Coffee & Tea Talk

[artiemom]

Up very early. I was tossing and turning all night. I also felt warmish. Yesterday was not a good day.
Saturday, I had Italian Wedding Soup, for the first time since January, when Special food diet began.

I am wondering if it was a reaction from the onion, garlic, escarole in the soup? Anyway.. felt breathless, dizzy at times, lightheaded.. I had to use the inhaler, and felt so shakey.. I hate using it.. but it was needed.

So it was a tea with almond milk type of day. Regular tea in the morning, and decaf in late afternoon.

Up early~~ Geoffrey had another hairball, at 2:50am... ugh..
Of course, I stepped in in!!!

This morning: regular tea with almond milk, oatmeal, a slice of Italian Scali Bread with my butter. I cannot have anything by mouth for 3 hours before exams. That means I have to be done by 6:30; test at 9:30am. I ended up eating breakfast at 5;20am.

Have a couple of medical tests this morning: stress/echo, and long term (2 wk) cardiac monitor.
On the way home, I am definitely picking up a Starbucks.. not certain as to what.... Perhaps a cafe mocha with almond milk...

Since they have been messing up with the food delivery; I am thinking of ordering a really good cheeseburger with fries, for pick up....

I have no engird to deal with the kitchen staff in here.. not today---tomorrow will be another day.

 

[Willowy]

I had a pumpkin cream cold brew, first of the season! Yum. The drive-through at Starbucks was insane, even though it was 5 pm on a Saturday. Because it was so late, I only drank half of it and had the other half with breakfast on Sunday.

I need to ask if they have any hot drinks that are like the cream cold brews. I don't enjoy any of their hot drinks as much, but I also don't want to have an iced drink when it's below zero outside!

 

[neely]

Have a couple of medical tests this morning: stress/echo, and long term (2 wk) cardiac monitor. On the way home, I am definitely picking up a Starbucks.. not certain as to what.... Perhaps a cafe mocha with almond milk.

Hope you're feeling a little better than yesterday and the medical tests go well today. A treat from SB sounds like a good idea and you definitely deserve it so splurge!

 

[artiemom]

Yup!! Got a mocha cappuccino with almond milk and foam; and a warmed blueberry scone!!! It was delish! I cut back on the syrup.

Too tired to get the cheeseburger and fries. Perhaps another day. Resting the remainder of the day.

 

[neely]

Two cups of my dark roast coffee but the day isn't over yet.

 

[artiemom]

Iced coffee this afternoon!

 

[maggiedemi]

a warmed blueberry scone!

I think baked goods taste better warmed up.

I thought I hated chocolate, but I discovered that I like it mixed with vanilla. So this opens up new drink possibilities for me. I'll see what I can come up with.

Today was 3 Starbucks Italian Roast mixed with cow milk and powdered sugar. This type of sugar tastes a little odd in coffee. It might be better on toast.

 

[Whenallhellbreakslose]

Has anyone ever tried Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee? A friend who I describe as a "coffee conniseaur" made a few cups for me once. OMG!!! Completely out of this world. My sister got the cheap kind they sell to tourists when she visited Jamaica and it was not the same by a longshot. I found out how expensive a pound of this stuff is and decided that one day if I had money to be carefree with--I would buy a pound of the stuff. I hope I am not disappointed.

 

[neely]

I had Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee a long time ago. I had forgotten all about it until you brought it up. Yes, it is expensive and, yes, it is very tasty. I go to a local roaster for my beans now and I'm very pleased with their dark, dark roast.

 

[rubysmama]

I thought I hated chocolate, but I discovered that I like it mixed with vanilla. So this opens up new drink possibilities for me. I'll see what I can come up with.

You just may become a chocoholic yet.

 

[artiemom]

Another Iced Coffee with Almond milk. This time a Cold Brew from Dunkin.

 

[maggiedemi]

Has anyone ever tried Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee?

I always wanted to try it, but it's so expensive.

You just may become a chocoholic yet.

I'm thinking a little bit of chocolate might be the secret ingredient in Sunoco's vanilla cappuccino that I love. Because the mix of chocolate and vanilla tastes similar to that flavor. I will play around with my drinks and figure it out.

Today I finished up the Starbucks Italian Roast, 3 mugs with various sugars and milks added. Tomorrow I open the Sumatra. Yay!

 

[Whenallhellbreakslose]

I always wanted to try it, but it's so expensive.



I'm thinking a little bit of chocolate might be the secret ingredient in Sunoco's vanilla cappuccino that I love. Because the mix of chocolate and vanilla tastes similar to that flavor. I will play around with my drinks and figure it out.

Today I finished up the Starbucks Italian Roast, 3 mugs with various sugars and milks added. Tomorrow I open the Sumatra. Yay!

Your not kidding J.B.M coffee is really expensive. If I do end up buying it one day, I so hope I am not disappointed. I would be totally bummed. I love Sumatra coffee. I use to buy a bags of Starbuck's Sumatra. It was delish! I so miss it!

 

[Lari]

I may have bought three more boxes of the pumpkin spice hot cocoa at Jewel yesterday. I mean, the sale was 3/$5, so why not, am I right?

 

[rubysmama]

I may have bought three more boxes of the pumpkin spice hot cocoa at Jewel yesterday. I mean, the sale was 3/$5, so why not, am I right?

Can't pass up a bargain. Just hope Bebe doesn't tire of the flavour.

 

[neely]

Damp, cold and non-stop rain today so after running errands I treated myself to a grande size Americano at SB.

 

[maggiedemi]

I may have bought three more boxes of the pumpkin spice hot cocoa at Jewel yesterday. I mean, the sale was 3/$5

That's an awesome deal! The Target brand pumpkin spice hot cocoa is $5 for one box! I still might get it though. I couldn't find the swiss miss one. I did see their candy cane flavored one!

Aldi Sumatra coffee today, 2 drank black, 1 with Aldi vanilla almond milk and 3tsp regular granulated white sugar.

 

[maggiedemi]

Aldi Sumatra coffee today, 3 cups, made strong because nobody will drink the coffee I make. I'm glad! I made it strong enough to wake the neighbors.

Added the Turbinado sugar I got today in the mail, along with some Aldi Almond milk. It was really good. Also got Molasses sugar, but haven't tried it yet.

 

[artiemom]

Hd the last of my Keurig cup Pumpkin Spice coffee with almond milk... I have another box! and a box of Dunk PS keurig cups... probably the same manufacturer....

 

[maggiedemi]

Aldi Sumatra coffee, 3 cups. First cup I added 2% cow milk and molasses sugar. The molasses sugar isn't very sweet! That surprised me, cause it's so dark. I'll try it on buttered english muffin tomorrow.

Other 2 cups were with regular white granulated sugar and 2% cow milk.

One pot lasted me 2 days drinking by myself! I'm using less because I'm adding milk and sugar.