other day - Yeasty Coffee. Essentailly you put some dried yeast into your coffee and stir well. Smells really nice and tastes good too - nobody beleives me though.

Is it better or worse tasting than your famed two week old cup of coffee with soya milk?

It's okay

i love coffee. at home i drink folgers and always have it black. when i go out to cafes i like getting fancy drinks such as the double-triple-mocha-latte-aye-caramba-espresso-grande mostly to annoy Sir Gawdly. id say normally i drink at least 5 cups a day. lately it's been far more. i'm working on my first cup of the day now. cheers.

I invented a good varient on coffee the other day - Yeasty Coffee. Essentailly you put some dried yeast into your coffee and stir well. Smells really nice and tastes good too - nobody beleives me though.
....

OK, I'm bored enough to bite.

*Goes off to make some Yeasty Coffee.*

Anyone here besides me love a cup of good coffee?
I don't drink it - I manage to arse myself to get up w/o it; sometimes I'll drink green tea

What, you just eat it from the packet? :confused:

Sometimes, though it does cause wind...

I don't drink it - I manage to arse myself to get up w/o it; sometimes I'll drink green tea
Green tea is suppose to be really good for you ... lots of anti-oxidants. :)

Is it better or worse tasting than your famed two week old cup of coffee with soya milk?

Better, and no hallucinations either

Anyone here besides me love a cup of good coffee? I can't think of many things better first thing in the morning that a really hot, really strong cup of good coffee.

I usually drink two cups shortly after I get up ( 2 cups per day is all I allow myself ). My preferred coffee is Gevalia ( which you can buy online ) fine coffees, specifically Hazelnut or Irish Creme. I don't use sugar, preferring to add a tablespoon of honey, which not only tastes better to me, but is easier for the body to process than refined sugar. I also add a teaspoon of cream.

Any thoughts on this "drink of the gods?" :)

Coffee is my mosted hated substance on earth! Nothing personal, I've nothing against people who drink it, I just don't understand it's appeal, if I were to burn some shit and dissolve it in water I would expect it to taste like coffee!

Coffee is my mosted hated substance on earth! Nothing personal, I've nothing against people who drink it, I just don't understand it's appeal, if I were to burn some shit and dissolve it in water I would expect it to taste like coffee!
Eeeew! How utterly ... graphic of you! :eek:

Eeeew! How utterly ... graphic of you! :eek:

Well I did say most hated!!!

I also add a teaspoon of cream.

Any thoughts on this "drink of the gods?" :)

Real cream? Nothing better than a good cup of fresh ground columbian with real cream. :) Hold the sugar or honey please.

coffee makes me poop more.

Yeasty coffee? I'm almost intrigued enough to try it. Almost. But not quite.

Yeasty coffee? I'm almost intrigued enough to try it. Almost. But not quite.
I just did. It's, uh ... interesting.

Just before 9:30 classes, coffee is my savior. I really cannot go without it at times...

man i have effing 8am class two days a week. it sucks so bad. im a coffee whore those days.

I just did. It's, uh ... interesting.


Interesting good or interesting bad?

Really, the more I think about it, the more I don't want to know. Because then I'll go out and buy some yeast just to put in my coffee, and I probably won't like it, and then there will be a thing of yeast sitting in my dorm room taking up space.

Let's see...my favorite coffee is a mocha...

Use a sufficient amount of white chocolate and caramel syrup, and dump one or two espresso shots in (depending upon your individual tastes) and then some steamed milk. Top with a drizzle of caramel. God, it's good.

Green tea is suppose to be really good for you ... lots of anti-oxidants. :)


Better, and no hallucinations either

That's funny seeing the pair of these responses one after the other: I was going to post about how its a well known fact that drinking too much green tea makes you hallucinate small green monkeys - see Green Tea by Sheridan leFanu for the full gory details.

Interesting good or interesting bad?

Really, the more I think about it, the more I don't want to know. Because then I'll go out and buy some yeast just to put in my coffee, and I probably won't like it, and then there will be a thing of yeast sitting in my dorm room taking up space.
Well, if you've ever been in a French cafe of a morning, dunking your bread in your coffee, thinking, "Hmm, if only this bread was ... I dunno, uncooked, and somehow less ... well, substantial, this would be just right", then this could be your drink. If not, then probably not.

Worth buying the yeast though, because then you get to make home-made doughnuts. And fresh, home-made doughnuts are scientifically accredited proof of the existence of a divine creator.

Black, short, very strong and nothing other than coffee and water. No sugar, no sweetner, no milk, no whitener, no cream, no chocolate, no yeast. OK.

We have our own expresso machine at home.

Well, if you've ever been in a French cafe of a morning, dunking your bread in your coffee, thinking, "Hmm, if only this bread was ... I dunno, uncooked, and somehow less ... well, substantial, this would be just right", then this could be your drink. If not, then probably not.

Worth buying the yeast though, because then you get to make home-made doughnuts. And fresh, home-made doughnuts are scientifically accredited proof of the existence of a divine creator.


I somehow doubt my little dorm microwave would be up to making home-made doughnuts...though I don't doubt their validation of a divine creator. :)

I only drink Hawaiian coffees, and black is best. I usually rotate the variations every week. This week it's Kona. Kona is picked by hand and the pickers actually make a liveable wage.

When I drink a lot of coffee and have to pee, my urine always reeks of coffee. I find it funny.

That's funny seeing the pair of these responses one after the other: I was going to post about how its a well known fact that drinking too much green tea makes you hallucinate small green monkeys - see Green Tea by Sheridan leFanu for the full gory details.
ROFL!! And coffee makes you so hyper and stressed that users of this foul brew regularly attack co-workers! :D

... doughnuts are scientifically accredited proof of the existence of a divine creator.
Damn you! Now you've got me wanting doughnuts too! I hate you! :D

ROFL!! And coffee makes you so hyper and stressed that users of this foul brew regularly attack co-workers! :D

It doesn't make me stressed. And I've never attacked someone because of it!

It doesn't make me stressed. And I've never attacked someone because of it!
It was a joke! Sheesh. :rolleyes:

ROFL!! And coffee makes you so hyper and stressed that users of this foul brew regularly attack co-workers! :D

I crossed over the stress line a long time ago, and it is now without coffee that I start to feel stressed.

Damn you! Now you've got me wanting doughnuts too! I hate you! :D
*Calm voice of reason:* "They're really easy to make, and so cheap they're practically free!"

I crossed over the stress line a long time ago, and it is now without coffee that I start to feel stressed.
I find a nice cup of coffee helps me sleep. I might try drinking it at home - before I go to bed would be a good time.

Italian Espresso made with a real Italian Moka.
Nothing beats it.

Coffee is dirt, but I agree about honey being better than sugar.

I don't really mind what coffee I drink, so long as it isn't instant. But I have it black with amaretto. Just don't put too much in. Certainly less than a shot's worth....maybe 10ml.

I like coffee, but I really only drink it on the weekends when hubby is home, or if we are out somewhere. There is a convenience store chain around here that really has good coffee, and the price is much more reasonable than say, a Starbucks. I do find it funny though, that they call the clerks who make the coffee "baristas". I mean, all they do is refill the creamer supply and brew the coffee, in between ringing up customers' gas and selling lottery tickets. :rolleyes:

Anywhoo, I can't drink anything too hot or too cold because it irritates my throat and makes me cough, so I have to let my coffee cool a lot before I can drink it. One of my favorite "treats" at home is to put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in my coffee. Yum! :)

We just got a free pound of Gevalia (I'm not sure if I'm spelling that right) from dh's workplace (his parent company owns Gevalia) and I am dying to try it. Will have to wait til tomorrow, though, since hubby is working today. :(

Oh, and does it seem like I need more caffeine to be chatty and hyper? I didn't think so, lol. :p

Now admittedly, if I have enough time to get the wonderful coffee I described earlier, but sometimes the time just isn't there, so under those circumstances, I just drink black.

*Calm voice of reason:* "They're really easy to make, and so cheap they're practically free!"
Son, I can't boil water without scortching it! :D

I like coffee, but I really only drink it on the weekends when hubby is home, or if we are out somewhere. There is a convenience store chain around here that really has good coffee, and the price is much more reasonable than say, a Starbucks. I do find it funny though, that they call the clerks who make the coffee "baristas". I mean, all they do is refill the creamer supply and brew the coffee, in between ringing up customers' gas and selling lottery tickets. :rolleyes:

Anywhoo, I can't drink anything too hot or too cold because it irritates my throat and makes me cough, so I have to let my coffee cool a lot before I can drink it. One of my favorite "treats" at home is to put a scoop of vanilla ice cream in my coffee. Yum! :)

We just got a free pound of Gevalia (I'm not sure if I'm spelling that right) from dh's workplace (his parent company owns Gevalia) and I am dying to try it. Will have to wait til tomorrow, though, since hubby is working today. :(

Oh, and does it seem like I need more caffeine to be chatty and hyper? I didn't think so, lol. :p
Ice cream in coffee??? I would think that would ruin both the coffee and the ice cream! :D

Gevalia offers some really excellent coffees. I use to belong to their coffee club and got a great coffee-maker for joining and a pound of coffee every month. Mmmm!

Hon, any woman worth her salt doesn't need anything to be both chatty and hyper! :D

*Calm voice of reason:* "They're really easy to make, and so cheap they're practically free!"

For some reason it never occured to me that you could make dounuts at home. This could be the start of something beautaful - (dounuts with dried yeast sprinkled on top :D )

For some reason it never occured to me that you could make dounuts at home. This could be the start of something beautaful - (dounuts with dried yeast sprinkled on top :D )
Or something slightly wierd. :eek:

(*Still trying to lose the taste of coffee-infused yeast from the back of his throat.*)

Ice cream in coffee??? I would think that would ruin both the coffee and the ice cream! :D :D

One cup of coffee with milk & sugar, one scoop of coffee ice cream. Blend, pour into glass and enjoy.

Anyone here other than me ever drink iced coffee? I glass of ice, pour in cold coffee, sugar if desired, and some cream. Stir and enjoy. :fluffle:

Anyone here besides me love a cup of good coffee? I can't think of many things better first thing in the morning that a really hot, really strong cup of good coffee.

I usually drink two cups shortly after I get up ( 2 cups per day is all I allow myself ). My preferred coffee is Gevalia ( which you can buy online ) fine coffees, specifically Hazelnut or Irish Creme. I don't use sugar, preferring to add a tablespoon of honey, which not only tastes better to me, but is easier for the body to process than refined sugar. I also add a teaspoon of cream.

Any thoughts on this "drink of the gods?" :)


Blech! I cannot stand flavoured coffee especically HAZELNUT!! *vomits*

I just like regular Colombian coffee though Kenyan is very good too, strong enough to burn a hole through my mug and with nothing in it but a very small amount of white sugar.

mmmm...

*sip*

One cup of coffee with milk & sugar, one scoop of coffee ice cream. Blend, pour into glass and enjoy.

I also like to drizzle a little coffee over a scoop of ice cream. I know it sounds weird, but it freezes into little bits of coffee ice, and it's good.

Anyone here other than me ever drink iced coffee? I glass of ice, pour in cold coffee, sugar if desired, and some cream. Stir and enjoy. :fluffle:

I do like iced coffee in the summer, but I just take it black over ice. I tried a new blended coffee drink from Dairy Queen the other day. Blech! Way too sweet!

Dark Parisian roast works best for me. There are many brands I like, each with their own subtleties.

I'm terribly sorry (actually, I'm not), but I simply cannot stand the taste of coffee. It's just got far too many shortcomings for my tastes.