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Frozen Coffee Parfait

1-14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk 1/3 cup double strength coffee sweetened with 4 tb. Sugar while hot (allow to cool before using) 1 cup whipped heavy whipping cream Directions In a large bowl, combine the sweetened condesed mild and the coffee into hand mixer; whip on high speed for 3-5 minutes. By hand […]

Chocolate Iced Coffee

1-1/4 cup chilled double strength coffee 3 tablespoons chocolate liqueur 2 tablespoons sugar Chocolate syrup Desired garnishes Ice 1. Pour coffee into a large glass, add Chocolate liqueur 2. Add sugar and stir until dissolved 3. Top with whipped cream and syrup to taste 4. Garnish with maraschino cherry, a sprinkle of cinnamon or chocolate shavings […]

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Coffee Desserts – Try an Amaretto Rum Cappuccino

Not only does this recipe have rum, it also tastes like almonds. This coffee recipe has a single espresso 1-1/2 teaspoons amaretto 1-1/2 teaspoons rum 1-1/2 teaspoons creme de cacao 3 ounces milk steamed 1/4 cup heavy cream sliced almonds Mix your espresso amaretto rum and de cacao in the glass. Add 11/2 ounce steamed […]

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Do you Know Beans about Beans?

The story of coffee as we know it does not begin with the mythical figure Juan Valdez from Columbia, it begins long ago in Ethiopia. If there is one coffee bean that bids fare to be the original coffee bean it is Ethiopian– Ethiopia’s Yergacheffe bean (also spelled other ways). The story is told about […]

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Holiday cookies: Coffee Toffee Sandies

Coffee and toffee together at last. For a more intense blast of coffee, use instant espresso powder instead of instant coffee. Great idea for the holidays! COFFEE TOFFEE SANDIES Start to finish: 3 hours (30 minutes active) 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup light brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons […]

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Creamy Irish Coffee

This one is a real treat!! 4 cups of fresh coffee. 1 cup of whipping cream. ½ cup of Irish whiskey. ¼ cup of sugar. 2 tablespoons of Sugar. 2 tablespoons of Irish whiskey. In a saucepan, add 4 cups of strong fresh coffee, ½ cup of Irish whiskey and ¼ cup sugar. Heat up, […]

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Café au Lait Pudding

Here is another nice one for the holidays!! Makes enough for 2-3 people. · 1 package of Jell-O® brand vanilla instant pudding (2.5 oz.) · 1 package of Jell-O® brand chocolate instant pudding (2.5 oz.) · 3 ½ cups of milk. · 1 cup of drip coffee, chilled. Try Mokk-a’s Cafe Italia for this one!! · […]

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Brazilian Coffee Cookies

Here is “A gingersnap-like cookie with real coffee flavor.” Ingredients 1/3 cup shortening 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 tablespoon milk 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder Directions 1. Preheat […]

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Cappuccino Cake

Now here is that is a must try! 1 premade sponge cake. 1 cup of boiling coffee. 1 cup of condensed milk. 2 teaspoons of gelatin. Cream, for topping. Powdered chocolate, for topping. Line a suitably sized starsol cake tin with foil and place the premade sponge cake inside. Dissolve the gelatin in the boiling […]

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A Mokk-a Kind of Christmas

A real Dutch Santa! Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house The smell of fresh coffee from Mokk-a, of course. The presents are ready, the tree is ablaze Now what to do for Santa as he sails through the maze? A nice Café Svenska to warm his cold toes Then maybe an […]

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Coffee and health: new study contradicts old beliefs on coffee and heart health

Posted in the American Heart Journal, a new Swedish study could not find a link between coffee consumption and heart failure, according to Red Orbit news. This contradicts previous assertions that drinking too much coffee could possibly contribute to heart failure. So, now what? Does coffee have an adverse affect on heart health? Past studies on […]

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Another potential health benefit of coffee: lowering the risk of endometrial cancer

According to Reuters Health News there may be another reason for woman to pour that second cup of coffee — the Swedish researchers who are releasing the results of their study in the November International Journal of Cancer, say that drinking coffee may significantly lower the risk of endometrial cancer. The benefits are strongest for […]

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