Monday Coffee

bumpuser9353653

I need coffee, guys. Show me what you've got. Maybe there'll be some sort of placebo effect when I see everyone else's caffeine.

This is what Monday mornings look like around here. I wish I could go to grandma's in my pjs..

sasq09

Disney day here

Mandmeesh

Mmm Gold Coast with a bit of skim milk

TJ1979

I forgot my coffee.    Saddest of days.

Mandmeesh

TJ1979 said:

I forgot my coffee.    Saddest of days.

that requires a run to Starbucks for me

bumpuser9353653

Mapleme said:

Black coffee with a chocolate peppermint snap. Yum. And by "a" I mean "a bag," maybe 2.

Oh this sounds so amazing!

bumpuser9353653

Also, apparently it's National Coffee Day. I feel like coffee should be free everywhere today.

Mandmeesh

rugbymama said:

Also, apparently it's National Coffee Day. I feel like coffee should be free everywhere today.

it might be.  

if you have no taste in coffee at all, McDonald's is doing a free coffee every day this month

bumpuser9353653

Yeah I thought about McDonald's but I needed food this morning too and Einstein Bros has a tasty spinach mushroom swiss bagel. The coffee was not free :-(

TJ1979

Ugh, someone loaned me a k-cup.  It tastes awful.  But hey, caffeine, right?  Since somebody decided not to sleep in her bed whatsoever last night.

Into+the+Kitty

TJ1979 said:

Ugh, someone loaned me a k-cup.  It tastes awful.  But hey, caffeine, right?  Since somebody decided not to sleep in her bed whatsoever last night.

Was it your MIL? #rude

TJ1979

Into+the+Kitty said:

TJ1979 said:

Ugh, someone loaned me a k-cup.  It tastes awful.  But hey, caffeine, right?  Since somebody decided not to sleep in her bed whatsoever last night.

Was it your MIL? #rude

Bahahaha.  That was the funniest thing I've heard all day.  Thanks ITK.  I could care less where she sleeps, as long as it isn't in MY bed.

CLLDLL

DD pumpkin spice with raw sugar and a splash of coconut milk in my favorite mug D picked out all on his own for Christmas last year.

Rrrrrachel

Already had a decaf, a tea, and a half caf today. It was a long night.

sasq09

TJ1979 said:

Ugh, someone loaned me a k-cup.  It tastes awful.  But hey, caffeine, right?  Since somebody decided not to sleep in her bed whatsoever last night.

I feel your pain! Someone here refused to sleep unless I was holding her all night last night.

stoneycakes

TJ1979 said:

Ugh, someone loaned me a k-cup.  It tastes awful.  But hey, caffeine, right?  Since somebody decided not to sleep in her bed whatsoever last night.

Wait a second...is E sleeping in a bed now?  I thought were cribs for lyfe twins!

stoneycakes

I got a free dark roast from Dunks today.  It kind of sucked.  But it was free.

TJ1979

sasq09 said:

Ugh, someone loaned me a k-cup.  It tastes awful.  But hey, caffeine, right?  Since somebody decided not to sleep in her bed whatsoever last night.

I feel your pain! Someone here refused to sleep unless I was holding her all night last night.

Exhausted high five @sasq09

redrockmama

I need coffee, but I'm stuck under a baby that refuses to sleep without nursing....the entire time he is asleep

freezorburn

I had a long shot out of my Nespresso machine. It went so fast I didn't have time to take a picture of it.

TJ1979

@freezorburn Do you LOVE your nespresso?  My keurig is on its last leg, and I really want a nespresso (the new one that does both coffee and espresso!)  But I really don't know if I can justify the cost.  I was mad at keurig because the 2.0's only work with k-cups that have the keurig logo, and I thought that was unfair.  But the nespresso only works with its own cups too, so... I don't know.  The package I'm looking at comes with the milk steamer too, though, so I could do (coconut milk) lattes every weekend!

sarenu1

Coffee, 2% milk, and raw sugar.

I need to make some vanilla syrup tonight.

TJ1979

Anyone have any other flavor syrup ideas?  We've got vanilla and pumpkin.  What else?

stoneycakes

I like raspberry syrup in coffee, but I don't have any recipes.

bumpuser9353653

Mint. Or sometimes I put a little unsweetened cocoa powder and raw sugar in. It's like a mocha, but not as heavy.

CLLDLL

Kahlua.....oh is that not acceptable in the morning time?

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TJ1979

CLLDLL said:

Kahlua.....oh is that not acceptable in the morning time?

Mmmm, I put some french vanilla kahlua in a coconut milk latte this weekend, and I almost died and went to heaven.  But apparently that's "frowned upon" at work.

Stringy, I would make it by mixing cocoa powder with maple syrup like MK does, then adding peppermint extract. 

TJ1979

stringy813 said:

TJ1979 said:

CLLDLL said:

Kahlua.....oh is that not acceptable in the morning time?

Mmmm, I put some french vanilla kahlua in a coconut milk latte this weekend, and I almost died and went to heaven.  But apparently that's "frowned upon" at work.

Stringy, I would make it by mixing cocoa powder with maple syrup like MK does, then adding peppermint extract. 

cocoa powder and maple syrup.  sounds good.  I need to get some extracts, cuz I'm sure my vanilla one is not the high class one ya'll are always talkin about.

or, just maple syrup. mmm.

ETA: pffffff to the bold. only frowned upon if they know.

A sippy top and a cardboard sleeve hides a multitude of sins.

freezorburn

TJ1979 said:

@freezorburn Do you LOVE your nespresso?  My keurig is on its last leg, and I really want a nespresso (the new one that does both coffee and espresso!)  But I really don't know if I can justify the cost.  I was mad at keurig because the 2.0's only work with k-cups that have the keurig logo, and I thought that was unfair.  But the nespresso only works with its own cups too, so... I don't know.  The package I'm looking at comes with the milk steamer too, though, so I could do (coconut milk) lattes every weekend!

I do love the Nespresso and would absolutely recommend it. The flavor is way better than what we get out of the Keurig that we use when we visit the ILs (maybe it's a settings thing? IDK). I think Dualit is now making Nespresso compatible pods, but not sure if they are readily available in the U.S. Fingers crossed that there will be more options avaioable in the future.

Also, the milk steamer thing is super-awesome. I also use it to make hot chocolate! It's so easy and foolproof. Just pour and touch the button, and you're done! Easy cleanup too.

I do miss the semi-automatic espresso machine and steamer that we have in storage, but I can't imagine using it very much right now, since it requires a bit of standing-over while operating, and it's not as easy to clean.

freezorburn

Has anyone mentioned almond syrup? I really like almond syrup.

freezorburn

Here's our Tuesday morning brew. DS's is a bébéccino. In these parts that just means steamed milk with foam on top. And chocolate, of course.

I'm not sure what mine is. A cortado or a flat white, maybe. I did 2 shots of espresso and 2 parts milk -- just what was left over from making the bébéccino. I wish I knew how to pour pretty pictures into my coffee.