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One lucky winner will win 

a

Keurig Vue V700 Brewing System Value $149 
and a bonus pack

Bonus variety box includes:

• 1 Barista Prima Italian Roast Coffee
• 1 Café Escapes Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa
• 1 Celestial Seasonings® Sleepytime Herbal Tea
• 1 Celestial Seasonings® Southern Sweet Iced Tea
• 1 Gloria Jean’s® Hazelnut Coffee
• 1 Green Mountain Coffee® Breakfast Blend Travel Mug Coffee
• 1 Green Mountain Coffee® Nantucket Blend Coffee
• 1 The Original Donut Shop® Extra Bold Coffee
• 1 Timothy’s® Columbian Decaf Coffee
• 1 Tully’s® French Roast Coffee
  *Selections may vary based on supply

Dates:

Feb. 1   12:01am to Feb. 21 11:59pm

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STARBUCKS COFFEE

What is with this Coffee?  Why it's so interesting to taste this coffee?  I know everyone loves to taste the coffee from STARBUCKS.

  

The scents of the freshly brewed coffee are the first thing in the morning you wanted to smell especially if you work grave yard. In my case,yes it is.   Though I can attest that BREWED COFFEE from Starbucks is not my favorite one but it is good to experience how to become one of the STARBUCKS FANS.

Technically speaking, it is not easy to distinguish the best coffee if you will not experience and taste it.  This coffee has unique smell but not that quite good for me.  I do believe that every STARBUCKS BRANCHES have a different taste even they carry the name STARBUCKS.

Sorry STARBUCKS LOVERS, but this is just my sense.  I know you have your own reasons why you love to hang and chill out to this place and have a sip of coffee at once; maybe because of its awesome location.

Strategically located in the middle of 2nd LEVEL of SM LANANG PREMIER overlooking the atrium.

You may visit their Facebook Page STARBUCKS PHILIPPINES or follow them on TWITTER    

KOPIKO Kopiccino Instant Cappuccino with Choco Granules

After attending a meeting from my child's school, I feel sleepy and tired.  So I went to a sari-sari store and buy my favorite coffee in a sachet.  Apparently they are out of stock then I saw something hanging in their store, and this is new to me: KOPIKO KOPICCINO!

Okay, let's have a try.  Hope it will not frustrate me with what I experience with another brand of cappuccino coffee who turns to be like an ordinary regular coffee drink.

The most important aspect of making a great cappuccino is to have a great espresso; prepared with a hot milk and a foam.  This coffee is really great.  The frothiness is there and I LOVE IT!

It has a FREE CHOCO GRANULES attached at the back of the coffee itself.

If you plan to have coffee and chat and it doesn't to be expensive try KOPIKO KOPICCINO.  I assure you, you will have an expensive coffee experience right into your home for PHp8.00 only.

NOTE:  This is not a PAID ADVERTISEMENT.  This is just my personal view and experience.

IRISH COFFEE

Looking for a nice coffee recipe good for today's weather (DAVAO WEATHER TODAY is LIGHT RAINY) .  I found this and tried with my father TANDUAY WHISKEY.

A bit skeptical to make this kind of coffee, first time to combine coffee with whiskey.

Okay here we go: 

1. First let us make an IRISH CREAM LIQUEUR.  Or if you have BAILEYS or MOLLY'S much better. Make 1 (1.5 fluid ounce)of double sided cup(jigger).
2. 1 (1.5 fluid ounce)double sided cup of TANDUAY WHISKEY (or IRISH WHISKEY).
3. 1 cup HOT BREWED COFFEE
4. 1 tbsp. whipped cream ( I used MAGNOLIA ALL-PURPOSE CREAM)
5. And 1 dash ground peanut or nutmeg(optional)

So easy to make:

1. In a coffee mug,combine the IRISH CREAM and TANDUAY or IRISH WHISKEY.  Fill mug with hot brewed coffee.  Top with the all-purpose cream and dash it with ground peanut/nutmeg.

Caffeinated at the same time alcoholic.  Hahahahaha...it has weird taste, it taste like an 80-proof mug of acid or whatever but it is great!   Surely a waking up drink.      

DECAF PERKS YOU UP!

photo credit: Rochelle, just rochelle via photopin cc

I cannot start my day without a hot cup of coffee, and discovering DECAF as part of  my MENTAL BOOST is way new to you.  Right? 

Most people think caffeinated coffee is more boosting in terms of mental performance, reaction times, and moods compared to decaffeinated.  According to UK study, it revealed that coffee's stimulating effect could be all in mind.

Either you are into decaf or regular coffee it is still the same. So just expecting that caffeine hit means you feel positive effects,even if you are not drinking the real thing.     

Coffee almond milk cocktail

I found this idea through my new social media network the PINTEREST, How to Milk an Almond fresh homemade almond milk.  It is new to me and I am curious to try this kind of coffee combined with almond milk.

Photo credit to instructables

  


First I have to prepare my coffee ice cubes.  So easy.  I saw this idea for putting freshly brewed coffee in ice cube trays.

Then I freeze it.  After an hour I put my Almond milk together with my coffee ice cubes.

So refreshing...Hmmm...better add some spice to heat.  I add a nip of my father Tanduay brandy. Oh la la I have now  COFFEE ALMOND MILK COCKTAIL! 

Cafe Americano at Green Coffee

The coffeeshop is a self-serviced shop like Starbucks which you have to wait in line to get your coffee to your table. So if you're staying outside, you have to wait inside for your name to be called.

Their bestseller is Cafe Mocha but I ordered CAFE AMERICANO for a  change, and paired with their chocolate mousse. A coffee addict like me will really love this place and also their coffee itself.  

For a taste of this new shop, which I have known is a Panadero Express under a new brand. A chat with friends and relax, I recommend you come here.

Green Coffee is located at F. Torres St., Davao City.

COFFEE LATTE

Ingredients:

1-1/4 cups regular grind espresso or other dark roast coffee
1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
6 cups water
2-1/2 teaspoons EQUAL® FOR RECIPES or SPLENDA
2-1/2 cups skim milk
Ground cinnamon or nutmeg

Instructions:

Place espresso and cinnamon stick in filter basket of drip coffee pot; brew coffee with water. Stir sugar into coffee; pour into 8 mugs or cups.

Heat milk in small saucepan until steaming. Blend half of milk in blender at high speed until foamy, about 15 seconds; pour milk into 4 mugs of coffee, spooning foam on top. Repeat with remaining milk and coffee. Sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg before serving. 

ICE COFFEE

On a hot day, this is your ticket to 

cooling off...

Ingredients:

1 cup of ice
1 cup coffee, at room temperature (or chilled)
2 Tablespoons cream, milk, or half and half
1 to 2 teaspoons granulated white sugar

Directions:

1. Fill a glass with ice. Pour in coffee. Add cream and sugar. Stir and drink!

2. See tips below for variations :)

Tips:

*Lighten things up in this drink by using nonfat milk... or fat-free half & half. Use your desired low/no calorie sweetener in place of sugar.

*Another option is to add a flavored creamer, which will cover both the cream and the sugar.

source: RecipeGirl.com

COFFEE CAT

Summer of last year our dearest Lindsay return home from USA for vacation.  She texted me to meet her for COFFEE BREAK.  I suggested the place COFFEE CAT located at F. Torres St., Davao City.

Photo credit to coffeecat

I love this place so much very relaxing.  Cool Ambiance and great COFFEE!

  

Inside shot of COFFEE CAT from my cam

Billy my ADT FAMILY looking for yummy treats..hahhaha

What we ordered:

Crème Brûlée Cheesecake

Dulce de Leche Cheesecake

 Peanut Mocha Avalanche 

and 

Caramel Hazelnut Latte

We had so much fun and laughter.  Reminiscing the past activities we had during college years.

Billy, Mam Quiros, Lindsay,Eva and Me(the one who made the shot),hahahaha

  

I miss everything about this place - the staff, the drinks, and my 

fave PEANUT MOCHA AVALANCHE!!!!

COFFEE FLAVORED

I do love flavored coffee compared to traditional coffee taste.  I love Vanilla, Hazelnut and Almond flavors and if there is no available flavor like this that's just not coffee anymore, in my opinion. 


Well if you say I am addicted to coffee, yes I am.  It started when I am still working at the mall.  Every time we have break it is a COFFEE BREAK for me.  And to add our store is just fronting BO's Coffee Shop, everyday I smell the aroma of their coffee.


I've heard from many faithful coffee drinkers that flavored coffees are just terrible.  Not because the taste is terrible, but because the whole concept of adding flavors to coffee is disrespectful.  Coffee has such a wonderful flavor on its own, why mess with it?  The fact that the coffee is processed with chemicals is a point against them. Since they are going to be treated anyway, quite often the beans are not of the highest quality and the roasting is haphazard. In other words, it may be a delicious drink, but it's still poor coffee.


Well in spite of their discussions, I still enjoy flavored coffee then I guess or at least get some that have been made from well-roasted, quality beans.  A shot of syrup can quickly and easily add a new taste to your coffee. Or add some spices to your ground coffee beforehand. A bit of cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, or other powdered spice can be added to your ground coffee.  JUST MAKE A CHANGE.  Nothing will be gone if you try it!  STILL BREWING.

COFFEE YOU LIKE

A cup of black coffee

Coffee is a brewed beverage with a bitter flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America,Southeast Asia, South Asia and Africa. Green (unroasted) coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world.


Coffee can have a stimulating effect on humans due to its caffeine content. It is one of the most-consumed beverages in the world.




THE FUN FACTS ABOUT COFFEE:

General facts:

Coffee is one of the most consumed drinks after water. Coffee is one of the most traded commodities in the world after oil. Over 1400 million cups of coffee are drunk around the world each day. The majority of coffee is consumed at breakfast.

• Take your coffee black with no sugar? Then your coffee is practically calorie-free with just 2-5 kcal per cup. The two main coffee species grown commercially are Arabica and Robusta.

• A coffee plant can live for between 60 and 70 years. It can take up to four years for a coffee tree to reach maturity and bare fruit. The English word coffee originates from the Arabic word ‘kaweh’ meaning strength or vigor.

• COFFEE HISTORY FACTS
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• • King Louis XIV had the first European greenhouse built to store France’s first coffee tree, known as The Noble Tree.
• • The first coffee house in the world opened in Arabia in the 16th century.
• • The first coffee house in Europe opened in Venice in 1645.
• • The first coffee advertisement was distributed in 1651 in London.
• • The first coffee house in America opened in Boston in 1676.
• • The Dutch began growing coffee on the island of Java, now part of Indonesia, in 1696.
• • The Boston Tea Party convinced Americans to switch to coffee from tea as an expression of freedom.

                                                                             COFFEE AROUND THE WORLD FACTS

• Coffee is grown between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.

• “Kahveci” is the name given to an expert in preparing Turkish coffee

• The largest coffee beans are found in Nicaragua.

• Brazil is the world’s largest coffee producer.

• In Kenya, the best quality coffee beans are graded AA.

• Hawaii is the only US State that grows coffee.

• Brazil issued a coffee scented postage stamp in 2001.

• Franciscan friars brought the first coffee seeds to the Philippines in 1749.