RECIPE: Meet Your Matcha With A Green Tea Latte

With matcha tea, it is easy being green (photo © l’’Âge de Thé) Green tea latte (matcha latte), a favorite coffee bar drink, is easy to make at home. Enjoy it hot or cold. Matcha is a powder of finely ground green tea leaves. It has a vibrant green color due to the high concentration…
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FATHER’s DAY: The Joy Of Espresso (& Cappuccino & Latte)

Still haven’t found that something special for Father’s Day? There are only 6 shopping days left! If money is no object, and if Dad loves specialty coffee drinks, then Saeco’s new Xelsis superautomatic coffee machine is pretty darn exciting. Superautomatics are complete “coffee centers” that perform the entire espresso- (or other coffee-) making process at…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Iced Tea Day

Today’s iced teas include herbal varieties like this hibiscus Superflower Tea from RepublicOfTea.com. June 10th is National Iced Tea Day. Bottled tea is the best-selling form of tea in the U.S. About 85% of the tea sold here is bottled, intended to be served cold. Most of it is sweetened. While iced tea is not…
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RECIPE: Have A Cow—A Black Cow (a.k.a. Root Beer Float)

[1] How now, Black Cow? Make one and find out (photo by ShagPhoto | IST). [2] Prefer a Brown Cow? Here’s the recipe from Smucker’s.   June 10th is National Black Cow Day. National Root Beer Float Day is August 6th. Two holidays for the same sweet treat: A Black Cow is another name for…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Put A Cap On The Coffee

As tempting as it may be to buy two different bags, don’t buy more than a week’s worth. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE. If you want your home-brewed coffee to taste as good as café-brewed, don’t brew “old” coffee. Air is the enemy of ground coffee—you can notice the decline in flavor at…
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