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We’ve been spending a lot of time away from home this month and one of the things that I aways end up missing is the coffee I have at home. Oh, it’s nothing super special, In fact it’s an off-brand of coffee that I chose because it was the lowest price. But after all the time we’ve spent in hospitals or eating away from home and some of the truly vile concoctions that come out of coffee dispensers in these places I have never been so glad to come home and brew up a pot of my familiar el cheapo coffee and fix it the way I’ve been doing for years.

Sitting here enjoying the last of that first pot of home-brewed coffee in a couple of days I decided that it would be only appropriate to dig into the collection of coffee recipes and put one of them up tonight.

This one is called “Alpine Carnival”

You start by dividing two tablespoons of instant coffee and 1 teaspoon of vanilla evenly between two cups.

Then in a small saucepan, dissolve two tablespoons of brown sugar in a teaspoon of water. Stir the dissolved sugar over a medium heat until it reaches a full boil.

Once it comes to a boil immediately remove it from the heat and stir in 1 and a half cups of boiling water. Divide sugar mixture between the two cups and top with a dollop of whipped cream.

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Have you forgotten Canada? Like a lot of Americans I have to admit that I often forget about Canada, mostly because American media doesn’t tend to carry a lot of news out of Canada. Except of course for sports, which I generally don’t follow very much with the exception of NFL Football, where you can at least hear about Canadian sports once in a while.

I know there’s a good number of celebrities that many don’t realize are origianlly from Canada such as William Shatner. Others like Professional poker player Daniel Negreanu aren’t generally known very much outside of their particular field.

There’s not a lot of places here in the US where you’ll see company logo shirts with Canadian themed logos on them unless you’re in the northern tier of stats.

So when I ran across this recipe labeled “Canadian Coffee”, I did a bit of a double take. Looking it over I have to say that it looks good, though you probably wouldn’t want to fill a thermos with it to take to work.

For the topping, whip 3/4 cup of Whipping cream with 4 teaspoons of maple syrup until you get soft peaks and set aside.

Mix 3 cups of hot, black, double strength coffee with a half cup of Rye Whiskey and a quarter cup of pure Maple syrup.

Pour coffee to within an inch of the top and spoon the topping onto it.

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I’ve got a couple of Coffee recipes here that sound equally tempting.

The first one is a Chocolate Mint Coffee Float. For each serving mix a half cup of coffee and 2 tablespoons Creme de cacao liqueur. Top it with a scoop of ice cream (preferably mint chocolate chip)

This next one also sounds very interesting, Coconut Coffee

Bring two cups of half-and-half and a 15 oz can of cream of coconut to a boil over a medium heat, stirring constantly. Stir in four cups of hot brewed coffee. When you’re ready to serve, hit it with a shot of sweetened whipped cream.

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Green tea has been part of traditional Chinese medicine for a long time. It’s been used to treat a wide variety of ailments including acne and improve overall health in general. It has gotten very popular worldwide in recent years both because of its taste and the many health benefits associate with it.

Aside from things like fighting off bacteria, there’s been research thats shown green tea can help reduce redness and inflammation, and even slow hormonal activity. Which means green tea can not only speed up healing and help prevent acne.

Green tea has also been gaining ground as one of the newest in a long line of acne solutions. Using it to treat acne you could take it as a drink, green tea extract in pill form, or as a topical cream. You can also simply place a warm teabag on pimples which can help draw out toxins and promote faster healing.

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I’m not normally into alcoholic drinks but there’s a little story behind this one. The other day my wife and I were watching the Scripps national spelling bee and one of the words was “Advacaat”. What caught my attention was the definition given for the word looked very much like a recipe for something served with coffee so I jotted down the word (not wanting to rely on a memory that’s busy enough already as it is) so that I could look it up later.

It turns out that Advocaat is a Dutch equivalent of eggnog. The part about it that struck me funny is that the literal translation of Advocaat from it’s Dutch origin is “Lawyer”.

To make the Advocaat you start out with 9 large egg yolks at room temperature and add a teaspoon of vanilla extract and two cups of fine granulated sugar. Beat this mixture until it becomes a smooth, pale yellow color with a very thick consistency.

With a mixer running on minimum speed, slowly add two cups of Dutch Brandy. When the brandy is completely incorporated, put the Advocaat mixture in the top portion of a double boiler with the heat on low and slowly warm it. When it’s just nicely warm it’s ready to serve.

The Coffee part of this recipe comes in when you add a shot of Advocaat to strong black coffee that’s been allowed to cool and stir it in. The coffee takes on a rich and milky consistency and has a hint of vanilla flavor.

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I haven’t tried this one yet but I think it ought to be a real treat. I’ve no idea where it originated but the use of Maple syrup just says “New England” to my taste buds.

Cook a cup of Half-and-half and a quarter cup of Maple syrup over a medium heat stirring continuously until it’s thoroughly heated without allowing it to boil. Stir in one cup of hot coffee and serve topped with whipped cream.

That sounds so good that when I do get around to making it I’m going to double or triple the recipe so that I can make an entire pot of it at once.

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I know That sounds like an odd sort of thing to see as the title of an entry on a cooking / food blog but I’ve got good reason. You see, once upon a time in another place and time, there was this really handy C-Store that manged to locate itself on or close to nearly every major intersection in Tulsa.

Quicktrip (or QT as it’s also known) is the home of a truly great French Vanilla Cappuccino. I realize that under that mattress of inviting cappuccino foam the brew within is little more than a made-on-the-spot instant drink that I’m certain that cappuccino experts will say only wants to be a real cappuccino. Thing is, I don’t care about that.

I’m much more interested in the fact that it’s very good and few, if any, others can come close. That’s not to say that others aren’t good, just that as good as many of them are they don’t compare to what I used to get at QT. Maybe someday I’ll once again be within reach of a QT but until then I’ll make do with what offerings I can find locally.

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I remember a bunch of years ago when some fast food place, Dairy Queen I think (but can’t swear to) came out with a “Black Forest Sundae”. I remember how rich it was and how great the tastes worked together. Which is why I was glad to run across this recipe in a file I hadn’t looked at in a while.

It’s called “Black Forest Coffee” and it does a good job of reminding you of that Black Forest Sundae. You start out with a cup of coffee and add a couple tablespoons of chocolate syrup and another of maraschino cherry juice. Mix this in thoroughly and top it off with some whipped cream, a cherry and some chocolate shavings or chips and you’ve got a hot treat that’ll remind you of a Sunday afternoon at DQ in the summertime.

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When I ran across this recipe I was reminded of a recent entry I did about coffee and the fact that there are times that I consider it to be not only an incredibly great way to start the morning but that I also consider it to be something that could conceivably contribute to longer life.

Of course, I don’t have any hard science to back up a claim like that, it’s entirely my opinion. On the other hand, another thing about coffee is simply that I really enjoy it. I also don’t stick with just a plain old cup of Joe. I’ve found that I really like trying different varieties of flavored coffees as well as the flavored creamers. Both the dairy and non-dairy kinds. Sometimes all it takes is a bit of extra flavor to take something like a morning cup of coffee and turn it into an semi-exotic taste treat that you might ordinarily only expect to get while on vacation someplace staying in Condo Hotels on a beachfront somewhere in the Caribbean.

This recipe is one that falls into that category. It’s easy to make and yields enough to make a very tasty pot of coffee. Start with about a third of a cup of whatever coffee grounds you normally use (not a flavored variety this time though). Add a teaspoon of Chocolate extract, a half teaspoon of Mint extract and a quarter teaspoon of Vanilla extract.

Mix this in a food processor or blender. Stop to scrape down the sides with a spatula and give it another whirl. If you’re making it up ahead of time store in the refrigerator in a sealed plastic container. To use it just put it in the filter basket and brew a pot of coffee as you normally would. Then pour yourself a cup and sit back, relax and pretend for a while you’re far away from stress and pressure.

That’s almost as good as a vacation isn’t it?

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