Work from Home | A cup of coffee a day (Nespresso)

我喜欢咖啡 ❤

Sharing my coffee experience with Nespresso capsules for a year, aside from brewing, dripbags, teabags and coffee press 😁

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Coffee is part of my life. 

My day starts with a cup of coffee and sometimes ends with another cup as well.

Prior pandemic, I frequent cafes and coffeeshops and missed counting the times when I go back and forth the office pantry to satisfy my coffee needs. 

Things changed when the pandemic lockdown started since I have to be creative at home in preparing my coffee. 

I have a lot of coffee options, some I bought from trips and some were given to me as gifts.

 

I even tried making my own version of 'kori kohi.' 

Then I discovered that Nespresso sells their mini machines at a discounted price from time to time. When I chanced upon it, I bought one 😁 (I got mine in red).

Wonder why I chose Nespresso brand over other machines? 

It's because they offer a lot of flavors apart from the limited edition flavors from time to time.

Also, thanks to my aunts for introducing this brand to me 😁 

I had my first Nespresso coffee when I stayed at my aunt's place. Few years after, I went to another aunt's place for a visit and found that she also had one. So I told myself, I will also buy one but the cheapest version 😆

Not really sure if the pandemic pushed me into buying a machine but at some point, I realized how much I've spent on coffee in a year 🤣 (like seriously 🤪)

I can say that a cup of Nespresso a day is more economical than a cup of tall, venti, large, or grande in any coffeeshops. Also, I can freely switch to brewed coffee or dripbag since I'm just at home. 

Going back, what I really like is their wide range of coffee flavors. 

 

Each flavor has it's own intensity. If I want a mild one, I can choose between intensities 4 to 6, while beyond 7 is reserved for days when I need to stay awake past midnight due to work 😅. 

I also got a Nespresso milk frother for free because I bought capsules in a bundle. It was a good deal!!! 

I use the frother from time to time, makes me feel like I'm a barista 😄 I also add cinnamon and whipped cream on top. Sometimes, I add ice. 

So now have the option to just chill at home! Very nice isn't it? We just order pastries or desserts for take-away. 

Surely, for a family who likes coffee very much, an espresso machine is a good investment. 

(If you have a bigger budget, then maybe you can buy machines the same as the ones seen in the cafes.)

Do you also like coffee? 

你喜欢咖啡了吗? 

♡,

Mari

Coffeeshops in PH: Kape Lokal

Manila Buffet | Suki-ya (Japanese Yakiniku and Shabu-shabu)

Hooooray for another shabu-shabu buffet experience!

Finding the right soup is not easy. I still like Shaburi's miso soup and I think Suki-ya is also another good option. Hopefully they'll have another branch near Makati area 😁

 

We were told that we can choose 4 different types of soup since we were a group of 3. Hence, we chose Kimuchi, Butaniku, Sukiyaki and Shabu-shabu. 

Since quarantine guidelines were implemented, all sidings were plated and you will have to ask them what you want from time to time. We wanted beef, hence we added around 60php on top of the usual rate per head.

Shabu-shabu soup tasted like Konbu or clear soup. It doesn't have a strong flavor like Kimuchi. Soaked chicken/squid balls and you'll be satisfied too. 

Sukiyaki is your typical sweet soy-based soup and great with beef. I think most japanese restaurants offer sukiyaki beef flavored meat. 

Butaniku is flavourful. I find it a bit salty as well but okay with pork and chicken meat.

Kimuchi gives off a different feeling. Although the description stated miso soup, it isn't like that for me. The soup has a biting taste - mixture of spicy and salty in one. So far I like this best since I'm a fan of 'whatever spicy' 😄 

While eating boiled meat and side dishes from Kimuchi soup, I recommend Shabu-shabu soup in between to save your tounge 🤣

We spent about 2 hours eating and enjoying each soup! 

We had a great time except when we saw baby cockroaches 😐 

Maybe they need to fumigate the area. 

Any buffet suggestion? Leave a comment!

♡,

Mari

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Still, thank you.

♡,

Mari