There are good financial reasons to make coffee at home. You may not know how to get a good, quality cup of coffee at home, however. The following article offers several techniques to brewing that perfect pot of coffee. If brewing coffee is something you like doing, think about stirringContinue Reading

Ingredients for Cassata Sicilian Cannoli Cake; 1/4 cup of milk 2 tablespoons, plus 2 teaspoons butter 8 eggs 2 cups, plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups fresh ricotta cheese 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extractContinue Reading

Coffee Cappuccino Creams with Cream and Sweet Coffee Sauce If you are a coffee fan, this is the coffee dessert – the best ever! It is based on an old-fashioned recipe for honeycomb mold, which sometimes separates into layers but sadly often doesn’t. You can make this and serve itContinue Reading

Today I review the Steep & Brew’s Amaretto French Roast. They are roasters from Madison Wisconsin. I’ve reviewed other flavors from them and enjoyed them. This package makes up to 6 cups of coffee, just adjust the amount of water you use to make it strong or weaker. Opening theContinue Reading

An absolute must for the coffee lover. The perfect brownie dessert after any meal. Give it a try. Sauce: 2/3 cup whipping cream 1/2 cup whole espresso coffee beans 5 oz. imported white chocolate, chopped 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg Brownies: 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter 4-1/2 oz. unsweetened chocolate,Continue 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

I’m sharing a video with you showing how I make an OREO Mocha Iced Coffee. Also known as a Frappaccino or Frappe. Ingredients; 1 cup Ice 1/2 cup Milk 2 shots of Espresso 3 TBS Chocolate Syrup 2 TBS Vanilla Syrup 3 TBS Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips 5 or 6Continue Reading

Prep: 25 mins Total Time: 1 hour 55 mins Servings: 12 Yield:Makes one 9-inch cake Ingredients FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING AND CENTER 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup packed light-brown sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon Coarse salt 1 1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 1Continue 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