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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
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My routine isn't as refined as Colleen's, but I really like Victor Allen's Dark Roast. Victor Allen is a small company in Wisconsin. I don't know if they are national, but right now Sam's around here carries the brand. It is Yum-O. I recently discovered cinnamon is great in coffee. I also use plain old half and half. Once in a great while I'll add a flavored creamer and a dollop of low fat whip. I put all that out for the gals on Bible study night and they feel like they're at a coffee house LOL. My coffeemaker is a Hamilton Beach Brew Station. But Colleen has convinced me that my next one should be a Cuisinart. Costco has them for about 50 bucks.
My morning ritual is TEA. =)
Wow! This post had me salivating for coffee and I don't even drink it. LOL
It also highlights something missing in my life.
A morning ritual!
I guess I should "get one" as it says in that Toy Story movie about finding a moving buddy (does anyone remember that line like I do?)
We're on a 2-hour school fog delay in Indiana and my brain seems to be functioning with the weather forecast. Not good!
French press!!! My friend (or is she?) Traci gave me a french press pot for Christmas, and it takes coffee drinking to a new level. Sumatra beans, home ground...half and half cream....Ghirradelli white chocolate powder....MERCY!!!
Does anyone remember the movie "You've Got Mail"? It's one of my favorites. Tom Hanks has a line in there about "We pull them in with legal, addictive stimulants and hook them with cheap books..."
I confess. That sounds like a pretty great place for me to land.
Taster's Choice, Gourmet Blend INSTANT coffee, with cream, Splenda, half teaspoon of cocoa and top it with whipped cream.
Yes, I know, everyone thinks I'm crazy because I like instant coffee, but there it is. I'm a cheap date, what can I say?
The Victor Allen sounds good, Pam. And have I ever steered you wrong? You love your MacBook, don't you? You'll love the Cuisinart!
My MIL has tea, Suzanne. I like it too but not as well as coffee. :-)
Farmer's Wife, you're my kind of girl! :-)
Di, I almost told you NOT to tell us. I just cringe at all the chemicals you drink in the morning. Sigh.
And I'm having the perfect cup of coffee as we speak.
I'm a TEA gal, too. Right now, it's Lipton Black Pearl, milk, and Splenda, but a good English Breakfast Tea fits the bill, too. I recently started making mine with boiled water from the tea pot, after being convinced that tea at my MIL's was better. That was the only difference I could think of. I'm not sure why, but it kind of makes sense....truly heated water as opposed to all those atoms being re-arranged by the microwave. (If I was left-brained, I could probably state that more scientifically! :-) ). Anyway, I like the boiled water better!
I once tried to become a coffee drinker to fit in with my Bible Study ladies....I suceeded, but only if I had a little coffee with my cream and sugar.
Well, until 4 kids have grown up and moved out, we have to settle for el-chepo coffeemakers. But I did give up those bleached filters and only buy the brown ones, first because of my thyroid issues and secondly because I'm doing my best to keep bad stuff out where I can.
My favorite coffee, when we have the cash to spare, is from a local coffee place who roasts their own beans, LaSalle Street Coffee Roasting Company. (They have their own website if anyone cares. Just Google it.) Talk about a fresh, rich flavor. I'll take that any day over Starbucks, blech. Oh, and they have their mascot, an aged Golden Retriever.
Okay, I'm back.
I noticed that everyone has sort of a regional favorite coffee...what fun! In Miles City, the closest "town" to us (82 miles away), there is a little gal who has a coffee shop and roasts her own beans. Her mom makes the most incredible pastries and they host local artists and musicians. When we want to treat guests to really excellent coffee, we take them to Kafe Utza. After a long drive.
The other thing about coffee that I've noticed, (since I can tell you are dying to hear all my thoughts on the subject) is that greasy beans are the tastiest. I have no idea why this is, but someday I'd love to have a coffee shop/used book store called "The Greasy Bean". I'd probably be my only customer, but that's okay, because I'm running out of bookshelves in my home....
Farmer's Wife, You've Got Mail is my all time favorite movie. Books and romance, what more could a girl want?
We buy beans from The Roasterie - roasted right here in town (Kansas City). LOVE THEM!!
I'd visit your shop, Farmer's Wife! I think what you're noticing is the darker roast has the oils come to the surface. I like their rich flavor too.
The locally roasted beans are the best, Anna and Winter!
Beverly, it's no wonder you don't have much coffee in your drink if you even put milk in your tea! I've never tried it that way. I usually drink tea straight.
My routine is to drink whatever is left in the coffee pot from the day before, heated up in the microwave. Maybe a little milk in it. Pretty pathetic, I know. (After drinking horse milk and other odd-tasting drinks to be polite, my taste buds don't have very high expectations.) LOL.
PAM!! Gag! All the antioxidants are gone by then!
To quote Twitchy from Hoodwinked - "I don't drink coffee." Every so often I will have a taste to see if I have mysteriously acquired the taste for it, but I doubt it will ever happen. I like tea, mostly when iced - not much of a hot beverage fan.
I am so not a coffee girl - even the smell makes me feel sick. So for me it is green tea. I would love to drink Coke in the morning, but it is so bad for you that I abstain.
My dh is all about Jakobs German coffee. Don't know if it is any good, but that is his fav.
I just passed out after reading your post - I am so coffee deprived right now. ;)
So since being married (7 months and counting :)) we acquired a Nespresso maker...the coffee is excellent, the machine is brill... you pop in the pod, press a button for an espresso, double espresso, cap, or even a latte -- add in your syrups, sauces -- we've got our own coffee shop right on the counter!! Plus you get the variety of the coffee and different intensities...
I'm also a tea drinker -- boil the water, let the tea brew in the pot, and have with milk...AND a biscuit/cookie!!
I love the smell of coffee, but hate the taste. I'm a tea drinker. My favorite is Good Hope Vanilla Red Tea from The Republic of Tea. It's a rooibus tea from South Africa--full of antioxidants and naturally caffeine free. For those who love tea, but need to abstain from caffeine due to health issues, this is a great, full-flavored choice. It's expensive, but worth it.
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