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Here's another take on an iced mocha: take coffee, chocolate, and milk. Shake and dispense. Ingredients 1 cup strong brewed coffee or espresso (a great way to use up leftover from the morning) 1 shot Torani Chocolate Milano Syrup ½...

Stop the presses! Thin Mints and coffee are taking over the summer drink menu!     Serves 6 Ingredients 3/4 cup Water 2/3 cup Sugar 2 1/2 cups Espresso 2 T. Torani Chocolate Mint Syrup Garnish: Sweetened Heavy Cream (lightly...

Caramel coffee popsicles: three words that just scream summer. makes 6 servings   Ingredients 6 shots of espresso ¼ cup caramel sauce (or caramel syrup) milk and/or half and half to make 1 ¾ cup total   Directions 1.     Pour...

Coca-Cola Blak may have nothing on this recipe: mix up Coke, a berry-licious Ethiopian coffee, and iced coffee cubes.   Ingredients Sidamo Ethiopian (for a slightly mocha flavor) with just a pinch of cinnamon. I’ve also done with a half...

Ingredients 8 oz double-strength coffee (I like press pot for this) 32 oz milk 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract 0.5 cups sugar (vary sugar and vanilla to taste) Directions Add the sugar and vanilla to the hot coffee and stir until...

Ingredients 1 cup coffee ice cream ¼ cup milk ½ tsp instant espresso powder ¼ tsp ground cinnamon ¼ cup whipped topping 2 Tbsp caramel or chocolate topping Directions Blend ice cream, milk, espresso powder & cinnamon on high Pour...

Ingredients Coffee Magic bullet filled with ice Sugar-free fat-free vanilla pudding Skim milk Caramel flavoring or 2 Tbsp Oregon Chai Tea Whipped cream, to serve Directions Brew coffee in French press (I make it very strong) and allow to cool...

Make an incredibly delicious and memorable Chocolate Peppermint Iced Coffee with Inbru Coffee Flavors   Ingredients 10-cup brew of your favorite coffee 10 scoops Inbru Chocolate Fudge Coffee Flavor 4 cups coffee flavored with 4 scoops Inbru Peppermint Stick Coffee...

Weather has always been the farmer’s biggest concern because of its capricious nature. Though in many areas it’s become fairly predictable, in most parts of the world it can change over time or even suddenly, making agricultural decisions a gamble....

I am happy with my Gaggia Coffee. I really am. It has been faithful and reliable even when I am lax on cleaning and maintenance. It just sits there waiting for me to pull a no fuss shot. Why would...

A few years back, who would have thought that the yuppie Starbucks would be locked in a coffee war with a non-competitor like McDonald's? An upscale specialty coffee bar and a fast food burger joint? One of the few items...

Ingredients 5 oz French Vanilla coffee 3 tbsp caramel syrup, divided Directions Brew a 5-ounce cup of French Vanilla coffee. Add 2 tablespoons of the caramel syrup and stir to blend. Fill a large beverage glass with ice and pour...

Simply add a scoop of ice cream to your coffee!My favorite is with a scoop of ice cream. Vanilla is my favorite for almost any coffee flavor.

A super simple summer recipe for hot days! Ingredients Espresso-style coffee Milk or cream Sweetener Ice   Directions Prepare a cup of Caffe Americano (hot coffee made with beans for espresso, like an Italian roast). Let cool. Fill a large...

Ingredients 2 oz Half and Half 4 oz Seltzer Water 2 cups Sugar 1 cup Water 2 1/2 tbsp Ground coffee 2 oz Coffee Flavored Syrup   Directions Coffee Flavored Syrup: Let water come to a boil. Stir in sugar...

How to win friends and not make enemies at your favorite coffee stop. A commentary for our current culture comes to us by way of the coffee shop etiquette gurus. Where is Emily Post’s successor anyway? Since Post retired, she...

How many of you lost sleep over the Friday vote on Styrofoam cups in the capitol complex? You may rest easy, as the vote rejected the amendment* to block funding for use of the common cups in the House’s food...

In Calgary, it seems, it’s not politically correct to be an enthusiastic connoisseur of coffee who is just as interested in the terroir of coffee as the taste. Such “geeks” are called snobs and baristas who bubble over with coffee...

It is the season for iced coffee, and since it’s a relatively new concept, unless you were Toddy-trained, there's still a mystique about it. Harold McGee explained some of that mystique in a recent article, detailing the cold brew differences...

  Ingredients • 6 Eggs, separated• 12 oz. bittersweet chocolate, melted• 2/3 cup brewed espresso, warm• 1 t. cardamom• Sugar• 2 T. brandy• ½ cup whipped cream• Peel of two oranges Directions 1.    Separate eggs. Combine chocolate, espresso and cardamom...

Five of Sydney Australia’s top baristas were recently featured in the Sydney Morning Herald. Nice guys all, with entertaining stories, but the real emotion is in the comment section. What the readers are debating comes down to coffee as entertainment...