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09-30-2011, 03:21 PM

Yellow band...

...Nooo I didn't mean half and half milk. That's a North American thang. I don't think I've seen it here. I meant I'm a snob about coffee but not all the time.

Yup that rebound headache is a weird one. I get a headache now if I drink more than 1 or 2 small coffees a day.

Dolce is the name of my 2nd favourite independant coffee shop here in Blackpool.

I will never, ever, ever, ever, drink a McStarbucks. I refuse to eat MacDonalds too. If I drink chain store coffee then Nero is the one I will drink here. Costa if I have no other choice.

More often than not if sh*te coffee is on offer I'll have tea, bad tea is more palatable than bad coffee.

Happy caffeine buzzin' to ya'll

SecretAgentMa'am · 09-30-2011, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incubus

Yellow band...

...Nooo I didn't mean half and half milk. That's a North American thang. I don't think I've seen it here.

IIRC, half & half is roughly the US equivalent to single cream or table cream.

SecretAgentMa'am · 09-30-2011, 10:29 PM

So I was just in the kitchen and remembered a coffee implement that I haven't mentioned yet. Anyone else have an Aeropress? I bought one that lived in my desk drawer back when I was actually employed. It hasn't been used much since I brought it home. It's pretty fantastic, though. It obviously doesn't make real espresso, but the taste is very similar. If you don't want espresso, just add more hot water after pressing. It's great. Kind of like a turbo charged French press. Only takes about 30 seconds if your water is already hot.

09-30-2011, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SecretAgentMa'am

IIRC, half & half is roughly the US equivalent to single cream or table cream.

I get ya on single cream...but table cream??

betenoire · 10-01-2011, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incubus

I get ya on single cream...but table cream??

Half and Half is 12.5% - 18% MF (Milk Fat?) and I think that's what they call Single Cream in the UK. Table Cream in Canada is 10% MF. Light Cream (I think the US doesn't do that?) is 5% MF.

Dominique · 10-01-2011, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incubus

Yellow band... Hi Incubus!

Yup that rebound headache is a weird one. I get a headache now if I drink more than 1 or 2 small coffees a day. Yes, and that is why I try oh so hard, to not have a second....

Dolce is the name of my 2nd favourite independant coffee shop here in Blackpool.Thank you for explaining, I felt baddly that I was gagging at the reference to folgers..over here, folgers is instant coffee.

I will never, ever, ever, ever, drink a McStarbucks. I refuse to eat MacDonalds too. If I drink chain store coffee then Nero is the one I will drink here. Costa if I have no other choice.McStarbucks, is that the fancy coffee at Mcdonalds? No thanks, its liquid syrup. I don't eat there except, I do like the fruit and yougurt parfaits.

More often than not if sh*te coffee is on offer I'll have tea, bad tea is more palatable than bad coffee.Yes, I agree. There are plenty of good teas, and always fresh!

Happy caffeine buzzin' to ya'll

Why thank you!

Dominique · 10-12-2011, 02:13 PM

I'm going to have to learn to drink my espresso with half and half......enjoy!

SecretAgentMa'am · 10-12-2011, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yellow band

I'm going to have to learn to drink my espresso with half and half......enjoy!

I've been working on learning latte art. So far I still suck at it. You don't need half & half for a latte, though. Just milk. If it was half & half it would be breve art.

Soft*Silver · 10-13-2011, 12:47 AM

today I found out what a K Cup was. Had never even heard of one. (I dont get out much) I stopped at Dunkin Donuts for a cuppa coffee and saw their add for Kcups in a box. huh? So I asked. Imagine that! Pay lots of money for plastic individual things that look like creamers (at least on the display they did). And now I hear they are weak and dont taste good.

I am ok now with not getting out much...

lol

Dominique · 12-11-2011, 11:04 AM

You can make any of these with decaf if you prefer the taste without the jitters!

Mocha Frappe

3 tablespoons ground coffee to a half cup of water/ brew.

Place ingredients ino a blender jar in this order:

14 ice cubes
2 Tablespoons sugar (or what ever)
3 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1/4 cup of some kind of milk

Top with whipped cream from an aerosol can (it's only 15 calories)

Blend. Makes one tall or two smaller drinks.

Dominique · 12-11-2011, 11:10 AM

Now, we'll move onto an alcoholic frappes

(I'm no bar tender, so if I can do this, you can too)

3 tablespoons ground coffee
1/2 cup or water....brew

place ingredients in blender jar in this order:

14 ice cubes
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 (or 3) tablespoons chocolate syrup
1/4 cup Kahlua
2 tablespoons tequila
2 tablespoons heavy cream

Blend, top with the whipped cream

Dominique · 12-11-2011, 11:14 AM

Black Russian Frappe

3 tablespoons ground coffee
1/2 cup of water
brew

place ingrediants in blender jar in this order:

14 ice cubes
1/4 heavy cream
1/4 Kahlua liquer
2 tablespoons Vodka

Blend, top with whipped cream

Dominique · 12-11-2011, 11:25 AM

Irish Cream Cappuccino

3 tablespoons ground coffee
1/2 cup of water
brew

place ingrediants in blender jar in this order

14 ice cubes
2 tablespoons sugar (or what ever)
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup Baileys Irish Ream Liquer
1 Tablespoon Vodka

Blend

Top with whipped cream

Tiramisu Frappe

4 tablespoons of ground coffee
half cup of water
brew

place ingrediants in blender jar in this order

14 ice cubes
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (not imitation)
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 rum

Blend. Top with whipped cream

* I made this with coffee mate,vanilla flavored, natural bliss and it didn't taste any different!

Dominique · 12-11-2011, 11:34 AM

There is always a tea drinker! Don't leave them out

3 green tea bags
1/2 cup of water
brew

place into blender jar in this order

14 ice cubeshttp://bakingbites.com/2011/10/what-is-cream-of-coconut/
2 tablespoons cream or coconut
1/4 pineapple juice
1/4 Midori liqueur
2 tablespoons vodka

blend, add a wedge of fruit to rim or glass

http://bakingbites.com/2011/10/what-...am-of-coconut/

Reader · 05-06-2012, 10:03 AM

This place sells really good coffee. They roast it there. I like the Black Eddy's Darkness the most.

http://www.homesteadcoffeeroasters.c...kages_c_7.html

Miss Scarlett · 05-06-2012, 10:26 AM

Mmmmm...coffee...my major food group...Clay will attest to the fact that if my coffee is icky i am not a happy femme...

i love mine strong and black...most of the dark roasts are my fav...currently i'm drinking a store brand French Roast and it's pretty darn good! Alas my local store does not carry it - go figure. So when it's gone i'll have to wait until i get back to the Island to get more...

i prefer to perk my coffee...love the smell, love the taste and love those few grounds at the bottom of the cup...yes, i like it "crunchy" LOL (love to chew coffee beans and love the chocolate covered espresso beans too)

A Starbuck's Cafe Americano just rocks my world! Nectar of the Goddesses!!! Only Starbuck's knows how to make it right...made anywhere else it tastes like dirty dishwater...

Silverseastar · 05-06-2012, 10:33 AM

OMG! I totally want to roast my own beans now! I love love love coffee and didn't even drink it until I was 35. Now I need 2 a day. Argh.

I am a bona fide coffee snob. I drive across town to the one place that sells the coffee (called Oso Negro- Princess of Darkness) made from an Artisan Roaster in a town an 8 hour drive from me.

I have a Krups Burr grinder and love it. I grind the coffee right before each shot of espresso. I'd love a better espresso machine but also have a Krups and it does decent duty.

Invite me to a tasting party and I'd be there lickity split! What a fabulous idea.

Sparkle · 05-06-2012, 11:06 AM

Most days I'm a french press'er. I grind fresh every morning and make a carafe. I have a thermos I take it to work in. I also have an insulated french press that keeps the coffee hot for a couple of hours, which is perfect on a lazy Sunday morning.

If I have house-guests for breakfast/brunch I like to use the percolator because it has the richness of french press but makes the quantity of a standard electric coffee maker. And it also feels lovely and nostalgic to me.

On more fancy occasions (if I'm hosting brunch or serving espresso with dessert) I might bring out the bialetti stove-top espresso maker, like Incubus mentioned. This rich heavy espresso without a fiddly $1000+ machine.

My everyday go-to coffee is small-batches from a local roaster, they use the very best beans the world has to offer, and their roasting is spot on (and they're queer to boot). It is also re-stocked and sold weekly at my mom & pop corner grocer, so I know I'm always getting fresh beans and I'm supporting two local businesses that are philanthropic in the community.
http://www.indigocoffee.com/index.cfm

If I want something special I will buy mail-order Blue Bottle based in the Bay Area and famous for their brilliant roasting
http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net/about/who-we-are/

And then there is Kona! Proper 100% (no blends) Kona. Always dear and exceptional Kona.
When next I have some I'm going to try the Kona crème brulee recipe I found on pinterest
http://www.latimes.com/features/food...,5645076.story
And I've thought about adapting this recipe for Kona chocolate chip ice cream with a frozen greek yogurt
http://smells-like-home.com/2009/05/...hip-ice-cream/

ruffryder · 10-02-2012, 08:33 PM

think i'm ready to go to bed cause i'm looking forward to morning coffee. fresh ground Starbucks French Roast. I can smell it now!

Leigh · 10-02-2012, 08:38 PM

Started my job today, biggest perk? All the free coffee & hot chocolate I want ~ now I LOVE hot chocolate but not much for coffee except I do like their flavored coffee so I'll be addicted to that

09-30-2011, 10:29 PM	#43
SecretAgentMa'am Member How Do You Identify?: Redheaded Bellydancing Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Very married Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Portland, OR, USA Posts: 215 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 84 Thanked 778 Times in 171 Posts Rep Power: 15100837	So I was just in the kitchen and remembered a coffee implement that I haven't mentioned yet. Anyone else have an Aeropress? I bought one that lived in my desk drawer back when I was actually employed. It hasn't been used much since I brought it home. It's pretty fantastic, though. It obviously doesn't make real espresso, but the taste is very similar. If you don't want espresso, just add more hot water after pressing. It's great. Kind of like a turbo charged French press. Only takes about 30 seconds if your water is already hot. __________________ Change the voices in your head Make them like you instead

10-12-2011, 02:13 PM	#47
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10-13-2011, 12:47 AM	#49
SoftSilver Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: rose cottage Posts: 5,594 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,948 Thanked 15,897 Times in 4,064 Posts Rep Power*: 21474857	today I found out what a K Cup was. Had never even heard of one. (I dont get out much) I stopped at Dunkin Donuts for a cuppa coffee and saw their add for Kcups in a box. huh? So I asked. Imagine that! Pay lots of money for plastic individual things that look like creamers (at least on the display they did). And now I hear they are weak and dont taste good. I am ok now with not getting out much... lol __________________ Pole bachit, a lis chuye. The field sees, the forest hears

12-11-2011, 11:04 AM	#50
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Holiday coffee's/ with Spirit You can make any of these with decaf if you prefer the taste without the jitters! Mocha Frappe 3 tablespoons ground coffee to a half cup of water/ brew. Place ingredients ino a blender jar in this order: 14 ice cubes 2 Tablespoons sugar (or what ever) 3 tablespoons chocolate syrup 1/4 cup of some kind of milk Top with whipped cream from an aerosol can (it's only 15 calories) Blend. Makes one tall or two smaller drinks. __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

12-11-2011, 11:10 AM	#51
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	see how easy.... Now, we'll move onto an alcoholic frappes (I'm no bar tender, so if I can do this, you can too) 3 tablespoons ground coffee 1/2 cup or water....brew place ingredients in blender jar in this order: 14 ice cubes 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 (or 3) tablespoons chocolate syrup 1/4 cup Kahlua 2 tablespoons tequila 2 tablespoons heavy cream Blend, top with the whipped cream __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

09-30-2011, 03:21 PM	#41
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	Yellow band... ...Nooo I didn't mean half and half milk. That's a North American thang. I don't think I've seen it here. I meant I'm a snob about coffee but not all the time. Yup that rebound headache is a weird one. I get a headache now if I drink more than 1 or 2 small coffees a day. Dolce is the name of my 2nd favourite independant coffee shop here in Blackpool. I will never, ever, ever, ever, drink a McStarbucks. I refuse to eat MacDonalds too. If I drink chain store coffee then Nero is the one I will drink here. Costa if I have no other choice. More often than not if sh*te coffee is on offer I'll have tea, bad tea is more palatable than bad coffee. Happy caffeine buzzin' to ya'll

12-11-2011, 11:14 AM	#52
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	the drink that thawed the cold war Black Russian Frappe 3 tablespoons ground coffee 1/2 cup of water brew place ingrediants in blender jar in this order: 14 ice cubes 1/4 heavy cream 1/4 Kahlua liquer 2 tablespoons Vodka Blend, top with whipped cream __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

12-11-2011, 11:25 AM	#53
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	a couple more??? Irish Cream Cappuccino 3 tablespoons ground coffee 1/2 cup of water brew place ingrediants in blender jar in this order 14 ice cubes 2 tablespoons sugar (or what ever) 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup Baileys Irish Ream Liquer 1 Tablespoon Vodka Blend Top with whipped cream Tiramisu Frappe 4 tablespoons of ground coffee half cup of water brew place ingrediants in blender jar in this order 14 ice cubes 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (not imitation) 1/4 cup heavy cream 1/4 rum Blend. Top with whipped cream * I made this with coffee mate,vanilla flavored, natural bliss and it didn't taste any different! __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

12-11-2011, 11:34 AM	#54
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Green Tea Frappe There is always a tea drinker! Don't leave them out 3 green tea bags 1/2 cup of water brew place into blender jar in this order 14 ice cubeshttp://bakingbites.com/2011/10/what-is-cream-of-coconut/ 2 tablespoons cream or coconut 1/4 pineapple juice 1/4 Midori liqueur 2 tablespoons vodka blend, add a wedge of fruit to rim or glass http://bakingbites.com/2011/10/what-...am-of-coconut/ __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

05-06-2012, 10:03 AM	#55
Reader Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Butch, Dyke, Feminist, Contrarian Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Single Join Date: May 2011 Location: New Jersey, The Garden State Posts: 732 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,308 Thanked 2,229 Times in 586 Posts Rep Power: 0	This place sells really good coffee. They roast it there. I like the Black Eddy's Darkness the most. http://www.homesteadcoffeeroasters.c...kages_c_7.html

05-06-2012, 10:26 AM	#56
Miss Scarlett Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: . Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: . Posts: 5,530 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,478 Thanked 12,947 Times in 3,419 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Mmmmm...coffee...my major food group...Clay will attest to the fact that if my coffee is icky i am not a happy femme... i love mine strong and black...most of the dark roasts are my fav...currently i'm drinking a store brand French Roast and it's pretty darn good! Alas my local store does not carry it - go figure. So when it's gone i'll have to wait until i get back to the Island to get more... i prefer to perk my coffee...love the smell, love the taste and love those few grounds at the bottom of the cup...yes, i like it "crunchy" LOL (love to chew coffee beans and love the chocolate covered espresso beans too) A Starbuck's Cafe Americano just rocks my world! Nectar of the Goddesses!!! Only Starbuck's knows how to make it right...made anywhere else it tastes like dirty dishwater...

05-06-2012, 10:33 AM	#57
Silverseastar Member How Do You Identify?: femme, submissive, girl Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Singular Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 133 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 348 Thanked 492 Times in 107 Posts Rep Power: 3095523	Mmmmm coffee OMG! I totally want to roast my own beans now! I love love love coffee and didn't even drink it until I was 35. Now I need 2 a day. Argh. I am a bona fide coffee snob. I drive across town to the one place that sells the coffee (called Oso Negro- Princess of Darkness) made from an Artisan Roaster in a town an 8 hour drive from me. I have a Krups Burr grinder and love it. I grind the coffee right before each shot of espresso. I'd love a better espresso machine but also have a Krups and it does decent duty. Invite me to a tasting party and I'd be there lickity split! What a fabulous idea.

05-06-2012, 11:06 AM	#58
Sparkle Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please Relationship Status: Loved Up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western MA Posts: 2,183 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,001 Thanked 6,553 Times in 1,552 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Most days I'm a french press'er. I grind fresh every morning and make a carafe. I have a thermos I take it to work in. I also have an insulated french press that keeps the coffee hot for a couple of hours, which is perfect on a lazy Sunday morning. If I have house-guests for breakfast/brunch I like to use the percolator because it has the richness of french press but makes the quantity of a standard electric coffee maker. And it also feels lovely and nostalgic to me. On more fancy occasions (if I'm hosting brunch or serving espresso with dessert) I might bring out the bialetti stove-top espresso maker, like Incubus mentioned. This rich heavy espresso without a fiddly $1000+ machine. My everyday go-to coffee is small-batches from a local roaster, they use the very best beans the world has to offer, and their roasting is spot on (and they're queer to boot). It is also re-stocked and sold weekly at my mom & pop corner grocer, so I know I'm always getting fresh beans and I'm supporting two local businesses that are philanthropic in the community. http://www.indigocoffee.com/index.cfm If I want something special I will buy mail-order Blue Bottle based in the Bay Area and famous for their brilliant roasting http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net/about/who-we-are/ And then there is Kona! Proper 100% (no blends) Kona. Always dear and exceptional Kona. When next I have some I'm going to try the Kona crème brulee recipe I found on pinterest http://www.latimes.com/features/food...,5645076.story And I've thought about adapting this recipe for Kona chocolate chip ice cream with a frozen greek yogurt http://smells-like-home.com/2009/05/...hip-ice-cream/ __________________ I am made of stars

10-02-2012, 08:33 PM	#59
ruffryder Senior Member How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: guy ones Relationship Status: ... Join Date: May 2011 Location: chillin' in FL Posts: 3,690 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,951 Thanked 9,679 Times in 2,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	think i'm ready to go to bed cause i'm looking forward to morning coffee. fresh ground Starbucks French Roast. I can smell it now!

10-02-2012, 08:38 PM	#60
Leigh Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, etc Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 7,767 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,029 Thanked 13,024 Times in 4,784 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	Started my job today, biggest perk? All the free coffee & hot chocolate I want ~ now I LOVE hot chocolate but not much for coffee except I do like their flavored coffee so I'll be addicted to that __________________ "When you fall off the wagon ... clutch the sides of it until you get a better grip!"

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