Coffee and Tea Talk - 2022

[Bri5]

I think hazelnut is one of those thibgs you either like or don't.

I concur. I like it okay in those gold wrapped chocolates but don't like Nutella or hazelnut coffees or creamers at all.

Got my normal Monday Dunkin peach green tea.

 

[LTS3]

I think Bill Nye the Science Guy or some other person on those Saturday morning science type shows for kids discussed why a cup / bowl of water can explode in the microwave or shortly after being heated in one. The liquid becomes quickly superheated to way past the boiling point but bubbles don't form. When the cup / whatever is removed from the microwave, the jostling action causes the bubbles to suddenly form and erupt and the water "explodes". Putting a wooden skewer or coffee stirrer into the cup can prevent the "explosion" by giving the bubbles a place to form. Also don't microwave the cup of liquid for more than a minute or two at a time. Stop and carefully stir with a spoon and then heat some more if necessary.

 

[neely]

Two cups of dark roast coffee and I'm done with caffeine for the day.

 

[Bri5]

Stopped at the Cuban cafe and let my older boy practice ordering our drinks in Spanish.

 

[neely]

Stopped at the Cuban cafe and let my older boy practice ordering our drinks in Spanish.

How did he do?

 

[Bri5]

He did well ordering, but got flustered when listening to respond. He's still pretty little and they were gracious.

 

[Lari]

So I got sone free vanilla oat milk from my SIL's house because they weren't going to finish it before it went bad, so I had some in my coffee this morning, and my apple jacks, and my vanilla chai tea, and some of that honey chamomile vanilla herbal tea. Might have go e a bit overboard, but it will get used!

 

[maggiedemi]

Putting a wooden skewer or coffee stirrer into the cup can prevent the "explosion" by giving the bubbles a place to form. Also don't microwave the cup of liquid for more than a minute or two at a time. Stop and carefully stir with a spoon and then heat some more if necessary.

Maybe I forgot to stir it before I added the powder that time it erupted like a volcano. I'll be sure to stir it first from now on, before adding powder.

some of that honey chamomile vanilla herbal tea

Did the oat milk improve the tea that you didn't like much? You're probably like me, prefer black tea like chai over herbal tea. I don't think I've had vanilla oat milk yet. Price Chopper might have it, but we don't go there often in the winter.

Drinking-- 1 Cup 2% Milk, 1/4 Cup Hills Bros Classic Cappuccino. I have to use more of this cappuccino powder because it's not as sweet as the vanilla. I microwaved it for only 1 minute, 30 seconds this time, since it tried to boil over. But it was a little cold. Weird that it's boiling but not hot enough. It takes a lot of experimenting to get it right in this new microwave!

 

[Bri5]

I have a Dunkin freebie to grab today.

 

[game misconduct]

plain kona coffee with a bowl of apple jacks and almond milk

 

[Lari]

Did the oat milk improve the tea that you didn't like much? You're probably like me, prefer black tea like chai over herbal tea. I don't think I've had vanilla oat milk yet. Price Chopper might have it, but we don't go there often in the winter

It did! I think I do prefer black and chai teas. I like mint herbal tea, but maybe I'm just so-so on chamomile.

 

[maggiedemi]

It did! I think I do prefer black and chai teas. I like mint herbal tea, but maybe I'm just so-so on chamomile.

Maybe because mint is a bolder flavor, it tastes better in the herbal tea.

Drinking- Half Cup Water, Half Cup Pacific Sweetened Cashew Milk, 1/4 Cup Hills Bros Classic Cappuccino. Microwaved for 2 minutes, added powder at last 30 seconds, stirred a few times.

 

[neely]

My usual dark roast coffee with breakfast but stopped for a latte with oat milk while running errands. I decided to switch from almond milk to oat milk and think I liked it better. They use the Oatly brand which is my favorite.

 

[artiemom]

Peppermint mocha, with almond milk....
Oatmeal with tons of blueberries, less than tsp of maple syrup, splash of almond milk...

Same old, same old...

 

[maggiedemi]

I decided to switch from almond milk to oat milk and think I liked it better. They use the Oatly brand which is my favorite.

Is the oat milk sweetened?

Finished up the Hills Bros Classic Cappuccino powder in a cup of warm 2% milk. Glad this is gone. It wasn't very sweet, so I had to use too much of it to even taste it. All the other cappuccino powders and liquid creamers I have are vanilla, so I will probably like them.

 

[neely]

Is the oat milk sweetened?

No, Oatly does not add sugar or sweeteners which is why I prefer it. And I use unsweetened almond milk in my oatmeal.

It's snowing non-stop so I already had my morning dark roast coffee. I'm sure I'll be having another by lunchtime.

 

[rubysmama]

Still using the hazelnut creamer, and it's fine, but wish it lasted longer, so I could mix my flavours up a bit. As it is, the website says to only use it 5-7 days and I'm past a week now. So won't use it much longer. Won't be able to finish all of it either, and it was a small bottle. The suisse mocha is easier, since it's just a powder.

 

[maggiedemi]

The suisse mocha is easier, since it's just a powder.

They do make powdered flavored creamers. But I prefer cappuccino powder. Check your local grocery stores. They might have some different flavored cappuccino and latte powders. That Suisse mocha one comes in hazelnut, Maxwell House.

 

[rubysmama]

They do make powdered flavored creamers. But I prefer cappuccino powder. Check your local grocery stores. They might have some different flavored cappuccino and latte powders. That Suisse mocha one comes in hazelnut, Maxwell House.

I think there's a wider selection of flavours in the US than here in Canada, but will check the stores and see what's out there.

 

[Bri5]

I had half a cup of decaf this morning as a placebo and to warm me up.