A Thread All About "COFFEE"

[gypsy4life]

Good, old-fashioned, black coffee--strong, and lots of it!!!

I prefer to make mine at home, but, if I'm out..I'll go Starbucks and get the bold brew of the day, or, here where I live (Indiana), we have mini-marts called Circle K--they have very good coffee.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by gypsy4life

Good, old-fashioned, black coffee--strong, and lots of it!!!

I prefer to make mine at home, but, if I'm out..I'll go Starbucks and get the bold brew of the day, or, here where I live (Indiana), we have mini-marts called Circle K--they have very good coffee.

Where are you in IN? I'm in Bloomington.

[gypsy4life]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Where are you in IN? I'm in Bloomington.

Cool..I'm in Seymour. It's about an hour north of Louisville.

I got a tattoo in Bloomington once...a guy named "Big Red" did it..lol!

[BTFLCHLD]

hey caitlin...nice thread

I didn't start drinking coffee until a few years ago; now I will have 1-2 cups 5 days a week with -0- on weekends. I don't have much preference other than hot and caffeinated; I will drink black or with splenda and the whitestuff. Coffee can be expensive; I usually purchase whatever brand I know is tasty and on sale at the time.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by gypsy4life

Cool..I'm in Seymour. It's about an hour north of Louisville.

I got a tattoo in Bloomington once...a guy named "Big Red" did it..lol!

We both live in the two towns that Johnny I'madouchebagCougar Mellenhead, has called home. Born and raised in Seymour, then he's been here since he was 18 or so.

Most of my family lives in Columbus. Columbus is too redneck for me, though.

I've heard of Big Red.....I have no tats, though.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

espresso. real ones. made with ground coffee and a good machine. I'm sorry people, I've been to the States about 4 times. I never had a good coffee. American coffee is wusscoffee.

It's totally different here, much weaker. Ever have Turkish coffee? It's like mud.

Originally Posted by carrie721

i used to say the same thing. hated coffee for 25 years. then one morning after a sleepless night i stopped at a local place here and got a vanilla latte ... and the rest is history.

Me too. Started drinking it a year or two ago.

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Ya know, I CAN choke down one of those frou frou vanilla with whipped cream(and a bunch of tasty other ****) ones, but I mean, I don't consider THAT really to be coffee. My morning coffee, is two cans of TAB. That's right, TAB. I love that ****! And that's my caffeine for the day.
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I forgot about you & your TAB obsession. I was the same as you - started with Tim Horton's English Toffee capuccino, which is basically a cup of hot frothy flavored sugar. I love a great cup of Chai tea as well.

When I started doing weight watchers & realized 1 cup was like 5 points, I went to flavored coffee with like 4 or 5 splendas & double skim. Now I'm down to 2 or 3 splendas & skim. I rarely drink coffee at home, I prefer tea (Stash black chai is a fave, with 1 splenda & a dash of milk. Yum.)


And whoever mentioned they liked DD over Starbucks b/c they have flavored coffee - you can get flavored coffee @ Starbucks too.

[DefDumbandBlond]

COFFEE!!! Now this is my kinda topic I find myself at Starbucks quite a lot during the week! I'm not picky, I'll have my coffee anyway, hot or iced, doesn't matter!

[petep9000]

I drink Nescafe, instant coffee hehe. Just one cup in the morning, with some milk no sugar. Brewed coffees make my hands shake too much, and I have anxiety issues so it's best for me avoid it. I just need that one cup in the morning.
Rest of the work day, I drink green tea which has less caffeine than coffee (though it has some, just enough to keep me 'up')

[gypsy4life]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

We both live in the two towns that Johnny I'madouchebagCougar Mellenhead, has called home. Born and raised in Seymour, then he's been here since he was 18 or so.

Most of my family lives in Columbus. Columbus is too redneck for me, though.

I've heard of Big Red.....I have no tats, though.

Wow, small world. Have you lived in Indiana all your life?

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by skcin

It's totally different here, much weaker. Ever have Turkish coffee? It's like mud.

ever since i started brewing my own mud-like coffee at home, i really don't enjoy getting coffee at restaurants/coffee shops anymore, unless it's some stupid frou-frou latte or something. i went to a coffee shop across the street from my work on my lunch break today because i needed a caffeine buzz and i didn't even want to finish it. (i did, of course, because i paid that $1.52 ... i'm just saying. ) it was watery, flat, lifeless. ick.

Me too. Started drinking it a year or two ago.

can't explain it.

When I started doing weight watchers & realized 1 cup was like 5 points, I went to flavored coffee with like 4 or 5 splendas & double skim. Now I'm down to 2 or 3 splendas & skim. I rarely drink coffee at home, I prefer tea (Stash black chai is a fave, with 1 splenda & a dash of milk. Yum.)

a cup of coffee is 5 points??? jesus.

i have a sweet tooth but i find splenda almost too sweet. i can only put 1 in a 12-16 oz cup of coffee.

[desertangel]

Can't function without it in the morning.

I put down Starbuck's when the economy tanked so badly last year and now I DIY a caramella latte at home with a Krups espresso machine and bean grinder.
Currently using a mellow roast organic Guatamalan bean from a local roaster.
Mix 1/2 coffee & 1/2 2% milk that I froth to make a nice thick foam head.
Add about 2 tablespoons of Torani's carmel sauce.
Drink it out of a double walled stainless insulated travel cup.

Once in awhile I'll order Deep Tan blend from Santa Barbara Roasting Company. It makes the best lattes in the WORLD! However, I can only get through a half pound before I start getting "coffee gut" and have to switch back to a low-acid bean.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by gypsy4life

Wow, small world. Have you lived in Indiana all your life?

I just saw this-

Yes, all my life. Columbus, Taylorsville, Nashville, Bloomington. In that order.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by carrie721

i went to a coffee shop across the street from my work on my lunch break today because i needed a caffeine buzz and i didn't even want to finish it. (i did, of course, because i paid that $1.52 ... i'm just saying. )

Well DUH. You know I (of all people) understand.

a cup of coffee is 5 points??? jesus.

No, a cup of fake sugary capuccino stuff is 5 points - it's basically like hot choclate but worse. Coffee is ZERO points. Splash of skim & some splenda are zero as well, so that's what I do now.

i have a sweet tooth but i find splenda almost too sweet. i can only put 1 in a 12-16 oz cup of coffee.

It's obvious you like your coffee strong & black now. Like your men.

[starshine]

I loves me some coffee in the AM's for sure....not that I don't drink it any other time but in the AM before work for sure....Usually about 2/3 cups before I leave. I like mine weak though with cream(powder) and some added flavored creamers too....esp anything with cinnamon for sure but I do like french vaniella etc.....I also love chi tea too....its funny whenever I get starbuck or anycoffee places even though I loves coffee its usually chi tea latte that I get with nonfat milk.....with a shot of cinnamon syrup..........love it!!! Great topic now what about chocolate!!!!

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by skcin

Well DUH. You know I (of all people) understand.

why do you think i said it?

No, a cup of fake sugary capuccino stuff is 5 points - it's basically like hot choclate but worse. Coffee is ZERO points. Splash of skim & some splenda are zero as well, so that's what I do now.

****, i was gonna say, coffee is 7 calories per serving.

It's obvious you like your coffee strong & black now. Like your men.

well. i do like a little cream.