The other bean
Sep. 27th, 2005 18:04![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
torquillI pulled my espresso maker out today. A few random thoughts...
I really need to get some decaf coffee. The headache hits harder after you haven't had much caffeine for many weeks.
I also need to get some semisweet chocolate. It seems a little odd, given that I normally dislike dark chocolate... but the milk adds sugar, and I'm thinking that I'd rather err on the side of needing to add a pinch of sweetening. I might even try what my dad did for a while, which was melting dark chocolate bars in the microwave, as well as heating my milk that way. (The steamer hurts my ears.)
Never let it be said that I don't take care of my equipment. :) I sometimes think that half the reason I make coffee is for the ritual of hooking up the machine, brewing, and then cleaning it all thoroughly before stashing it. Satisfying.
Milk shouldn't keep for twenty days past its expiration date when it's already been opened. But I suspect the fact that it did is related to the necessity of keeping the mayo in the other fridge because it kept freezing.
I might start making mochas more often. Especially if I get some good decaf coffee. It keeps forever in the freezer (well, next to forever) and I have access to a good brand, Thanksgiving. Grind your own, of course. Time to experiment a little -- knowing me, I'll end up with Chantico, though hopefully with less sugar. *vibrate*
I'm really more of a tea person, but my time in Washington marked me. *grin*
I really need to get some decaf coffee. The headache hits harder after you haven't had much caffeine for many weeks.
I also need to get some semisweet chocolate. It seems a little odd, given that I normally dislike dark chocolate... but the milk adds sugar, and I'm thinking that I'd rather err on the side of needing to add a pinch of sweetening. I might even try what my dad did for a while, which was melting dark chocolate bars in the microwave, as well as heating my milk that way. (The steamer hurts my ears.)
Never let it be said that I don't take care of my equipment. :) I sometimes think that half the reason I make coffee is for the ritual of hooking up the machine, brewing, and then cleaning it all thoroughly before stashing it. Satisfying.
Milk shouldn't keep for twenty days past its expiration date when it's already been opened. But I suspect the fact that it did is related to the necessity of keeping the mayo in the other fridge because it kept freezing.
I might start making mochas more often. Especially if I get some good decaf coffee. It keeps forever in the freezer (well, next to forever) and I have access to a good brand, Thanksgiving. Grind your own, of course. Time to experiment a little -- knowing me, I'll end up with Chantico, though hopefully with less sugar. *vibrate*
I'm really more of a tea person, but my time in Washington marked me. *grin*
