Author: Deandre Castro
You are hooked as you stop every day at the local coffee shop and order a latte or other gourmet coffee drink. You have been alternating between ordering hot and cold beverages when you go. This gives you an opportunity to try the many different flavors that are sold there. Did you that there are literally hundreds of different flavors that you can try?
If you are looking for a real treat, try ordering special gourmet coffee drinks. Coffee beans are grown throughout the world and you can have coffee from the Middle East, America, Asia, Africa and even from Hawaii.
The different types and flavors are particular to each growing area and are influenced by 6 important elements: soil, altitude, sunshine, cloud cover, rain and slope.
So, you now know a little more about where the coffee is grown but what is really the trend behind gourmet coffee drinks? Is it the coffee itself or the amazing sweet flavored syrups, the steamed milk, the whipped cream or the little shavings of chocolate and other flavoring added to the top?
Many believe that you should start with a flavored coffee in order to create a great gourmet coffee drink. Some of the more popular flavors are:
* Amaretto Supreme - almonds and almond flavored liqueur.
* Apricot Creme - fruit flavored.
* Butter Rum - buttery rum flavored.
* Caramel Creme - old fashioned caramel.
* Cinnamon Viennese - spicy cinnamon flavor.
* Cookies and Creme - Oreo cookie flavored.
* French Vanilla - sweet flavor of vanilla.
* Hazelnut Creme - classic nut flavor.
* Irish Creme - flavor of a famous liqueur.
* Southern Pecan - a classic flavor of the South.
* Ultimate Chocolate - a favorite for chocolate lovers.
Others believe that the right coffee is only the beginning. You also need to grind your own coffee beans so that they are always fresh and to make the flavor pop when you brew it. Your final gourmet coffee beverage will only be as good as your coffee pot can make it-especially since coffee is the main ingredient in these drinks.
No matter what flavor of gourmet coffee you start with, the other ingredients you add will enhance the flavor of your freshly made cup of gourmet coffee. Do not skim on your other ingredients. Purchase a good brand of the flavored sweet syrup and real whipping cream from a can. Invest in a milk steamer to properly heat the milk to the correct temperature. Now, put all of your ingredients together into a drink that will thrill and delight your friends and family-great gourmet coffee at home, any time of the day or night.
So whether you make it a hot cup or a cold frozen delight, sit back and enjoy the experience. Share your drinks with your family and friends-you will never have to think twice about having a special gourmet coffee drink if you can make it yourself at home.
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Monday, August 8, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
How to Make Iced Coffee
Author: Hong Kirby
Want a little repast to calm you down and at the same time pick you up? Why not try some of our iced coffee recipes?
Foamy Iced Coffee Recipe
For this, you need 1/4 cup of instant coffee, 1/4 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup of hot water and 4 cups of cold milk. Mix everything together for several minutes or until the coffee and sugar are dissolved in the mixture. Next, pour the mixture into a blender or milk shake maker and add milk. The result is a very foamy iced coffee drink that is best served in a mug on hot days.
Boston Iced Coffee Recipe
The ingredients are: 6. oz. cold coffee, 1 oz. white crème de cacao, and 1 oz. brandy. Pour everything into a highball glass and stir using a spoon. Garnish with a lemon twist and serve.
Jamaican Iced Coffee Recipe
If you like something stronger than Boston iced coffee drink then you may want to try making yourself a glass of Jamaican iced coffee. You need: 1 oz. dark um, 1 oz. Tia Maria coffee liqueur, 3/4 oz. whipping cream, and 4 oz. hot black coffee. Now, mix everything in a glass or any container and shake. Afterwards, strain the contents into a wine goblet filled with crushed ice. Now, add some short straws and perhaps a sprig of mint, and the drink is ready to serve.
Sweet Iced Coffee Recipe
This recipe is best during the summer but it can also be good to keep a pitcher in your fridge, just in case you get a craving for something sweet. To make 6-8 servings of sweet iced coffee, you need 6-8 cups of strong brewed coffee and 1 can or 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk. Mix everything in a large pitcher and refrigerate until chilled. Serve with ice made from leftover coffee.
Thai Iced Coffee Recipe
Thai coffees are known to be strong, so to make genuine Thai iced coffee, you need to make your coffee extra strong. Use 6-8 tablespoons of dark roast in a half cup of boiling water. Add 2 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk and serve over ice.
Café Mexicano Iced Coffee Recipe
You need 1/4 cup of heavy cream, 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and chocolate sauce. Whip the heavy cream until thick and let stand. Next, add the nutmeg and sugar into the coffee. Then, line the bottom of four demitasse cups with 1 teaspoon each of chocolate sauce before adding the 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon to the coffee. Stir the syrup before pouring it to the cups. Finally, spoon the cream to the cups and refrigerate.
There are several more recipes for iced coffee drink that you may want to try. What's great about iced coffee drinks like these is that they are easy to prepare.
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Want a little repast to calm you down and at the same time pick you up? Why not try some of our iced coffee recipes?
Foamy Iced Coffee Recipe
For this, you need 1/4 cup of instant coffee, 1/4 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup of hot water and 4 cups of cold milk. Mix everything together for several minutes or until the coffee and sugar are dissolved in the mixture. Next, pour the mixture into a blender or milk shake maker and add milk. The result is a very foamy iced coffee drink that is best served in a mug on hot days.
Boston Iced Coffee Recipe
The ingredients are: 6. oz. cold coffee, 1 oz. white crème de cacao, and 1 oz. brandy. Pour everything into a highball glass and stir using a spoon. Garnish with a lemon twist and serve.
Jamaican Iced Coffee Recipe
If you like something stronger than Boston iced coffee drink then you may want to try making yourself a glass of Jamaican iced coffee. You need: 1 oz. dark um, 1 oz. Tia Maria coffee liqueur, 3/4 oz. whipping cream, and 4 oz. hot black coffee. Now, mix everything in a glass or any container and shake. Afterwards, strain the contents into a wine goblet filled with crushed ice. Now, add some short straws and perhaps a sprig of mint, and the drink is ready to serve.
Sweet Iced Coffee Recipe
This recipe is best during the summer but it can also be good to keep a pitcher in your fridge, just in case you get a craving for something sweet. To make 6-8 servings of sweet iced coffee, you need 6-8 cups of strong brewed coffee and 1 can or 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk. Mix everything in a large pitcher and refrigerate until chilled. Serve with ice made from leftover coffee.
Thai Iced Coffee Recipe
Thai coffees are known to be strong, so to make genuine Thai iced coffee, you need to make your coffee extra strong. Use 6-8 tablespoons of dark roast in a half cup of boiling water. Add 2 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk and serve over ice.
Café Mexicano Iced Coffee Recipe
You need 1/4 cup of heavy cream, 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and chocolate sauce. Whip the heavy cream until thick and let stand. Next, add the nutmeg and sugar into the coffee. Then, line the bottom of four demitasse cups with 1 teaspoon each of chocolate sauce before adding the 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon to the coffee. Stir the syrup before pouring it to the cups. Finally, spoon the cream to the cups and refrigerate.
There are several more recipes for iced coffee drink that you may want to try. What's great about iced coffee drinks like these is that they are easy to prepare.
Visit the Gardening Central website to learn about hedging plants, limelight hydrangea and other information.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
How to Make Starbucks at Home
How to Make Starbucks at Home
Author: Hong Kirby
Starbucks is undoubtedly popular all over the world, in fact it has over 9, 000 locations in 34 countries at present. When you talk about Starbucks, there is only one thing that comes into your mind- coffee! With the rise of coffee shops or chains like Starbucks, it has caused a wide divergence from the classic and original style of coffee that most of our old folks love. As the world changes, everything changes as well, but nothing compares to original and classic.
Since Starbucks coffees are very well accepted, many have become curious as to the recipes of their favorite coffee. Have you tried researching for their coffee recipes? If you have, I'm sure you made a futile research. I know because I've done it also. As you may have noticed, when you try to search for Starbucks coffee recipes on Starbucks' website, they won't give out their coffee recipes. It is understood, they are just trying to protect their products from being copied. But for some reason, there are numerous Starbucks coffee recipes available online, only that they are imitations. Hmm, I wonder if these imitations taste exactly the original.
If you are one of Starbucks regular customers, try to make and taste the difference between copy cat Starbucks coffee recipes and the original one sold in Starbucks outlet. Below is the only free Starbucks coffee recipe imitation I have found and I will gladly share it with you. If you want more of Starbucks coffee recipes redrocksunrise dot com offers a buy- one- get- one free Starbucks coffee recipes in an e-book format.
Starbucks Frappuccino
2 shots (3 oz.) espresso
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups low-fat milk
1 tbsp. pectin or 1 tsp. + 1 tsp. arrowroot
Preparation:
Stir sugar into espresso; cool mixture. Stir milk and pectin into espresso mixture until pectin is dissolved. Fill a glass with ice and either serve mixture over ice or pour glass contents into blender. Blend for 30-45 seconds.
Variations:
Mocha: add 1 pinch cocoa powder
Chocolate Brownie: add 1 pinch cocoa powder and 2 tbsp chocolate chips
Orange Mocha: add 1 pinch cocoa powder and tbsp. orange chocolate chips
Rumbuh: add 2 tbsp. crushed chocolate cookies
Note: if there is no available espresso, use coffee that has been run through coffee maker twice.
Due to the fascination of people to coffee, certain group of individuals exerted time and effort in discovering new coffee drink recipes to satisfy the growing number of people who drinks coffee and to make sure that no one gets tired of buying the same cup of coffee everyday. The idea of making new coffee flavors is very innovative. And for as long as caffeine lovers continue to patronize flavored coffee, coffee company like Starbucks will not cease to uncover new coffee recipes.
Visit the Gardening Central website to learn about dry figs, growing figs and other information.
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Author: Hong Kirby
Starbucks is undoubtedly popular all over the world, in fact it has over 9, 000 locations in 34 countries at present. When you talk about Starbucks, there is only one thing that comes into your mind- coffee! With the rise of coffee shops or chains like Starbucks, it has caused a wide divergence from the classic and original style of coffee that most of our old folks love. As the world changes, everything changes as well, but nothing compares to original and classic.
Since Starbucks coffees are very well accepted, many have become curious as to the recipes of their favorite coffee. Have you tried researching for their coffee recipes? If you have, I'm sure you made a futile research. I know because I've done it also. As you may have noticed, when you try to search for Starbucks coffee recipes on Starbucks' website, they won't give out their coffee recipes. It is understood, they are just trying to protect their products from being copied. But for some reason, there are numerous Starbucks coffee recipes available online, only that they are imitations. Hmm, I wonder if these imitations taste exactly the original.
If you are one of Starbucks regular customers, try to make and taste the difference between copy cat Starbucks coffee recipes and the original one sold in Starbucks outlet. Below is the only free Starbucks coffee recipe imitation I have found and I will gladly share it with you. If you want more of Starbucks coffee recipes redrocksunrise dot com offers a buy- one- get- one free Starbucks coffee recipes in an e-book format.
Starbucks Frappuccino
2 shots (3 oz.) espresso
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 cups low-fat milk
1 tbsp. pectin or 1 tsp. + 1 tsp. arrowroot
Preparation:
Stir sugar into espresso; cool mixture. Stir milk and pectin into espresso mixture until pectin is dissolved. Fill a glass with ice and either serve mixture over ice or pour glass contents into blender. Blend for 30-45 seconds.
Variations:
Mocha: add 1 pinch cocoa powder
Chocolate Brownie: add 1 pinch cocoa powder and 2 tbsp chocolate chips
Orange Mocha: add 1 pinch cocoa powder and tbsp. orange chocolate chips
Rumbuh: add 2 tbsp. crushed chocolate cookies
Note: if there is no available espresso, use coffee that has been run through coffee maker twice.
Due to the fascination of people to coffee, certain group of individuals exerted time and effort in discovering new coffee drink recipes to satisfy the growing number of people who drinks coffee and to make sure that no one gets tired of buying the same cup of coffee everyday. The idea of making new coffee flavors is very innovative. And for as long as caffeine lovers continue to patronize flavored coffee, coffee company like Starbucks will not cease to uncover new coffee recipes.
Visit the Gardening Central website to learn about dry figs, growing figs and other information.
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