With Sweet 'N Low, and a lot of skin milk. That's how I take my coffee. I call it "candy coffee" because it's sweet, too sweet for many, like my father who has always savored his coffee black and hot.
I must admit, I would rather have the barista at Broadway Cafe, Roasterie Cafe or Gas Station Coffee in Kansas City make my mug of joe, but that can get pricey--even though I always order coffee and not a fancy drink. If I can only make coffee at home as tasty as the ones I get at the coffee shop I could save a lot--five to seven dollars a week. Take that times 52 weeks and you have a nice chunk of change.
All it took was Ramona Hart of Overland Park to get me thinking about coffee costs. She sent me this Good Question: How can I make coffee at home as good as the coffee shop? I want to know because I am on a fixed income and I am addicted to Starbucks and need to save money, Hart added.
First Ramona, you'll have to kick the addiction to Starbucks, and it can be done, if you substitute your coffee with theirs. But how?
I went to coffee bean baron Danny O'Neill for the answers. O'Neill runs Roasterie Coffee in Kansas City. He offers up some great tips for making coffee shop coffee at home. I'll blog about it Tuesday the 15th, but if you want the info sooner, tune in Monday night to NBC Action News at 10pm for my Good Question segment.
Have a great weekend.