Nescafe Cappuccino

The arrival of a new baby brings many new experiences and products to try. There’re nappies, bottles, toys and clothes. However, baby products aside, the fact that I’d given up work and was socialising with other new mums meant that I got to try many other things that I would never have tried before. One such thing was Nestle Cappuccino. Had it not been for these new found friends I would never have dreamt of buying an instant cappuccino mix. I worked for over a decade in the City of London where real Italian (and not-so-Italian) coffee shops abound and the thought of desecrating the institution that is a cappuccino was quite abhorrent to me. I had ...

***The coffee society*** Let's face it, with today's hectic lifestyle not everyone can afford to make freshly brewed coffee in the morning. And if you are a cappucino lover on a student budget, well, that cappucino machine is way out of your budget. Of course there are the likes of Starbucks, Costa and Cafe Nero that offer you the opportunity to purchase freshly (not always!) brewed coffee for a hefty price-tag. But hold on, have you ever added up what a coffee habit will cost you at one of these places? If I bought just one grande cappucino at Neros five times a week, this would cost me £9.50 a week or £38 a month! So when I opted to buy an expensive gym ...

Life in Schloß Morgenhund isn't all smoked salmon, fresh bagels delivered daily, English Rose tea, filter coffee and an espresso machine - occasionally I have to slum it too. When I am particularly busy the kettle gets used a lot - not for coffee as I still find it just as easy to load up the coffee machine, but when I haven't got time to go out for a Cappuccino in one of the nearby Kaffeehäuser I have to make do with Nestlé cappuccino. Incidentally, the frothed milk cappuccino so frequently consumed in Britain is called a Melange, with a Viennese cappuccino being served with cream... But I digress. Generally instant cappuccino is a bit of a ...