More coffee, More coffee, More coffee

~KitchenManager Wed, Nov 5, 1997 (13:52) seed

Hook up that ol' caffeine IV and start typing!

~CotC Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (10:57) #1

No, no, NO!... Room-temperature espresso enema!

~stacey Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (12:29) #2

sad, sad news... I spent yesterday (my day off!) in doctors offices and the "voice of reason" went off the deep end IMO when she recommended I give up all caffeine (including chocolate) I am in mourning and think I shall drown my sorrows in a double cap!

~KitchenManager Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (12:37) #3

Why does they want ya to give it up? (I know my reasons...)

~terry Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (12:38) #4

Don't worry, we'll be your support group!

~stacey Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (12:43) #5

Honestly... seems like I am high risk for breast cancer with relatives on both maternal and paternal sides having dealt with it. "Studies" link breast cancer to high fat and high caffeine diets... I asked whether it was the high fat diet or people with high body fat percentages were at risk (because I'm definitely one but not the other) she said her recommendation was to lower fat AND eliminate caffeine. I'm trying to find that 'fine' line between healthy and happy.

~KitchenManager Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (12:45) #6

Let me look some stuff up, and I'll be back as soon as I can.

~terry Wed, Nov 12, 1997 (13:22) #7

Is that going to be tough? Can you do it?

~stacey Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (09:39) #8

My health is valuable to me but if I am forced to cut out something I enjoy very much... well yesterday I couldn't (did not try to) resist a bit of semi-sweet chocolate BUT I did buy new decaf teas and am still drinking decaf coffee. Because I don't eat meat, my fat consumption is pretty much from dairy and the HDL cholesterols I get in olives and avocados. I again, refuse to give up some seemingly simple pleasures (like REAL cheese) but I will try to use more olive oil instead of butter in my cooking. If someone made it a dare, of course I COULD do it. But do I want to?

~terry Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (09:44) #9

Keep listening to that inner voice.

~stacey Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (12:45) #10

It's pretty loud... hard to avoid!

~terry Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (14:55) #11

No coffee for me today so far, and it's 2:09 !

~KitchenManager Thu, Nov 13, 1997 (23:47) #12

WHAT? Do I have to drink stacey's and terry's allotments?

~terry Fri, Nov 14, 1997 (05:12) #13

No, no, no. You might keel over. DO NOT drink our allotments. Yesterday was a no coffee day pour moi!

~stacey Fri, Nov 14, 1997 (09:49) #14

[BAnd today???? [BI'm doing the tea thing -- with honey. It's actually a loose tea I picked up in Austin called "sereni-tea" Corny, eh? A good combonation of mint, chamomille and yarrow.

~terry Fri, Nov 14, 1997 (11:35) #15

YOu *MUST* know this Stacey. There is a way cool lady I met from Denver who does the most killer coffee substitutes imaginable. I must get this info to you soon.

~stacey Fri, Nov 14, 1997 (12:05) #16

Send quick... faaaaadddddddinggggggggggg.

~terry Fri, Nov 14, 1997 (13:09) #17

It's somewhere . . . in my memory banks . . . searching . . .

~stacey Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (09:48) #18

I'm on a loose tea kick now!

~terry Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (10:59) #19

Still searching . . . I can see her clearly.

~stacey Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (11:05) #20

C'mon, Mr. Detail-Oriented.

~CotC Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (12:09) #21

I'm hyper-sensitive to caffeine (no snickering, WER!!) but I've recently found a fun and effective way to counteract it if'n I drink it too late at night and NEED to go to sleep. Valerian root and Melatonin produce quite the synergistic effect (in me, anyway) and have the added effect of producing some truly _funky_ dreams! Then I'm all well-rested in the AM for mo' coffee, mo' coffee, MO'!

~stacey Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (12:28) #22

ever thought of switching to half caf/ half decaf? That's how I weened myself.

~CotC Tue, Nov 18, 1997 (10:24) #23

But where's the fun in that?

~stacey Tue, Nov 18, 1997 (10:55) #24

Well, after you've been off caffeinated coffee for awhile, half caf is a LOT of fun!

~terry Tue, Nov 18, 1997 (10:58) #25

Drinking coffee again today. Can't seem to cut it out.

~stacey Tue, Nov 18, 1997 (11:02) #26

I am too -- decaf with half and half and some dulce -- dessert coffee!

~terry Tue, Nov 18, 1997 (15:04) #27

dulce in coffee, as in seaweed?

~stacey Wed, Nov 19, 1997 (10:54) #28

no, sugar with a typo!

~KitchenManager Thu, Nov 20, 1997 (12:10) #29

General Mills International Coffees for me today, Viennese Chocolate Cafe.

~terry Thu, Nov 20, 1997 (13:34) #30

Tiny bit o java today.

~stacey Thu, Nov 20, 1997 (13:43) #31

Decaf Colorado Blend

~KitchenManager Thu, Dec 11, 1997 (13:18) #32

Two cups o' stale, burnt coffee left over from the wife's all night study session...

~stacey Mon, Dec 15, 1997 (18:28) #33

YUK!

~terry Mon, Dec 15, 1997 (23:20) #34

Are you getting laid back km?

~KitchenManager Tue, Dec 16, 1997 (01:25) #35

???????

~Wolf Tue, Dec 16, 1997 (18:10) #36

ohmigod, wer's at a loss for words!

~stacey Wed, Dec 17, 1997 (10:03) #37

and it's shaking the foundation of my existence!! C'mon WER.... SAY SOMETHING!!! *giggle*

~KitchenManager Wed, Dec 17, 1997 (11:37) #38

LOL?

~stacey Wed, Dec 17, 1997 (18:41) #39

*smile*

~KitchenManager Fri, Dec 19, 1997 (17:31) #40

Drinking some coffee as we type... (hope you're smile is as pretty in person as it is on here...)

~stacey Fri, Dec 19, 1997 (18:22) #41

thank you for the compliment hope I pass the inevitable comparison test! a mighty subjective matter but I'll give it a whirl.

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (02:42) #42

(you did just fine, btw, Stace...) The coffee beer is out again, it's Red Hook Double Black Stout. That's right, kids, a stout beer brewed with Starbucks coffee... (just cross-posting the words makes my mouth water!)

~riette Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (03:47) #43

I don't like coffee - can't even make it.

~autumn Sun, Jul 26, 1998 (21:15) #44

Coffee is YUM--but not in the summer.

~KitchenManager Sun, Jul 26, 1998 (23:13) #45

how about on autumn? (and, btw, that's why double ice caps were invented...)

~riette Mon, Jul 27, 1998 (00:50) #46

yuksies

~terry Mon, Jul 27, 1998 (09:28) #47

Hey, I like those iced cappucinos at Borders cafe. Good stuff.

~riette Mon, Jul 27, 1998 (11:14) #48

The very idea gives me the shivers!

~autumn Mon, Jul 27, 1998 (11:14) #49

HA HA, wer! Those iced thingies remind me of a Slurpee.

~KitchenManager Mon, Jul 27, 1998 (11:14) #50

and, around here 7-11's sell cappucino Slurpee thingys...

~riette Mon, Jul 27, 1998 (11:14) #51

The only thing I like to slurp is frozen Coke.

~autumn Thu, Jul 30, 1998 (21:14) #52

I was in the 7-11 last night at midnight (!) and noticed their banner proclaimed French Vanilla cappucino coolers. It made my skin crawl to think about it.

~KitchenManager Thu, Jul 30, 1998 (22:07) #53

http://www.coffeetalk.com/

~mikeg Mon, Sep 28, 1998 (17:14) #54

cofffeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

~riette Tue, Sep 29, 1998 (00:50) #55

noooooooooooooooooooooooo!

~stacey Tue, Sep 29, 1998 (07:40) #56

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssss!

~riette Tue, Sep 29, 1998 (09:29) #57

You also a big coffee drinker. The idea sounds so cosy to me - pity the taste makes me shiver.

~terry Tue, Sep 29, 1998 (10:16) #58

What do you like to drink in the morning Riette, tea?

~mikeg Tue, Sep 29, 1998 (20:46) #59

mmmmmmmmm teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

~KitchenManager Wed, Sep 30, 1998 (00:13) #60

leeeeeooooonnnnniiiii

~riette Wed, Sep 30, 1998 (06:14) #61

A can of Coke does fine for me.

~autumn Wed, Sep 30, 1998 (22:25) #62

(*shudder*)

~riette Thu, Oct 1, 1998 (00:51) #63

Same thing, though, isn't it? Lots of cafe�ne, except one can swallow the Pill down without burning your throat to bits.

~TIM Tue, Dec 8, 1998 (18:09) #64

What kind of pill burns your throat? Sorry, could not resist!

~riette Fri, Jan 15, 1999 (03:50) #65

Does your mother know you're here???

~PT Fri, Jan 15, 1999 (16:55) #66

Of course she does. She also has a computer.

~MarciaH Sun, Feb 20, 2000 (22:19) #67

Whatcha wanta know about Kona Coffee except that straight it is not drinkable in my discerning palate's opinion. Waaaaay too bitter. Eats bowls off of Battleship silverware. takes the bottom out of your cup and stomach simultaneously. Blended, it is superb.

~MarciaH Tue, Jun 13, 2000 (15:29) #68

Coffee with Drambuie Who can resist the smooth silky texture of this delicious liqueur - Drambuie - a recipe gifted to The Mackinnons of Strathaird by Bonnie Prince Charlie. As a fugitive in Skye while fleeing from the English forces, Bonnie Prince Charlie took refuge with the Mackinnons on Skye who offered him shelter. In return for their hospitality, he gave them this recipe for his own liqueur. Still made to this day from that secret recipe based on whisky, Drambuie is THE liqueur of Scotland. Ingredients: -1 measure of Drambuie -1 - 2 teaspoons soft brown sugar -pot of strong coffee -double cream To serve - Warm for each serving a "comfortable to hold" stemmed glass or glazed stemmed goblet. Put in the Drambuie, stir in the brown sugar and fill with coffee to one inch below the rim. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved, then pour the cream over the back of a silver (if possible) teaspoon so that it floats on the surface. Do not stir again.

~terry Tue, Jun 13, 2000 (19:54) #69

Boy, that's sure worth a try. How about Kahlua and Coffee?

~MarciaH Tue, Jun 13, 2000 (21:38) #70

We ate early so did not indulge in either the coffee (still too warm outside) or the Kahlua. However, later on...*sigh* It would have been wonderful later... (wrong company.....*bigger sigh*)

~sociolingo Wed, Jun 14, 2000 (02:08) #71

Needed coffee last night to offset the effects of red wine and an irritating 22 year old!!! Still slept like a log.

~sprin5 Wed, Jun 14, 2000 (08:01) #72

What's up with the 22 year old?

~sociolingo Wed, Jun 14, 2000 (16:50) #73

Hormones mostly!!!! (Love!!!) .... and a mother who is in thesis and too small house crisis

~MarciaH Thu, Jun 15, 2000 (00:24) #74

Sounds like normal household madness this time of year. You know, it is when the sap rises *grin*

~sociolingo Fri, Jun 16, 2000 (09:38) #75

Well, someone put a tap on it please - I'm drowning!!!

~MarciaH Fri, Jun 16, 2000 (22:58) #76

I hear you! I would laugh but it is no laughing matter...*sigh* and Sugar maples are not old world trees. sigh

~sociolingo Sat, Jun 17, 2000 (03:26) #77

Coffee, PLEASE someone!!!! How about Columbian, nice and strong and tasty.

~MarciaH Sat, Jun 17, 2000 (16:06) #78

Kona is good... One cup at night will keep you awake for days on end.

~sociolingo Sat, Jun 17, 2000 (17:04) #79

I think I'll settle for a milky one right now, and hope I sleep

~autumn Mon, Jun 19, 2000 (21:18) #80

A strong shot of kahlua, and you'll be out all night.

~MarciaH Tue, Jun 20, 2000 (00:06) #81

about now, that sounds great. Better than those Long Island Iced Teas you were imbibing last summer?

~autumn Sat, Jun 24, 2000 (16:29) #82

Ho ho, don't get me started! This year's passion is Hard Lemonade.

~sociolingo Mon, Jun 26, 2000 (04:12) #83

What on earth is that???? A SOFT drink???? *grin* Trying desperately to replace coffee with iced water and lemon. Have succeeded so far (it's 10 am)

~MarciaH Thu, Jun 29, 2000 (21:12) #84

Nuthin soft about "Hard" anything in America. It means a liberal amount of one or another adult beverage has been added.

~sociolingo Fri, Jun 30, 2000 (01:32) #85

oh - Hooch! (that's what one brand here calls it!)

~MarciaH Fri, Jun 30, 2000 (15:48) #86

been called that here, as well...

~autumn Sat, Jul 1, 2000 (23:00) #87

This is much classier than common hooch...:-)

~sociolingo Mon, Jul 3, 2000 (04:58) #88

Hooch is the brand name here - there are a lot of different ones out now - popular at parties. My daughters drink them.