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Coffee and Cocoa Rubbed Ribs

Coffee and Cocoa Rubbed Ribs Makes 4 servings Ingredients: ¼ cup chili powder ¼ cup ground Café Svenska 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon dry mustard 1 tablespoon salt, plus more for seasoning 1 tablespoon ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1 tablespoon dried oregano 2 pounds beef or pork […]

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Kahlua Bavarian Coffee

1 oz. Kahlua ½ oz Peppermint Schnapps Hot Cafe Italia Coffee Whipped Cream Add Kahlua and Schnapps to Cafe Italia Coffee. Top with whipped cream. Garnish with shaved chocolate, if desired.
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Coffee-Rubbed Steak Tacos

Here’s a great new recipe! Give it a try with Mokk-a’s Cafe Italia. • 2 teaspoons ground Cafe Italia • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar • 2 1/2 cups milk • 2 teaspoons kosher salt • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar • 2 tablespoons chili powder • 1 1/2 teaspoon paprika • 1 1/2 teaspoon freshly […]

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Coffee Brined Pork Chop with Coffee Spiced Rub

Photo & Recipe courtesy of Chef Donna Fields Ingredients: Brine: 3 tbs. Mokk-a Coffee Beans (ground & steep for ten minutes; let cool & put grounds aside) 2 cups of boiling water 3 tbs. Sugar leveled 2 tbs. Salt Combine all ingredients and make sure sugar is dissolved. Place  in closed container. Brine for at […]

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Union Hotel Mud Cake

Reputedly produced to great acclaim at the Union Hotel in Benicia, California, this is a dark rich moist cake, requiring no icing – just a hearty dollop of unsweetened whipped cream. Ingredients: • 7 ounces (7squares in U.S.) unsweetened chocolate • 12 tablespoons butter (1 ½ sticks or ¾ cup) • 1 ½ cups strong […]

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Does Coffee Make You Smarter?

“Coffee Improves Test Scores” read the headline of a short article in the New York Times Science section a few Tuesdays ago.  The study was not repeated every month for ten years the way scientists like to, but the results still seemed significant.  Two groups of adults were gathered together to take a battery of […]

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Mokk-a is Five

MOKK-A IS FIVE YEARS OLD now…so let’s take a moment to look back to the beginning. (As told to Margot Dockrell)   I’d been toying with the idea of starting my own business for years, and after a life-changing cup of what became Café Svenska, the idea of coffee suddenly sounded like an interesting new project! […]

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Pumpkin-Spice Latte

Pumpkin Spice Latte Coffee – 2 cups milk – 2 tablespoons canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix) – 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar (to taste) – 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice – 1 tablespoon vanilla – 1/2 cup hot brewed Café Suisse Garnish, if desired – Whipped cream – Dash pumpkin pie spice – 2 […]

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Magical Coffee

Serves 2-4 Coffee Base: • 2/3 cup coarsely ground CAFÉ ITALIA coffee • 3 cups water • 1 teaspoon cinnamon • 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar Put ingredients in a quart jar and stir. Cover and refrigerate overnight. The Finished Drink: • milk, half and half, or cream • ice Pour the coffee base through a […]

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One Valentine’s Day…

The Most Chocolaty Chocolate has a secret ingredient – Coffee! The week before Valentine’s Day this year, I invited my mother-in-law, a devoted chocaholic and romantic, and two recently wed girlfriends to dinner.  They are sappily in love; I knew they would be the perfect guests for the celebration of all thing hearts and roses. […]

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Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate Mousse Ingredients: • 1 ½ pounds chocolate chips • ½ cup prepared MOKK-A Espresso coffee • ½ cup Grand Marnier • 4 egg yolks • 2 cups heavy cream, chilled • ¼ cup granulated sugar • 8 egg whites • pinch of salt • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Directions: Melt chocolate in a heavy […]

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Good news!

Mokk-a is back – with a vengeance!   We are excited and very happy to announce that – after a prolonged period of difficulties with our two previous roasters – we are restarting with a new roaster.   We currently are crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s with The Grand Marceline Company, a top […]

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