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Friday

Top 3 Starbucks Coffee Drink Recipes

In 1971, Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegel, and Gordon Bowker opened the first Starbucks in Seattle, Washington. The business grew slowly, and even in 1992, there were only 165 Starbucks locations. The 1990s and 2000s saw explosive growth in the company, as they began opening new Starbucks locations every day of the year. Today, there are over 15,000 Starbucks' locations worldwide.

In recent years, increased competition has slowed the growth of Starbucks. Many customers are no longer willing to pay $4.00 for a cup of coffee. I recently started doing research on Starbucks Coffee Drink Recipes. I was impressed to find so many recipes floating around the internet. If you want to try to make Starbucks Coffee drink recipes at home, here are my Top 3 recommendations!

Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino

Ingredients

3 cups espresso coffee 3/4 cup sugar 4 cups milk 3/4 cup chocolate syrup whipped cream, for topping chocolate syrup, for topping

Directions

- Make coffee, follow directions for your favorite brand of espresso roast coffee. - Mix coffee, still hot, and sugar in your mixer until sugar is dissolved. - Add milk and chocolate syrup and continue mixing, about one minute. - Pour mix into a sealable container for easy storage. - Store in fridge until ready to use (Note: Do not store any longer than you would milk). - To make drink, combine equal parts mix and ice in a blender and blend on high until smooth. - Pour into glasses. - Top each glass with whipped cream and drizzle with chocolate syrup. - Serve.

Starbucks Pumpkin Spiced Latte

Ingredients

1 cup half-and-half 3 tablespoons canned pumpkin 1/2 cup strong brewed hot coffee 3 tablespoons sugar pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and nutmeg to taste

Directions

- Combine half-and-half and canned pumpkin in a saucepan, place over medium heat and stir constantly. Heat until boiling but not burnt. - Remove the mixture and pour into a blender. Whip in high speed for 20 seconds. - Pour the mixture in a large cup, add coffee, stir in sugar, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Enjoy!

Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha

Ingredients

2/3 cup whole milk 6 tablespoons white chocolate chips coffee whipped cream

Directions

- Add milk and chocolate chips to saucepan and heat until chips are melted. - Meanwhile make coffee in espresso machine. - Pour half of milk mixture in coffee mug and fill rest of mug with coffee saving enough room for a dollop of whipped cream.

Jake Kelly is an expert in restaurant food and recipes. Would you like more information on restaurant recipes? Check out more Starbucks Coffee Recipes for additional information on restaurant recipes!

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Tuesday

Gourmet Coffee Drinks at Home - Easy Tips For Making Cafe Latte and Cappuccino at Home

By DJ Toman

Gourmet coffee drinks at home are easy to make with a few simple tips listed in this article.

Cappuccino and cafe latte are favorites that many coffee lovers order at the coffee shop. If you would like to make these coffee drinks at home, here are some simple instructions, to save money and avoid a trip to the coffee house. At home you can experiment with making your favorites, for pennies per drink instead of paying coffee house prices.

This article gives simple, plain language to brew and serve great coffee drinks.

Both the cappuccino and cafe latte are based on espresso. Let's assume that you have a standard espresso machine capable of foaming (frothing) milk. In addition, you'll need to have gourmet coffee beans finely ground for espresso, milk (I prefer skim milk) , and the flavoring you want (optional but lots of people like chocolate).

Making espresso at home

Cappuccino and latte drinks both begin with espresso. To make espresso shots, you place your ground espresso into the portafilter, press to compact the ground coffee, leaving the coffee's top surface smooth. Then place the filter into the machine and start steaming the milk to at least 140 degrees or slightly hotter if you prefer. By heating the milk without waiting for the espresso, you can start mixing your specialty drink immediately after the espresso is brewed.

Once you've brewed two ounces of espresso for one drink, you can follow the instructions for cappuccino and latte shown below.

Cappuccino recipe prepared at home

Steam your milk with extra foam - cappuccino requires extra foam in the milk. Tip the pitcher holding the heated milk and bring the steaming apparatus (wand) just under the top surface, raising the steam wand as the foam is created but keeping the wand just below the surface. Make foam enough to fill one third of your coffee mug. When the foam is ready, turn off the steam wand. Follow the rest of the instructions in the order listed.
Brew - pour your espresso shots into the cup first.
Add milk - add hot milk to fill your cup two thirds full.
Add foam - finish filling your cup with foam you spoon into the cup, and your cappuccino is ready to enjoy!

For flavored cappuccino, place flavoring into your cup before you add the espresso shots. Stir the flavoring with the espresso and milk, then add the foam topping.

Cafe latte home recipe

Cafe latte is prepared the same way, except you use less foam. So, you'll use the steam wand to warm the milk and create a little foam, and brew the espresso shots. Add the espresso shots to your cup, fill the cup nearly full with heated milk, and leave room for a short layer of foam. Some people add whipped cream, but that is optional.

As with cappuccino, for a flavored latte you add syrup or other flavor into the cup first, and stir it into the shots and heated milk.

Cappuccino and cafe latte are both much easier now, right?

Once you're comfortable preparing basic latte and cappuccino drinks, you can start experimenting with different flavors of espresso beverages.

DJ Toman is a lawyer and coffee enthusiast living in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is the author of http://www.CoffeeDaydreams.com, a site dedicated to gourmet coffee and choosing the best coffee makers. Even beginners get helpful tips about how to brew and enjoy the coffee of their dreams.

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Saturday

Coffee Drinks - Espresso is Just the Beginning

By Peter J Jordan

This article covers some of the more popular espresso based drinks and what is unique about each one. Espresso is the foundation for many coffee beverages so we will start first with talking about what espresso is. Espresso is a concentrated coffee drink that is made by forcing hot water through finely ground dark roasted coffee beans. Espresso usually has half of the water and twice the coffee as a regular cup of drip coffee. A good espresso will have a fine layer of foam, called crema, on the top of the drink. Single shots of espresso come in 1 to 1.5 ounce serving sizes.

There are a couple of variations to the core shot. Espresso Romano is an espresso with a twist of lemon on the side. Espresso Ristrentto, or a short, is an espresso that to cut short with less flow so you end up with a smaller amount of espresso that is denser than normal. Expresso Lungo, or a Long, is an espresso that has approximately twice as much water run through the normal amount of coffee. Last we have Espresso Con Panna which is a shot of espresso mixed with an ounce of heavy cream.

Now that we have covered our foundation of variations, we'll move on to the larger espresso drinks. The first is the very popular Cappuccino. Cappuccino is made with equal parts espresso, steamed milk and frothed milk. A classic cappuccino is made with only espresso topped with frothed milk.

Iced Cappuccino - One shot poured over ice with cold milk added. The flavor of the espresso fades quickly once combined but this makes for a great drink on a hot summer afternoon.

Caffe Latte - a single shot combined with steamed milk at a ratio near three parts milk and one part espresso. Lattes are frequently spiked with Italian syrups. Lattes are topped with frothed milk or a pinch of chocolate powder.

Caffe Mocha - A mocha is the same as a latte with chocolate added either as a powder or as syrup. Whipped cream is a common topper to a mocha as are chocolate flakes.

Americano - A single shot with water added to it. This results in a stronger than average cup of coffee and is often combined with milk and sugar.

There are MANY more espresso based drinks. There are even entire books dedicated to espresso recipes. If you brew your own espresso get creative and experiment to find your own specialty.

Peter enjoys drinking espresso though out the day. He considers making and serving an espresso in espresso cups to be an art form. Visit Peter's web site Best Espresso Cups to learn more!

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Tuesday

Coffee Variations

1. Caffè espresso or espresso (from Italian; sometimes erroneously pronounced or spelled in English expresso) is a concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee.

2. Caffè Macchiato (It. "stained"): A small amount of milk or, sometimes, its foam is spooned onto the espresso. In Italy it further differentiates between caffè macchiato caldo (warm) and caffè macchiato freddo (cold), depending on the temperature of the milk being added; the cold version is gaining in popularity as some people are not able to stand the rather hot temperature of caffè macchiato caldo and therefore have to wait one or two minutes before being able to consume this version of the drink. The caffè macchiato is to be differentiated from the latte macchiato (described above). In France, known as a "Noisette".

3. Espresso con Panna (It. "espresso with cream"): Espresso with whipped cream on top.

4. Latte (It. "milk"): This term is an abbreviation of "caffellatte" (or "caffè e latte"), coffee with milk. An espresso based drink with a volume of steamed milk, served with either a thin layer of foam or none at all, depending on the shop or customer's preference.

5. Flat white: a coffee drink made of one-third espresso and two thirds steamed milk with little or no foam. (Very similar to "latte", see entry for lattes below).

6. Breve (It. "short"): Espresso with half-and-half.

7. Cappuccino: Traditionally, one-third espresso, one-third steamed milk, and one-third microfoam. Often in the United States, the cappuccino is made as a cafè latte with much more foam, which is less espresso than the traditional definition would require. Sometimes topped (upon request) with a light dusting of cocoa powder.

8. Mocha: Normally, a latte blended with chocolate. This is not to be confused with the region of Yemen or the coffee associated with that region (which is often seen as 1/2 of the blend "mocha java").

9. Americano (It. "American"): Espresso and hot water, classically using equal parts each, with the water added to the espresso. Americano was created by American G.I.s during World War I who added hot water to dilute the strong taste of the traditional espresso. Similar to a long black.

Wednesday

Latte Coffee Rosetta Art

Latte Rosetta Art is evolving, taking new shapes and forms every day. The creators of some of these frothy wonders are true artists, practicing their skills in cafés all over the globe. Here is a collection of the most creative, strange and funny Rosetta designs. A big thank you to all the contributors!

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