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Chaingang -> RE: Starbucks targeted over high-fat products (6/17/2006 7:26:12 AM)
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No, fuck that don't drink coffee shit. There's evidence for and against its possible health benefits, but I like to have some coffee at least once a week. But you have to make it right - you must make it yourself. My preference is for a $10-15 italian style espresso maker, see:
http://rikthib.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_rikthib_archive.html
[img]http://www.rikthib.com/misc/mokka5.jpg[/img]
or
http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/instructions/espresso_pot.htm
[img]http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/images/food/espresso_pot1.jpg[/img]
I have a small and large one of those stove top models in addition to a Krups Il Primo.
You can boil your milk or steam it if you have one of those nozzles as on the Il Primo. And that's where making it yourself comes into play - you don't have to use cream, whole fat milk, 2% milk, 1% milk, you can actually use non-fat milk if you wish. That's gonna save some calories. The Il Primo will actually froth non-fat milk, but I prefer to use 1% fat milk. I sweeten with 50% Splenda and 50% sugar.
I like Kona coffee best, but I don't hate Trader Joe's cheap ass 100% Columbian Supreme either. With the Columbian you cane get a huge tin for just a few bucks.
When I have coffee, I make a 4 shot latte in the biggest fucking mug ever. Yum.
Serve with biscotti from Trader Joe's if you've got one close by, or try LU dark chocolate "Petite Ecolier" cookies. Costco sometimes has quality biscotti in a large plastic container also - my problem is that I prefer a regular choco dipped and stay away from the more exotic flavors.
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