From the desk of Dixie Rose:

Most people know that a cup of coffee will wake them up and make them more alert first thing in the morning. It’s a little shocking, but there really are non-coffee drinkers alive and well in this world. I even know a couple of them personally.

These non-coffee drinkers are most certainly in the minority, however, and even they have a way of getting a morning shot of caffeine. They will either drink a cup of tea, a soft drink, or a glass of chocolate milk — all of which contain caffeine, the active ingredient in coffee.

The caffeine in coffee is a stimulant. It is a natural stimulant without many, if any, side effects. Drinking a lot of coffee can make a person nervous, but even a (More...)

From the desk of Dixie Rose:

I am simply amazed at the variety of coffee lovers’ gift baskets that are available today. One of my real coffee-loving friends had an upcoming birthday, and I had determined that I would send him a gift basket made up of coffee and coffee items. We had shared many cups of coffee over the years, and it seemed like an appropriate and thoughtful gift for my old friend.

The idea sounded simple enough, I thought. I would just go online, find a nice coffee gift basket and have it sent to him. Problem solved! That was before I discovered how many choices there were available. It was a mind-boggling array.

I had the option of choosing a gift basket that was already made up and consisted of a (More...)

Coffee is very useful for a whole host of different things that you just would not think about. From using as an ant killer to making compost, cleaning drains to cleaning greasy ashtrays, you will be amazed just what ordinary coffee that you have at home can be used for. Here is my top 10 favourites.1. To get rid of ants put used coffee grounds onto the ant hills, this will have to be done for each hill as the pesky things will move to another home.

2. Kitchen drains tend to get smelly, simply get a cup of coffee grounds and tip down the plughole making sure you tip a kettle of boiling water down slowly & leave to work on the odours.

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Coffee preparation could be considered an art. A simple cup of coffee could be improvised into a great cup of coffee. How? Great tasting coffee starts with picking the right kind of beans, the storage care, grinding to a proper texture, water used to make coffee, correct measurement of coffee added to the water, brewing and finally serving.

There are various methods of making coffee and using drip coffee maker is one of the easiest and most effective methods of making great coffee.

The drip coffee is said to one of the easiest and most common coffeemaker in use today. It is simple and effective in preparing and maintaining the coffee flavor. You just add freshly ground beans and cold water to the reservoir. The heating element brews your coffee and delivers it with its aroma ready to consume. Your coffee is prepared in a matter of few minutes.

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Learn from our expert how to add eggs to a gourmet coffee cake recipe in this free baking video on gourmet desserts and recipes. Expert: Chef Blondie Bio: Pamela Bowman, AKA “Chef Blondie” is a graduate of the LAMC School of Culinary Arts. Filmmaker: Nili Nathan