This is not strictly a coffee recipe, but I added it since the almond flower was a by-product from making the Almond milk for my coffee. This recipe is adapted from Paleo Recipes and the photo is from their site until I take a nice one myself. Give them a visit. Try it out and … Continue reading Almond Flower Banana Bread
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Making your own Almond milk at home
Using almond milk in espresso based drinks is getting more popular with customers by the day. I had a look at one of your local brands in South Africa and this is what I found on the label... Ingredients: Water Almonds (2.5%) Vegetable oil (Almond) Corn Maltodextrin Acidity Regulator (Dipotassium Phosphate and Potassium Citrate) Sea … Continue reading Making your own Almond milk at home
Good quality source product
Principle #1 of making good coffee: Using good quality source product When playing around with hi-fi equipment, people always ask how much should I spend on speakers vs Amplifier and so on. The answer most of the time is to spend most of your funds on the source of your sound since no matter how … Continue reading Good quality source product
Level of Extraction
Principle #2 of making good coffee - Managing the level of extraction When one first get introduced to making your own coffee, or when you are introduced to a new way of making coffee. There is some questions that people ask me often like: "how fine should I grind my coffee?". Most of the answers on … Continue reading Level of Extraction
Vanilla syrup recipe
I promised one of our customers at the Farmers market how to make a simple vanilla syrup at home. Here is the recipe I found an use as a basis, slightly modified from original. Ingredients: 2.5 cups water 2 cups soft brown sugar like Muscovado 1 cup white sugar 4 tablespoon vanilla extract. Optional vanilla … Continue reading Vanilla syrup recipe
Cooking with coffee – Mocha custards
I saw this little beauty on the internet and modified it to my liking. I also made changes so it is Banting safe! That is of course if you do not put any Kahlua in. This is really simple and apart from time in fridge took me about 15 minutes. The most important thing is … Continue reading Cooking with coffee – Mocha custards
Coffee Creations – Expanding your Horizons
The classics like a cappuccino or espresso will always be my favorite Coffee drinks. It is like a familiar road you walk every day. You know it inside out, yet every day you see something different or have a slightly different experience. Now and then however, you like to leave the beaten path and try … Continue reading Coffee Creations – Expanding your Horizons
Where are we now?
I was pondering which subject I should write about next. Roasting? Processing coffee? Different drinks? The history of coffee? I have tried to order my thoughts and added the following layout, which will be expanded and links added as I blog about them, on our home page. The History of Coffee Legend and Myth Migration of Coffee … Continue reading Where are we now?
Coffee Shop Road Trip
For my daughter Suzanne's pre-birthday treat we decided to hit some coffee shops - most of which we have never been to before. Armed with the South African's Coffee-Lover's Bible we set off for a caffeine trip. First stop: Munch I have to say, having a coffee shop as a nursery did not promise great … Continue reading Coffee Shop Road Trip
An evening brewing black
Last week my wife and I attended an alternative brewing course at Vintage coffee. It was a real eye opener for me who is mostly a cappuccino / sometimes espresso drinker. Firstly all coffees are tasted black and secondly, coffees are tasted and allowed to cool down as you repeatedly taste them. The evening started … Continue reading An evening brewing black
