Friday, February 27, 2009
It's Too Complicated!
Hey, I'm with you! Why does it take 20 words to order a cup of coffee? I personally love coffee the kind where you wake up in the morning and smell it being freshly brewed; envision the dark-roasted beverage lingering on your tongue, warming your insides . . . But calling a grande-triple-skinny-cinnamon-dolce-latte-peppermint-mocha-twist "coffee" is like calling Princess Diana's wedding gown "just a dress."
Home Roasting
Does anybody "home roast" their coffee beans? If so, how does that compare with a cuppa joe at Starbucks, as far as the flavor? Is it worth the time and effort? It sounds like the best way to get the freshest cup of coffee possible -- not to mention exactly how strong you like it. I was just wondering if this were really worth looking into.
Coffee or Dessert?
So my daughter exclaimed to me the other day, "I just had my first cup of coffee! I don't know why I didn't think I'd like it, but it was delicious!" I asked her what kind of coffee she had, and she said that it was a latte, with a special vanilla syrup, lots of caramel in it, and even "lots of whipped cream on top, with chocolate sprinkles!" Come on, now. That's not coffee. That's a dessert at a time of the day it's too early to have it. And it might have had a hint of coffee flavor. Call me a snob, but whatever happened to coffee with a little cream and sugar?
