We all can admit that we pay for the experience that comes with a cup of coffee when we frequent Starbuck’s or Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. But you have to admit that the $5.00 experience, even shared three times a week, is a costly expenditure. But just because you choose to break up the … [Read More...] about The Perfect Brew … at Home!
Cold Coffee Drinks
Café d’Epoca & its Profile Discovery tool
Café d’Epoca recently launched its website that revolves around personalization and coffee discovery. You take a simple 6 question profile assessment quiz and it designates your flavor profile type. It then recommends which Profile Coffee type you should drink and associated origin coffees that match your flavor type.
It’s fun, beautiful and interesting. Take a look here, Cafedepoca.com
Thai Coffee Oliang
Ingredients:
- 8 tbs Thai Oliang Coffee Powder Mix
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tbs evaporated milk
Directions:
1. Boil water and mix with Oliang. Let steep for 2 minutes.
2. Drain the mixture through a cloth sieve into a medium container.
3. Add sugar and mix well.
4. Pour into glass, add ice and evaporated milk.
5. Enjoy! Great for an after dinner drink.
Classic Creamy Iced Coffee
Ingredients:
- 1 oz fresh ground, dark roast, coffee
- 8 oz water
- ice
- Half and Half
- Sugar as desired
Directions:
1. Brew coffee, preferably in a French press for this recipe.
2. Add as much half and half and sugar as desired to bottom of glass. Stir well to mix.
3. Pour coffee into glass, do not stir.
4. Add ice and straw.
5. Enjoy!
Orange Mocha Frappuccino
Ingredients:
- 3 oz espresso
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 and 1/2 cups milk
- 2 tbs. Pectin (found near jell-o at most supermarkets)
- 1 cup ice
- 1 tbs orange zest
- whipped cream
Directions:
1. Brew espresso
2. Pour espresso into blender and add sugar. Blend until sugar dissolved and mixed well.
3. Add pectin and milk to mixture. Blend until mixed well.
4. Add ice and blend on high until smooth.
5. Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream and orange zest.
6. Enjoy!
Breakfast Coffee
Ingredients:
- 1 tbs instant coffee
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tbs protein powder
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Add coffee, milk, protein powder, vanilla extract, and honey into blender.
2. Blend until all ingredients thoroughly combined.
3. Enjoy as a great and healthy way to start the day!