Homemade ice cream is an instant hit at any summertime party. Putting in the extra effort to make the ice cream on your own rather than buying it in your grocery store’s frozen food aisle shows your guests that you really care. And the difference in taste and quality is incredible. Here is a recipe…
Hot summer days often demand sipping on a perfectly brewed iced coffee to keep cool. We have had some requests for tips on brewing iced coffee as well as the best coffee beans to use for making iced coffee. Here is one take on making “The Perfect Iced Coffee” by The Pioneer Woman that you…
After brewing gourmet coffee beans chances are the grounds are thrown in the garbage or the compost. Here’s an alternate way to use up your coffee grinds, exfoliate your skin and save money on expensive body products. The Ingredients Main: 2 cups of coffee grounds ½ raw sugar or sea salt 2/3 Tbsp. massage oil…
Today’s fun fact is all about cowboys: Tales tell that cowboys used a simple method of brewing their coffee – placing ground coffee beans in their (hopefully clean) socks. The socks acted as a readily available filter that was added to cold water. The water and sockful of coffee was heated over the morning’s or…
This weekend we all celebrated as Spring officially arrived. Happy Spring! With all the new things Spring brings, you may be looking for a new way to change up your usual morning coffee. Here’s a recipe to try. You’ll find that the simple yet delicious sweetness of honey will change the taste of your cup…
The following coffee bean infused biscotti comes from Chow and Chatter, its perfect for the season and would make a fun Christmas gift for coffee lovers: Ingredients: 1/2 cup canola oil 1 cup sugar 3 cups all purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder a handful of almonds 1/2 a teaspoon of allspice 2 tablespoon of…
The following recipe comes from Chow and Chatter, this is a simple and wonderfully coffee flavored cake, a win win for coffee lovers!: Ingredients: 1/2-1 cup of your favorite coffee 4 oz of self raising flour 2 eggs 4 oz of sugar 4 oz of butter caster sugar for dusting Method: cream the butter and…
The following tutorial comes from High Low Food and Drink a wonderful NYC based food blog: Making the coffee concentrate was really easy. We soaked 1 cup of ground coffee in 9 cups of cold water for at least 12 hours in the refrigerator. We used our Cafe Du Monde for the chicory flavor needed to make Vietnamese iced…
You just read the title right the Norwegians make a special coffee with the addition of egg! The egg is said to allow the coffee grounds to sink faster to the bottom and also due to its protein content it binds to the bitter tasting poly-phenols creating a clear milder tasting coffee. It is made…
Ever wondered what you can do with left over gouremt coffee or coffee grounds? Well here are some great tips: Rub Coffee beans in your hands after cooking with garlic and fish – the natural coffee oils will absorb the odors from the cooking Pour a little boiling water and gourmet coffee grounds down the…
