My brother's girlfriend and her family are coming over to visit us tonight. It is her parent's first visit to our home and my mother wanted to make a good impression. My mother will be making dinner for everyone and of course, she had instructed that only our best cookware is allowed in the dining room. There will be 10 adults and 5 children to be fed and I can imagine that there will be lots of cooking this evening.

My sister and I are in charge of appetizers, drinks and desserts. While our mother is taking care of all the main courses. She is planning on making an eight-course dinner, not counting our appetizers and desserts.

We told her that there is too much food but my mother was adamant. She said it is better to prepare a little more food and have leftovers than to have ...

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Hey there, there is hearsay that you are a coffee addict. No, I am not going to incriminate you of being unhealthy; I am actually one myself! The tantalizing aroma, the wonderful taste; how can you ever resist coffee? You know what? Let me give you a suggestion. I have actually been thinking about this for quite some time.

Since WE both LOVE coffee so much; how about we both fork out some cash and get ourselves the best espresso machine ever! Imagine that, itching for some coffee? A handful of coffee bean, some milk, a little bit of sugar (I personally prefer two cubes by the way), a click of a button and viola; instant espresso!

Single shot or double shot, no problem! This is like a coffee addict's dream come true mate. So what do you think? Like it, hate it? Well, I certainly love it so ...

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My husband loves good coffee. Correction, make that "addicted to good coffee"! He simply couldn't resist the smell and taste of it. And if you ask him, he will happily launch into a detail explanation about the types of coffee and how they should be brewed.

And so, that is why we got him the Delonghi espresso machine as a Father's Day's gift in advance. You should see the transformation in him in the mornings. Usually, when he wakes up in the morning to wash and prepare himself for work, he has this daze look as if he is still not awake yet.

But nowadays he jumps out of bed immediately when he smells coffee brewing in the morning. He gets ready very quickly in order for him to have enough time to sit down and enjoy a lovely cup of coffee before battling the traffic to ...

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