Gingerbread Latte Serves: 4 INGREDIENTS 4 cups milk 6 tablespoons gingerbread syrup (recipe follows) 4 shots of espresso (or very strong coffee) Pinch of crushed gingerbread cookie Cinnamon to taste   PREPARATION Measure 1 1/2 tablespoons of gingerbread syrup into each of 4 (10-ounce) mugs. Pull a shot of espressoContinue Reading

So what exactly is espresso coffee? An espresso coffee is sold at the café in a small cup and is an extremely strong cup of coffee. Espresso is used in making café latte, cappuccino, and café mocha. Espresso is made in the espresso machine by forcing about two ounces ofContinue Reading

Barista competitions are held each year in over 30 countries and the winners get a chance to compete for the ultimate title: winner of the World Barista Championship. A barista is a person who prepares coffee drinks in a coffee house as his or her profession and especially strives toContinue Reading

Ah, coffee! For those who love it, it’s not something easily given up. Perhaps because this beverage is so popular, facts, myths, and trivia surround it. Some are true, some aren’t, and some are just fun facts. So let’s take a look at some of the facts, myths, and triviaContinue Reading

As we all know, espresso is just one of the coffee beverages that are popular throughout the world! Even though there are plenty of flavors of regular black drip coffee, one of the things that people enjoy about espresso is that there is hardly ever anyone that orders just aContinue Reading

The History of Espresso If you are an avid coffee drinker then chances are that you probably know all about the varieties, types, flavors, and prices of various coffees that you drink on a regular basis. However, if you’re not that familiar with espresso then you may be in forContinue Reading

Espresso Benefits to Your Health There are probably hundreds of millions of people all over the world that wake up to a freshly brewed serving of a pot of coffee or espresso. If you are one of these people then you’re probably going to be happy to find out thatContinue Reading

What is Espresso? Even though most coffees have been around for hundreds of years, this is not the same for espresso. Espresso, on the other hand, is essentially a more concentrated cup of coffee. There are many reasons why espresso is loved more than any other coffee and perhaps theContinue Reading

I used the New Ninja Coffee Bar to make this gem. Ingredients; 1 TB Chocolate syrup 1 Tsp Cinnamon Sugar mix 3 Tsp Coffee, medium course ground 1/2 Cup Milk Heat milk in Microwave 45 seconds and Froth.  Add Chocolate syrup and cinnamon sugar mix to milk. place on cupContinue Reading

I would love to hear from readers out there about which coffee they like best. I know that we are limited locally, no matter where we live, for choices in coffee brands. Have you tried to order from overseas? Did it arrive in tact? Was it worth the postage andContinue Reading