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Who here drinks coffee?
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No coffee for me. I try to limit my intake of drugs and I find that I can function quite well without caffeine thanks to my current diet. I know it's many people's thing, but I have no desire to drink it myself. Unlike many people, I don't desire it nor do I require it to function. 
Same here. Usually coffee tastes of nothing and I can only stand it with four spoons of sugar. Now, a nice hot chocolate or tea on the other hand...
Not really. I like coffee flavored foods, but I've never liked drinking the stuff.
I find tea far more tasty, but I don't find myself drinking that too often either (much more often than coffee however).
...Guess I'm not a morning beverage kind of guy.
I find tea far more tasty, but I don't find myself drinking that too often either (much more often than coffee however).
...Guess I'm not a morning beverage kind of guy.
Absolutely love "real" coffee - I start the morning with an espresso and drink regular cups of fresh coffee throughout the day, normally from a French Press.
On the other hand, instant coffee is absolutely disgusting and should be renamed to "instant coffee substitute" - there is no way it even remotely resembles coffee!
On the other hand, instant coffee is absolutely disgusting and should be renamed to "instant coffee substitute" - there is no way it even remotely resembles coffee!
I worked with someone who could not abide tea or coffee.
You have no idea the amount of hassle that caused her having to turn down drinks the whole time. People just seemed to have a hard time believing that you could not drink either one or the other.
You have no idea the amount of hassle that caused her having to turn down drinks the whole time. People just seemed to have a hard time believing that you could not drink either one or the other.
Hell no... I prefer tea, especially Earl Grey one..
However, I can drink a cup of coffee if I wake up too early and have a sleepy mood..
However, I can drink a cup of coffee if I wake up too early and have a sleepy mood..
Occasionally but I've switched to tea mostly. Hot chocolate is a part of the hot drinks regime as well.
I have it about 95% of the time. It's good because if you have a craving for chocolate you can eat the powder
Note: Only ones made from hot milk because the add water variety taste horrible.
it's good stuff!I have it about 95% of the time. It's good because if you have a craving for chocolate you can eat the powder
I love the proper hot chocolate - cook on the hob with milk and real cocoa and adding your own sugar but sometimes I can't be arsed and just do the instant, but I always add milk or it's just wrong.
that sounds mighty good at the moment actually...
<toddles off>
edit: and it was gooooood!
I have it about 95% of the time. It's good because if you have a craving for chocolate you can eat the powder
Cream and chocolate chips. Slowly heated with a touch of nutmeg.
Its very rich though but so so good
I've always enjoyed a good cup of coffee, with some cream and sugar, but recently my coffee consumption has begun to reach almost frightening levels. My wife started working at our local Starbucks, and so I naturally go visit her there, and I'll take my MBP with me to enjoy some wireless internet. And I'll have a cup of whatever they are brewing. And then I'll have another. And another. And by the time I am done I have had 5 large cups of coffee and it's time to jitter and shake my way out the door.
On that note, I'm a big fan of Starbuck's Verona roast. It's bold, but not overwhelming. The new Pike Place Roast is alright too, but a little weak for me.
On that note, I'm a big fan of Starbuck's Verona roast. It's bold, but not overwhelming. The new Pike Place Roast is alright too, but a little weak for me.
Have you ever made "drinking chocolate"? It's a much thicker and richer cousin to hot chocolate. Drinking chocolate : hot cocoa :: espresso : drip coffee. I'll post the recipe if anybody's interested.
I've ordered it before, it's really good but not an everyday drink. I'm ashamed to say that I don't even have a drip coffee maker anymore so I go out for proper coffee. I'd be happy to see the recipe though if you're in a sharing sort of mood.
I certainly agree that it's not an everyday sort of drink. My friends and I like to make it when we're having a get-together. It's also good with just a touch of peppermint schnapps in it.
I don't know the amounts in our recipe. We just kind of go by taste and memory:
Heat the milk in a sauce pan over low heat, but don't boil it. It should be steaming just a tad--about the temperature of your coffee or tea. Melt the chocolate in the milk, whisking constantly. Once the chocolate is melted, continue whisking and add sugar and vanilla to taste (just a few drops of vanilla should suffice). Continue whisking until the mixture thickens up--it should be about the thickness of gravy. Serve in very small mugs--I usually serve it in espresso cups or demitasses. Sprinkle a little ground nutmeg on top, or if you like, a bit of cayenne pepper. Also, a dash of salt with the sugar can't hurt, but I don't bother with it.
I don't know the amounts in our recipe. We just kind of go by taste and memory:
- Unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- Milk (one cup of milk per four ounces of chocolate)
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Nutmeg
- Cayenne pepper (optional)
Heat the milk in a sauce pan over low heat, but don't boil it. It should be steaming just a tad--about the temperature of your coffee or tea. Melt the chocolate in the milk, whisking constantly. Once the chocolate is melted, continue whisking and add sugar and vanilla to taste (just a few drops of vanilla should suffice). Continue whisking until the mixture thickens up--it should be about the thickness of gravy. Serve in very small mugs--I usually serve it in espresso cups or demitasses. Sprinkle a little ground nutmeg on top, or if you like, a bit of cayenne pepper. Also, a dash of salt with the sugar can't hurt, but I don't bother with it.
it's good stuff!
I love the proper hot chocolate - cook on the hob with milk and real cocoa and adding your own sugar but sometimes I can't be arsed and just do the instant, but I always add milk or it's just wrong.
that sounds mighty good at the moment actually...
<toddles off>
edit: and it was gooooood!
Best hot chocolate ever: Caffe Pedrocchi in Padua, Italy. OMG. Best. Drink. Ever.