GIFTS: New For Coffee Lovers

We were recently asked about what gift to give a college student who lives in a dorm. Our thoughts immediately went to the new Keurig 2.0 K200/K250 Brewing System. KEURIG 2.0 K200/K250 SINGLE SERVE BREWER Designed with a smaller, more compact footprint, the K200/K250 (the difference is extra accessories) is sized right for small kitchens,…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Topperfino Chocolate Coffee Toppers

Our Top Pick Of The Week gets high points for innovation, flavor and beauty. The clever folks at Topperfino have hand-crafted discs from premium Belgian chocolate, with a lovely assortment of designs. When a disc is placed atop a steaming cup of coffee or cocoa, the beverage transforms into a work of coffee art. The…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Café Liégeois

We made this recipe yesterday, for National Coffee Day. Instead of our favorite after-dinner coffee—a steaming cup of French or Italian roast with a shot of coffee liqueur, substituting for dessert—we celebrated with a Café Liégeois (lee-eh-ZHWAH). It’s a parfait with layers of iced coffee, ice cream, and whipped cream (called chantilly [shon-TEE-yee] in French).…
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FOOD FUN: Spilled Coffee Art

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When it gives you spilled food, make art. That’s what Italian artist Giulia Bernardelli does. She’s become a specialist at turning spilled coffee, honey, jam and other foods into wonderful canvases that look as if they were created by accident. Animals, landscapes and portraits art so beautifully crafted…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How to Recycle Coffee Grounds

You can toss your coffee grounds, or re-use them in multiple ways. Photo courtesy Tradebit.com.   September 29th is National Coffee Day. If you brew your own coffee, what do you do with the spent grounds? Here are green alternatives from Folgers Coffee and our own archives. WAYS TO RECYCLE COFFEE GROUNDS BEAUTY Body scrub:…
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