Since coffee is the subject....
I started roasting my own a few years back. I am so hooked. It take about 13 minutes in my newest coffee roaster that has a computer programmer. The coffee is best left until the next day so the taste can mellow. But WOW! The taste is as good as the first sniff of a newly opened package of pre-roasted brands.
If you are drinking anything else. You are not treating yourself well enough, I swear! Runs me about $6 per pound if I buy the green in 5lb bags. The newest roaster was a couple hundred, but my first one was well under $100 and paid for itself with the very first cup.
My last thought is really a suggestion/recipe: Try dishing yourself up a large scoop of really creamy ice cream. Make some REALLY strong coffee. pour some coffee over the ice cream and start eating before it gets a chance to cool down much. Absolute Heaven!!!!!!!
