Say Hello to My Little Friend

Ain't she a beaut? The CitiZ with Milk Jug. Wanna know they best part? She belongs to me, I mean us. This wonderful union came to be through a family who was moving back to the States. After owning it for only 4 months they had to sell it. I was lucky enough to snatch it up before anyone else. And let me assure you, it was quite a steal! The bottom line is that this CitiZ with Milk Jug and me were MFEO. It was destiny.

I am loving the milk jug. I would never consider buying one of these machines with out it. An espresso or lungo (what is that anyway?) shot is not going to do it for me. I need some warm milk and lovely foam, please. This milk jug knows a thing or two about lovely foam, I'm happy to report.

Now each morning I savor a latte macchiato. It is really such a treat. I can even make one that looks just like they do in real life. I still need to buy one thing to accompany my (our) new machine - Macchiato glasses! I must have more than 1. So I can make you one when you come to visit. What do you think about these? These? Definitely not these.

I want it. I do.

Now that I've confessed my consuming tendencies I thought I may as well tell you about something else I want to consume. This coffee maker from Nespresso. A friend here has one so I've been able to taste the coffee it makes. It is *perfection,* so much better than the drip coffee we make from our measly Braun Rapid Brew. This Nespresso machine makes 1 cup at a time. It is fast and easy and tastes incredible. I really like the idea of only making a cup at a time because Bryce rarely drinks coffee at home so I end up with a lot of waste, even if I only make 1/2 a pot each morning. I also like the idea of having 1 great cup of coffee versus chugging down 2 okay cups.

To make coffee, the Nespresso machine requires these little cute capsules of coffee. The capsules come in lots of varieties - mild, medium, bold, espresso, decaf. After water is added to the machine a capsule is inserted and viola! I think it is even possible to froth milk. Need to check into that. Here's the dilema:

WANT:

Coffee quality is much better than drip

Able to make one at a time
It's fun, new and different

NOT:
Expense
Can't be used back in the U.S.
Have to buy coffee capsules

Hmm. Maybe I'll just ask Santa.

Look at who is the Nespresso Poster Child. Each time Bryce and I see this ad we think of Bill Murry from Lost in Translation - Make it Santori Time

What are you doing for coffee these days?