12/24/2009
12/22/2009
A Turkish Promise Involving Coffee
It has been said that Turkish bridegrooms prior to their marriage were once required
to make this irrevocable promise during their wedding.
The promise was to always provide coffee to their new brides.
Here comes the punch line, drum roll...if they failed to provide the cups of coffee, it was grounds for divorce. Operative word: grounds.
to make this irrevocable promise during their wedding.
The promise was to always provide coffee to their new brides.
Here comes the punch line, drum roll...if they failed to provide the cups of coffee, it was grounds for divorce. Operative word: grounds.
12/21/2009
Can someone reading this please explain WHY?
Everyday I go to work I witness the same old thing. Cars lined up at the StarBuc$'s drivethrough window awaiting their morning fix.
I compare that to what I go through each and every morning. I awake (thank GOD!) and my one cup of superb liQuid heaVen is awaiting me in my solo cup hot and ready. No waiting, no lines to wait in, no wear and tear on the car least not we forget the gas wasted while waiting.
Yeah, everyday I go to work and I wonder out loud, WHY? Those of you reading this, do you have an explanation? For I sure as hell don't.
12/18/2009
Happy Holidays, now grab some coffee
Happy Holidays from liQuid heaVen coffee. We would like to wish everyone a wonderful Holiday Season and an even better 2010.
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You’ve heard: “Grab a cup of coffee to relieve a headache.”
Better make it two cups. Studies show that 200 milligrams of caffeine—about the amount in 16 ounces of brewed coffee—does provide relief from headaches, including migraines. Exactly how caffeine relieves headaches isn’t clear. But scientists do know that caffeine boosts the activity of brain cells, causing surrounding blood vessels to constrict. One theory is that this constriction helps to relieve the pressure that causes the pain, says Robert Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of neurology and director of the Headache Clinic at the University of Vermont Medical School.
However, relying on caffeine long-term can backfire. When regular coffee drinkers miss their daily caffeine fix, this is often associated with a rebound increase in blood flow to the brain. Increased blood flow means increased pressure and, as a result, “withdrawal headaches” can occur. Shapiro counsels headache sufferers to limit caffeine intake and use it only to relieve headaches.
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You’ve heard: “Grab a cup of coffee to relieve a headache.”
Better make it two cups. Studies show that 200 milligrams of caffeine—about the amount in 16 ounces of brewed coffee—does provide relief from headaches, including migraines. Exactly how caffeine relieves headaches isn’t clear. But scientists do know that caffeine boosts the activity of brain cells, causing surrounding blood vessels to constrict. One theory is that this constriction helps to relieve the pressure that causes the pain, says Robert Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of neurology and director of the Headache Clinic at the University of Vermont Medical School.
However, relying on caffeine long-term can backfire. When regular coffee drinkers miss their daily caffeine fix, this is often associated with a rebound increase in blood flow to the brain. Increased blood flow means increased pressure and, as a result, “withdrawal headaches” can occur. Shapiro counsels headache sufferers to limit caffeine intake and use it only to relieve headaches.
11/26/2009
Why aren't more people brewing coffee at home?
Having your own home espresso or soft pod coffee machine is no longer a luxury anymore, it has become a MUST!
With today’s high prices of coffee house drinks (plus the added expense of gas, wear and tear on your vehicle, coupled with your time consumed while standing in line) it’s actually a cost effective savings, a no brainer if you will.
Envision getting up in the morning, pushing the on button on your Senseo, Simple Human or for that matter, any single cup brewer and within minutes you have a delicious hot brewed cup of coffee to enjoy while searching the internet or preparing for your daily routine.
Cost? Pennies on the dollar as compared to a coffee house brewed cup.
If this is the case, ( and it is ) then why do so many people NOT do this?
Is it the profuse amount of discretionary money that the coffee drinking public has to its credit? Is it force of habit? Is it status? Or, are they not aware of what they are missing by investing in a single cup pod brewer of their own?
Somebody please tell me because I just don't get it.
Then again, two years ago when I got my cell phone I terminated my home phone and saved a bundle each and every month; now this seems to be the trend. Maybe I am ahead of my time?
With today’s high prices of coffee house drinks (plus the added expense of gas, wear and tear on your vehicle, coupled with your time consumed while standing in line) it’s actually a cost effective savings, a no brainer if you will.
Envision getting up in the morning, pushing the on button on your Senseo, Simple Human or for that matter, any single cup brewer and within minutes you have a delicious hot brewed cup of coffee to enjoy while searching the internet or preparing for your daily routine.
Cost? Pennies on the dollar as compared to a coffee house brewed cup.
If this is the case, ( and it is ) then why do so many people NOT do this?
Is it the profuse amount of discretionary money that the coffee drinking public has to its credit? Is it force of habit? Is it status? Or, are they not aware of what they are missing by investing in a single cup pod brewer of their own?
Somebody please tell me because I just don't get it.
Then again, two years ago when I got my cell phone I terminated my home phone and saved a bundle each and every month; now this seems to be the trend. Maybe I am ahead of my time?
11/23/2009
11/22/2009
Coffee house sales on the rise
This statistic does amount to a hill of beans!
U.S. sales at coffee houses are predicted to increase 125% by 2010.
This is certainly good news for the coffee houses, but am I missing something?
Why don't Americans invest in a POD brewer and get that coffee house experience inside their homes?
We wake up to a cup of liQuid heaVen each and every morning and save a ton of money inclusive of time, gas, wear and tear on the vechicle not to mention the savings on our coffee versus the coffee houses. It's a no brainer!
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