There’s nothing quite like a freshly made cappuccino to go with breakfast. However, buying one from a commercial coffee shop is not the same as creating an authentic cup at home. You can make authentic Italian-style cappuccino at home in three easy steps. Coffee has come such a long wayContinue Reading

If you have decided to roast your own coffee then your first port of call will be to consider how to select a coffee roaster that is right for you. This decision is probably one of the hardest coffee-related choices you’ll have to make – there’s nothing worse than buyingContinue 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

Over five hundred billion cups of coffee are consumed each year making it the most popular drink on earth. For centuries, this aromatic, spirit-lifting drink has been the beverage to serve at any and all events. Many board meetings and friendships have thrived over a cup of coffee. Extracted fromContinue Reading

Few coffee drinkers fully appreciate the fact that frothed milk is what makes a cappuccino or latte. Without the milk and foam, it is just plain espresso. Like anything worth learning, it takes a bit of practice, even the most capable baristas have a hard time at first. Let usContinue Reading

Cool refreshing drink any time of the year. Ingredients: ¾ cup of coffee chilled. ½ cup of chilled apricot juice. 1/3 cups of cold milk. ½ pt softened vanilla ice cream. ½ cup of fresh apricots. Directions: Mix the coffee, milk and apricot nectar together in a bowl. Add theContinue 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

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