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The Anchorage, Part 3
- Thread starter Lorraine
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Well, it's morning for me.. technically. We have to go get milk for the kitchen, and I have to cook supper for the other two before they start gnawing on me for a meal. But at least I will have my coffee with me. I am so glad at times like this where we've run out of milk, that I take my coffee straight... LOL
It's the only way I like it. Grew up on it black, and though I've tried it with milk or sugar in varying combinations, I just find that adding anything to it at all is not to my taste. My husband once thought it would be cute to put one little bit of sugar into my cup when we were at a restaurant (I had excused myself for the head) while I was out of sight. He didn't think I could possibly notice the difference.
I got back, took one sip of it, and immediately pushed the cup over to him and informed him it was all his. My Dad immediately started laughing, jabbed my husband in the arm and went "I told you so! Don't mess with someone's coffee, boy!" LOL
I was not present when he added the sugar, so had no idea. I just took one sip and darn near did a spittake... EWW!
Hubby on the other hand, likes his with both milk and sugar in it. So does my daughter.
I got back, took one sip of it, and immediately pushed the cup over to him and informed him it was all his. My Dad immediately started laughing, jabbed my husband in the arm and went "I told you so! Don't mess with someone's coffee, boy!" LOL
I was not present when he added the sugar, so had no idea. I just took one sip and darn near did a spittake... EWW!
Hubby on the other hand, likes his with both milk and sugar in it. So does my daughter.
I never learned to drink coffee black, but I did get used to decaffeinated, as my parents' doctor told them to switch.
It got so, I couldn't drink caffeinated coffee past very early afternoon, or it would keep me up all night.
The strange thing is, even though tea is caffeinated as well, that doesn't affect me, but that may be because I boil water and add the tea bag for a short time, so the tea isn't strong as coffee, which I've never brewed myself.
It got so, I couldn't drink caffeinated coffee past very early afternoon, or it would keep me up all night.
The strange thing is, even though tea is caffeinated as well, that doesn't affect me, but that may be because I boil water and add the tea bag for a short time, so the tea isn't strong as coffee, which I've never brewed myself.
Tea also has less caffeine than coffee. I never have a problem sleeping after drinking tea, no matter how late. But ... one is going to make a few more trips to the bathroom than usual
I've never been able to tolerate the taste of coffee ... even with milk and sugar. I also can't do tea without sugar. I'd rather drink water! I don't mind milk in my tea, and have added it on occasion just cause.
My favorite tea was Celestial Seasonings Tuscany Orange Spice. Which is discontinued now, and none of their "substitutions" comes close to tasting as good ... or even similar. So ... no more Celestial Seasonings for me!
I've never been able to tolerate the taste of coffee ... even with milk and sugar. I also can't do tea without sugar. I'd rather drink water! I don't mind milk in my tea, and have added it on occasion just cause.
My favorite tea was Celestial Seasonings Tuscany Orange Spice. Which is discontinued now, and none of their "substitutions" comes close to tasting as good ... or even similar. So ... no more Celestial Seasonings for me!
Lorraine
The Wicked Witch of the North
Afternoon all! An overcast day in Opua with no wind. 90 sailing boats will be slopping around their start lines as the OOD's try to find a wind line. Ah, brings back such happy memories and I don't miss it one little bit.
Terre, that 'at least not yet' sounds a tad ominous. Hope your successful day continued unabated
Ah, coffee. I am just having my first, with full cream milk and Demerara sugar, nom, nom. First thing I do in the morning/afternoon is make a plunger/French press of espresso coffee, strong as! Makes two big mugs/one big bucket and I am not fully human until it is all gone. I very seldom have more than that as it too makes me jittery and wired. My beverage after that is Twinings Earl Grey tea with a dash of milk and no sugar.
Terre, that 'at least not yet' sounds a tad ominous. Hope your successful day continued unabated
Ah, coffee. I am just having my first, with full cream milk and Demerara sugar, nom, nom. First thing I do in the morning/afternoon is make a plunger/French press of espresso coffee, strong as! Makes two big mugs/one big bucket and I am not fully human until it is all gone. I very seldom have more than that as it too makes me jittery and wired. My beverage after that is Twinings Earl Grey tea with a dash of milk and no sugar.
I have several teas from a few different companies, but my favorite, which I don't think they make any more, was an Almond flavored tea by Bigelow. My office used to have them, and I used to steal a few to bring home.
I do have Chamomile, Lemon, Apple Spice, and even an English Breakfast tea, though I don't recall why I got that. I must've liked it at some point.
I do have Chamomile, Lemon, Apple Spice, and even an English Breakfast tea, though I don't recall why I got that. I must've liked it at some point.
It got so, I couldn't drink caffeinated coffee past very early afternoon, or it would keep me up all night.
Yeah, with my ADHD, it actually calms my brain down a little bit. Enough to be able to function anyway. I can drink a whole pot and go right to sleep if I want to.
Lorraine, I'm not human until I've gotten at least the first full mug into me, either. Trying to talk to me before that and all you get is a snarly she-wolf. LOL
I don't really care for Earl Grey; I do like southern sweet tea, but it has to be made just right. I don't like it over sweetened, just enough to flavor it. But I also like iced tea that is unsweetened, and unsweetened apple juice, etc, too. As far as regular teas, I do NOT like green teas hot - only cold. I do like some black teas, though. I don't drink warm teas as often as I do coffee - like was mentioned earlier, there's not as much caffeine in tea as there is in the coffee. But most of my warm teas tend to be herbals - I like anything with mint in it, or peach.
I think my problem was I had spent a few years at home drinking the decaffeinated my parents had to drink.
When I would go out for breakfast with friends at a restaurant, I always drank caffeinated, and never had a problem. Probably if my system hadn't gotten used to the decaffeinated while still living with my parents, I probably wouldn't have had a problem.
When I would go out for breakfast with friends at a restaurant, I always drank caffeinated, and never had a problem. Probably if my system hadn't gotten used to the decaffeinated while still living with my parents, I probably wouldn't have had a problem.
Most likely, Miss B. Our bodies do adjust to things that they are exposed to on a regular basis. I have not eaten chicken or turkey or pork in so long now, that whenever I try to, it actually makes me sick. As in "you just rented your meal" sick. LOL
Likewise, I can't eat anything that's very heavy, food-wise. Our meals tend to be fairly light on fats and such (elk, bison, rabbit, etc, do not really have a lot of fat on them), and I don't use sugar in much of our diet, nor do I use a lot of salt... so we all have kind of a low tolerance to the amount of sugar, salt, and fats that are found in most "normal" American diets.
And we've been off of the poultry and pork for so long that even my city born-and-raised Bear gets nauseous if he tries to eat it now. Which annoys him, but it's just because that's what his body has gotten used to. Our bodies do adjust based on exposure.
Likewise, I can't eat anything that's very heavy, food-wise. Our meals tend to be fairly light on fats and such (elk, bison, rabbit, etc, do not really have a lot of fat on them), and I don't use sugar in much of our diet, nor do I use a lot of salt... so we all have kind of a low tolerance to the amount of sugar, salt, and fats that are found in most "normal" American diets.
And we've been off of the poultry and pork for so long that even my city born-and-raised Bear gets nauseous if he tries to eat it now. Which annoys him, but it's just because that's what his body has gotten used to. Our bodies do adjust based on exposure.
Lorraine
The Wicked Witch of the North
I eat everything except most cooked veges. I eat industrial quantities of real NZ butter, milk and cheese, meat, spuds and bread with big helpings of salads and fruit. I also eat a lot of fermented food like sourdough, krauts, yoghurt and water kefir. I am also partial to red wine.
Afternoon all...first day back at work and my brain is fried. Lots of things I want to comment on but it will have to wait until the brain's working again. Took me an hour and 3/4's to get to work to day due to this
Two dead after car plunges off EJ Whitten Bridge, bursts into flames, in Keilor East
Totally gridlocked traffic for a while...but I eventually got there. Glad it wasn't a day with kids today! Just teachers...
Lorraine, your daughter looks like she's having fun!
@Rokket, what type of ship are you on? My dad used to be on an aircraft carrier off Korea during the Korean war but he was with the British Navy and they still got their rum rations back then. My brother in law works on rigs and boats that do exploring for oil and such...it's good money if you can get it.
Two dead after car plunges off EJ Whitten Bridge, bursts into flames, in Keilor East
Totally gridlocked traffic for a while...but I eventually got there. Glad it wasn't a day with kids today! Just teachers...
Lorraine, your daughter looks like she's having fun!
@Rokket, what type of ship are you on? My dad used to be on an aircraft carrier off Korea during the Korean war but he was with the British Navy and they still got their rum rations back then. My brother in law works on rigs and boats that do exploring for oil and such...it's good money if you can get it.
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