cooking fever michelle's cafe iced coffe cups won't go to the machiene

So I asked myself “what is the most difficult change I could make that I have been resisting all this time?” Me? After all those changes? I know you can relate – how you just want to pull your hair out. And then, I was found to have estrogen dominance and wonky cortisol levels. Diagnosed in 2008 with TPOab above 1000 and feeling terrible and helpless, I managed to get them down to 66 by making significant diet changes (mainly repairing my gut), eliminating stress and honoring my body’s need for sleep. Coffee, Hashimoto’s and IĪs a person with Hashimoto’s, I’ve come a long way. Going to a new place meant finding a coffee place that understood what good espresso was (I dislike American watered-down coffee) so I can get my fix first thing in the morning. Seeing and smelling the black and thick-as-oil liquid pouring out of my Italian $1800-espresso maker is what used to make my mornings.

I did a barista course when I lived in Seattle and acquired a decent knowledge of roasting techniques, bean sourcing, and brewing techniques. When you start drinking coffee at the tender age of 15 because your mom drinks it 4 times a day and the house smells of Italian roast all day long, you slide right into it and it becomes a part of you. I’ve had a long and turbulent relationship with coffee and caffeine.

I also want to share with you my own journey with coffee so you know that I’ve had my own share of denial, experimentation, and surrender. In fact, if you find yourself dismissing and rejecting it, that could be called denial.īecause the change that we resist the most is the change we need the most. Warning: if you love coffee and can’t live without it, this article won’t sit well with you. If you had to give up either coffee or the internet for 2 weeks, which one would you choose? How about either coffee or sex for 2 weeks?

Cooking fever michelle's cafe iced coffe cups won't go to the machiene