Chocolate Bean Coffee

I’m not a coffee purist. I know some people think that adding
hazelnut and caramel and amaretto and so forth dilutes the flavour of
the beans, and to those people, I say, hello? Do you not realize you
can drink coffeedrink desserts all day? You are SO missing out! Anyway,
the Chocolate Bean has a long list of specialty coffees or you can add
flavors to regular drinks.  In the interests of a fair review, of
course, I had to try a bunch of coffees, and the boring Americano is
nice too, but a cappuccino with hazelnut is definitely my favorite. The
prices are better than Starbucks, too.

The Chocolate Bean doesn’t have Caramel Apple Crack
but they do have my beloved pomegranate green tea, New York-texture
bagels (not bread with a hole in the middle), and smoothies. Did I
mention the gelato? Very Meg-friendly!

What do you think?

Via The Chocolate Bean on Simpson’s Paradox.

On Homemade Food

I read this over on Woulda Coulda Shoulda » Love is fundamental

Besides, EVERYONE knows that bread you bake yourself doesn’t have any calories. I’m sure I read that somewhere

Exactly what I say. Everything I cook from scratch has zero calories.

Caramel Apple Crack

Caramel Apple Crack at Starbucks.

I don’t know if the Starbucks in China has this, because I was too busy slurping up all the real-bean coffee and then getting the jitters. I don’t know what’s in it, either. I asked Stick and he thinks maybe it’s sunshine and rainbows and highly addictive chemicals.

Via Thanksgiving on Simpson's Paradox.

I Love Cadbury Eggs

“Hey, Stick, do you know what the day after tomorrow is?!?”

“The day after Ea—The day Cadbury eggs go on sale.”

“Oh. Guess you already knew then.”

“Meg, we’ve been dating for five years.”

Related: Last year’s post on Cadbury Eggs.

• Cadbury Egg! on April 14, 2008
• Abrupt Change Of Plans on July 3, 2008
• Eight on April 1, 2009
• Sabado Gigante on September 8, 2008
• Birthday Omelette on January 11, 2008

Via Simpson’s Paradox » No Surprises.

More On Mangosteens

We found mangosteens in the supermarket today! I recognized them from the Yihai market, but I really didn’t expect to find them in such close proximity to drive-thru hush puppies.

Via Mangosteen Disconnect on Simpson's Paradox.