tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post8844474589538477786..comments2024-01-16T15:48:42.873+11:00Comments on Desire Empire: My Coffee Obsession Story and a Giveaway or 3Desire Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01993065698203243757noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-26088749686296038062013-08-13T16:03:02.525+10:002013-08-13T16:03:02.525+10:00Yahoo! Thanks so much Carolyn and thanks Harris Co...Yahoo! Thanks so much Carolyn and thanks Harris Coffee! I expect a few sleepless nights with all that caffeine! LOL<br /><br />Anne xxDomesblissityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270409725826410919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-59709778752047833552013-08-08T20:22:21.178+10:002013-08-08T20:22:21.178+10:00At school I had an English teacher who was simply ...At school I had an English teacher who was simply amazing and used to bake for our class regularly. Everyone's absolute favourite was her coffee kisses, which were sinfully delicious! When we finished school she gave us all a recipe book of everything she had ever baked for us, including the coffee kisses... Having that recipe has been dangerous for me, as a couple of those tantalisingly-tasty biccies with a latte is my coffee obsession!!!!!sayanythinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140634953951608862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-4695704321758438082013-08-07T20:45:02.887+10:002013-08-07T20:45:02.887+10:00I come with a warning, "don't look at bef...I come with a warning, "don't look at before her coffee in the morning", that sums up my coffee obsession!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922994463064860930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-49594706311418404812013-08-05T19:25:26.822+10:002013-08-05T19:25:26.822+10:00I love the smell that enlightens your senses, the ...I love the smell that enlightens your senses, the smooth taste and the clear mind only a coffee can produce. I love my coffee like I love my man, AmericanoMokimotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01114001046510968012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-25164241212013838872013-08-04T13:48:27.294+10:002013-08-04T13:48:27.294+10:00There are days when I lie in bed and specifically ...There are days when I lie in bed and specifically plan to get up early so I have time to go to the coffee shop on my way to school in the morning - as I know once I'm at school there is no way I can get a good coffee until after school is over for the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-74130384386543206092013-07-30T02:40:31.854+10:002013-07-30T02:40:31.854+10:00I would have loved to have been there just for the...I would have loved to have been there just for the coffee. (Can't live without it.)Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894912679671953602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-23410834869838714932013-07-29T23:11:48.238+10:002013-07-29T23:11:48.238+10:00I love coffee... it helps me relax.
mandaoverturf...I love coffee... it helps me relax.<br /><br />mandaoverturf at yahoo dot comMandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186238195889769614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-74088783767888645512013-07-29T15:06:17.470+10:002013-07-29T15:06:17.470+10:00Is this an obsession or an addiction? I just can&#...Is this an obsession or an addiction? I just can't function without a strong black first thing in the morning. <br />Simple as that!JenniferBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490451225982504534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-33304317266858436102013-07-29T12:50:08.444+10:002013-07-29T12:50:08.444+10:00Having severe morning sickness in all 4 of my preg...Having severe morning sickness in all 4 of my pregnancies which lasted until the day I gave birth, I found that not being able to keep down my morning cuppa was one of the first signs of a bubba on the way. As I always have milk in my cuppas, I found the taste of bringing up partially digested milk was just horrendous, so had to give up my beloved cuppas each time. The first thing I looked forward to after the birth of each of my bubbas? A cuppa, that had been about 8 months overdue!Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696885414459424999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-14012644295126012322013-07-28T21:48:02.732+10:002013-07-28T21:48:02.732+10:00My employer, until recently, provided us with a pr...My employer, until recently, provided us with a proper barista style coffee machine. For the first 6 months of my employment, my coffee obsession was a little bit out of control. I got to the point where I was having 6 strong long blacks a day - which isn't good for you under any circumstances, but when we decided to try for a baby things had to change. I went cold turkey overnight (yes, there were a couple of days of headaches!) and I went a year without a 'proper' coffee. Now I have just one coffee a day and I make sure it's perfect!Alexhttp://eatingadelaide.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-46417975280993561762013-07-28T07:31:45.105+10:002013-07-28T07:31:45.105+10:00Milk before water!!! It's just as much an obse...Milk before water!!! It's just as much an obsession as it is a rule!<br />I've always been led to believe the hot water first burns the coffee giving my cuppa that bitter taste!mandachichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855293346066596673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-49323740912675177002013-07-27T21:33:22.837+10:002013-07-27T21:33:22.837+10:00I work as a consultant and have to work with diffe...I work as a consultant and have to work with different customers at their locations and man times these assignments last months. I don't drink too much coffee but whatever 2-3 a day I do I am really passionate about it. I love to make my coffees and the more manual the machine more do i indulge. At my last assignment when I visited the kitchen for the first time, i did not see any coffee machine around. Later I found a machine lying in a corner and I was told its too cumbersome to use it and No one uses it. That was just enough for me to get all fired up. I gave that machine a good clean and checked if it was working. To my luck there was nothing wrong with it. So I recommissioned the machine and brought in some beans next day. Offered a cuppa to my associate and he was all up for it. People started observing me doing all the "too technical " steps and churn out a good coffee out of the machine. Slowly people started using the machine and would even stand by my side to learn some tips. By the time I had finished my assignment there, i trained around 15 people on that machine and couldn't be happier. I always say, its not about how much coffee you drink , it s all about how passionate you are about it. :)<br /><br /><br /><br />sapnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689236966505799964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-79304443271032895282013-07-27T08:11:51.966+10:002013-07-27T08:11:51.966+10:00Beautiful photos Carolyn. What an amazing house! ...Beautiful photos Carolyn. What an amazing house! My mum introduced me to coffee with good old instant Nescafé 'milk coffee' when I was a teenager, and now I'm a one per day girl (fussy these days though - it's gotta be espresso or I'll wear the headache!).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303404494591946214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-52868448843485226142013-07-26T23:58:52.558+10:002013-07-26T23:58:52.558+10:00Oooh, you saucy devil! I'll have to tell you a...Oooh, you saucy devil! I'll have to tell you about a couple of my Italian boyfriend stories. We'll compare notes! My coffee obsession story began a long time ago. Mum actually served us coffee in very retro coffee cups when we were going to primary school back in the 1970s. Even my 6 yo son loves it now. I don't give it to him too much but maybe its something in our genes.<br /><br />Anne xxDomesblissityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270409725826410919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-35652592337968333222013-07-26T21:33:11.512+10:002013-07-26T21:33:11.512+10:00Looks like a pretty fun event, and I can imagine t...Looks like a pretty fun event, and I can imagine that coffee lovers were in heaven! Not being a coffee lover myself, I wish your other caffeine-fan-commenters the best of luck!Mamagoingsolohttp://mamagoingsolo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-40568658109222378022013-07-26T19:40:46.954+10:002013-07-26T19:40:46.954+10:00mmmm coffee! my fav drink...wish I could have been...mmmm coffee! my fav drink...wish I could have been there!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586474797885291123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-25317994635931940672013-07-26T18:30:08.587+10:002013-07-26T18:30:08.587+10:00PS... you must tell me more of what you learned fr...PS... you must tell me more of what you learned from the coffee drinking boyfriend... over a coffee of course.Seana Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225191303428309442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-44077362503862462022013-07-26T18:29:38.865+10:002013-07-26T18:29:38.865+10:00Hi there Carolyn, I ONLY drank Nescafe until I wen...Hi there Carolyn, I ONLY drank Nescafe until I went to live in Italy for a year when I was 18. I almost fell over when I saw how tiny an espresso is... I became a cappuccino drinker... imagine if I'd never gone there? I'm experimenting with coffee makers of the easy variety and have neevr tried a real proper machine myself... will get there one day.<br />Seana Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225191303428309442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-17800852006320536712013-07-26T17:30:47.277+10:002013-07-26T17:30:47.277+10:00thanks for sharing the nice hosting!! thanks for sharing the nice hosting!! homer paintingshttp://www.artisoo.com/shop-by-artist-winslow-homer-c-66_156_175.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-73531394040372900962013-07-26T16:15:50.056+10:002013-07-26T16:15:50.056+10:00We bought a Cappuccino machine 5 years ago; since ...We bought a Cappuccino machine 5 years ago; since then we brew our own cappuccino every single day for lunch; it's a ritual I would not want to miss. Every day I can't wait for our coffee break; it can't come quick enough.Helgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14181778516600408010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-51512366252092506402013-07-26T13:34:11.994+10:002013-07-26T13:34:11.994+10:00Everybody I care about, knows my deep rooted obses...Everybody I care about, knows my deep rooted obsession of a coffee...Show me coffee beans, place/equipment to make them in to warm, full bodied, Creamy and aromatic coffee and I will be literally happy as a clam until the caffeine wears off ... ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398503951459304374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-20159628090500654542013-07-26T10:49:37.152+10:002013-07-26T10:49:37.152+10:00Great post and your photos look fabulous. Never se...Great post and your photos look fabulous. Never seen that last 8 kilos of mine look so obvious though! Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977685069089249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-28057866175421526402013-07-26T10:01:58.939+10:002013-07-26T10:01:58.939+10:00I have an Atomic too. So iconic. Love that house...I have an Atomic too. So iconic. Love that house at Darling Point, especially those French linen chairs on the patio.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427385092105700041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-63166852821823712182013-07-26T08:14:20.856+10:002013-07-26T08:14:20.856+10:00We just bought the Breville dual boiler and it'...We just bought the Breville dual boiler and it's amazing. I am loving it at home and it seriously makes amazing coffee (as good as a cafe) as long as you get the grind right. Don't know I could have done the black coffee tasting as i'm a latte drinker also.<br />Fiona xFiona, Lilyfield Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051970432044610864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-656835749120851376.post-83884959365587764802013-07-26T07:07:52.783+10:002013-07-26T07:07:52.783+10:00My coffee obsession is that I love to cook with co...My coffee obsession is that I love to cook with coffee, one of my recipes is Expresso and Dark Chocolate Slice, it's a hit in my coffee shop too.<br /><br />wattleview62@yahoo.com.auAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com