Pleasantly sweet coffee, inspired by the taste of a traditional Spanish latte. Ingredients 2 cups hot strong brewed coffee (French or other dark roast) 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup honey 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon Dash ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions In a small saucepan, combine the coffee, milk,Continue Reading

Today I review coffee from Berres Bros called Chocolate Mint. Where do I start?! Well, the coffee smelled good while brewing.  It got me excited to taste this flavor. I poured a cup and added my sugar and some milk.  Still a great minty aroma. I really love the mintContinue Reading

Building a business isn’t necessarily an easy task to pursue. Many people go the franchise route when building their businesses so that they may build upon the successes of others rather than learning things about building a business the hard way. A coffee franchise is a good business for mostContinue Reading

Today I took my wife th Panera Bread.  I ordered a Mocha latte and an Orange Scone. My wife ordered Caramel Latte and a berry muffin.  The Latte’s were $3.99 each and the pastries were a little less in the $2.60 range, $13 and change in total. We started offContinue Reading

You may not believe this but I have never had a hazelnut flavored coffee. I must be the last person in the world, right? Well, Today that will come to an end.  I am trying hazelnut cream coffee by Berres Brothers. As the coffee is brewing, I can smell theContinue Reading

Prep Time Is 5 Minutes Ingredients 3/4 cup ground dark roast coffee (regular or decaffeinated) 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons Cinnamon, Ground 1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract 6 cups water Preparation Place coffee, sugar and cinnamon in filter in brew basket of coffee maker. Place vanilla inContinue Reading

A White Russian is made of Vodka, Kaluha and heavy cream.  One of my favorite adult beverages.  But I substitute the Kaluha for Baileys’. I used to wind down my evenings with a couple after my shifts as a restaurant manager in Connecticut, back in the day.  Kaluha is aContinue Reading

5 Tips for Beginning a Successful Coffee Franchise Chances are quite good that if you are beginning a coffee franchise that you have visions of successful endings and massive expansion swimming around in your dreams at night. These are good dreams to have but do not allow them to occupyContinue Reading

All About Drip Coffee Makers Drip coffee makers are some of the most commonly used coffee makers in the United States. They are easy to use and inexpensive to own and operate. Available in a wide variety of styles, colors and sizes, there’s a drip coffee maker to fit anyContinue Reading

Okay, back to the grind. It’s the day after Christmas, all those people that didn’t like their gifts will be in long lines returning them. Me?! I will be here blogging and enjoying a couple cups of coffee.  Later today, I will be painting, artistically, not the walls, LOL. WhenContinue Reading