Archive for November, 2006

Health Food :: Is Coffee on the List?

I have posted about the benefits of coffee on this blog before, but I ran onto this article this morning on WebMD and had to share it with you.
Here is a quote from the article:
Want a drug that could lower your risk of diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, and colon cancer? That could lift your mood and [...]

Cherry Vanilla Frappé

This is a re-post. It went missing and was bringing up 404’s. I just moved it and updated the timestamp so it would show.
Cherry Vanilla Frappé
Ingredients:

1 cup fresh-brewed coffee
3 large scoops Vanilla Bean ice cream
4 tbsp cherry syrup or 1 cup maraschino cherries
2 tbsp. sugar
1 cup ice cubes
Instructions:

Blend ice cream, sugar and syrup (or cherries) [...]

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I found this ‘e-book’ on some holiday recipes that includes coffee type recipes as well. I thought it looked interesting and maybe you will too! The cost [...]

Stop by and see Potter’s Blog

Ok… I stumbled onto this blog this morning. I get google alerts on specific subject matter in my e-mail one of which is ‘coffee blogs’. I discovered a cool blog this morning called Potter’s Blog. The guy was faced with the decision on whether to go with a new coffee-maker with grinder or keep the [...]

Audrey’s Holiday Peppermint Mocha

Audrey’s Holiday Peppermint Mocha
1 espresso shot
1 square (1 oz.) BAKER’S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate
1/2 tsp. x-fine sugar is desired… taste first for sweetness
3/4 cup steamed or hot half and half
1/2 tsp. peppermint syrup.
note: do not use extract if you do not have to. It is too bitter and leaves a horrible after taste
1 peppermint stick
POUR [...]

Holiday Drink Recipe Fixins

I compiled a list on an Amazon Store of items you need to make your holiday drinks and recipes I’ve included on here. I hope it will make it easier for you to find those pumpkin and egg nog items. Here is the link:
Holiday Drink Fixins
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Coffee-Snob’s Cold Drip Coffee Maker :: A Coffee Review

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Thank you to Coffee-Snob.com for the opportunity to test their new cold drip coffee maker. It was fun and the coffee is great!
To the right you can see the unique cold drip coffee maker that is offered through coffee-snob.com . It is a really unique coffee maker [...]

Great How-to post with good tips for submitting to blog carnivals

A great read over at fivecentnickel.com for the beginner to blog carnivals. I pretty much participate in the carnival of the recipes when I can. And I know I was a bit confused at first when I tried submitting. This is a thorough and detailed guide on how to do it. Give it a read.Bookmark [...]