Coffee Recipes

The Perfect Caffe’ Macchiato Recipe

Macchiato means “marked,” and for this espresso drink, hot espresso is poured into a demitasse cup, then marked with foam from steamed milk. 3 tablespoons milk 6 tablespoons freshly brewed espresso If you have an espresso machine with a steamer and frothing (foaming) attachment, steam and froth the milk following the manufacturer’s directions.  Or, you can heat the [...]

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Mexican Coffee Recipe

Here’s a fun little fact about Mexican coffee beans:  Over five million or so bags of coffee produced in Mexico is consumed half themselves before selling the rest on, mostly to the USA. Organic coffee is a Mexican specialty and, with most of their beans grown on small farms, you can be assured of a [...]

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The Perfect Cup of Coffee

To make your cup of coffee, choose the type of bean and roast that you like.  For a mild coffee flavor, choose a Columbian or a “house” blend and for a stronger taste, use a French or Italian roast.  The amount of ground coffee and water you use will determine how strong your brew turns [...]

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Hungarian Coffee

Since the 1500’s, coffee drinking in Hungary was a community event. A large number of people could enjoy cups of coffee brewed over an open fire in a large kettle of boiling water. Coffee beans were freshly roasted, ground and mixed with salt and a whole raw egg, including the shell. This mixture was then [...]

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The Lazy Aromas Of Mexican Coffee

Even the term Mexican coffee has a sense of holiday, sunshine and fun about it. You’d imagine. With Colombia just down the road, that Mexican coffees would be of the strong, full-bodied variety. Well, you’d be wrong. Read on. Of the five million or so bags of coffee produced in Mexico, they consume just over half [...]

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