Archive for the ‘Coffee’ Category

Strong, Smooth Espresso at Home

December 23, 2009 | Posted as Coffee at 7:07 am | (1) Comment »

The phrase Christmas Rush is an understatement: it’s the 23rd, and I still have a pile of unwrapped presents on the table next to me as I type this, plus two cakes cooling in the kitchen, and a whole lot of frosting to make! Can you imagine what it is I need most right now? [...]

Why your coffee sucks

March 19, 2009 | Posted as Coffee at 2:14 pm | (1) Comment »

Sad but true: most of the coffee I’ve been served at friends’ homes have been bad. By that I don’t mean awful and completely undrinkable- just mostly mediocre. The thing is, for me, there’s nothing worse than a mediocre cup of coffee. Now chances are, if you’re using those little packets of instant (or, horrors, [...]