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Less Messy: Two Steps to Clean the Coffee Grinder

We'll be honest - most mornings, we just give the coffee grinder a quick swipe with a damp sponge after whizzing our beans. But this does leave behind powdery grinds that build up in the nooks and cra...

What Is the Best Way To: Make Coffee at Home?

We've talked about quite a few ways to make coffee at home, and we'll give you at least one more tutorial before the month is out. But we're also curious about your own opinion! What, do you think, is...

Quick Tip: How to Get the Best Chocolate Flavor

If you're making something chocolaty - crinkle cookies, chocolate mousse, brownies, fudge - and really want to turn up the chocolate flavor, there's a simple trick you can use with just about any reci...

Gingerbread & Eggnog: Latte Recipes Like Starbucks!

Over the last few weeks we've published several recipes for hot, frothy, foamy espresso drinks that give you that cheery taste of holiday coffee without the hefty coffee shop bills. Here's a quick rec...

Cherry Spread & Fried Catfish: Today's Holiday Guest Posts

Our holiday guests today: • Pan Fried Catfish, Aunt Delores, and New Holiday Traditions by Greg of SippitySup • Holiday Party Recipe: Cherry Cream Cheese Spread by Shannalee of Food Loves...

Perfect Cups: How To Make Coffee Without a Coffee Maker

We have some house guests arriving next week who are big coffee drinkers and will surely want a cup in the morning. We usually just use a single-cup filter to make our daily cup, so we'll have to swit...

DIY Recipe: Eggnog Latte

Another DIY recipe for one of Starbucks' most popular holiday beverages, this is very easy to make and can be modified. Soy-based eggnog can be substituted for dairy eggnog and soy milk can replace m...

DIY Recipe: Peppermint Mocha

Trying to save a little extra money over the holidays but still want your Peppermint Mocha fix from Starbucks? Well, this isn't an exact recipe, but it comes close, and costs a lot less!...

Do You Make Espresso at Home?

We are pretty fanatical about our coffee. We brew it at home, at just the right temperature, with a carefully selected blend of beans from a favorite local roaster. Yes, we are pretty geeky. But that ...

Hot Sips: 14 Delicious Hot Drinks To Keep You Warm

We have had quite a few great recipes and good ideas for hot holiday drinks the past few weeks at The Kitchn. Here's a look back at over a dozen hot drinks, from Nora's hot apple-ginger toddy from t...

Entertaining Tip: End with Tea and Coffee

We think there's no better way to end a big meal or even a simple gathering of friends than with a nice warm cup of coffee! Not only is it exactly what we want after eating a lot of rich food, but it'...

How to Make Milk Foam (Without a Frother or a Machine!)

We love a bit of creamy foam topping our morning coffee, but haven't really wanted to invest the funds or the counterspace in an actual milk steamer. Here's how we get around it with just a jar and ...

Cool Inspiration: Stay Both Cool and Caffeinated!
Stay Cool!

Name: Whitney Location: Chicago, Illinois How are you staying cool? Keeping cool and caffeinated at the same time......

Coffee Talk: Café au Lait, Cappuccino, Latté, Machiatto
What's the Difference?

Whether we're headed across campus for class or into the office for work, chances are that most of us have a travel mug of something caffeinated in our hands. Chances are even better that your beverag...

Best Coffee for Hot Days: Cold-Brewed Iced Coffee

We're looking for ways to keep cool this month as we ride out the end-of-summer heat wave. A big pitcher of iced coffee will definitely need to be in our fridge at all times, we think! Here's a new-to...

BibiCaffè: Sweet and Fizzy Italian Espresso

I am not a big fan of sweet sodas or sweet coffee, so I was recently surprised to find myself drinking something that combines the two in one very sweet, very fizzy espresso drink. But I have to admit...

How To Deal With Living Near Extreme Food Smells?

As we made mention yesterday, we've recently decided to move. What we neglected to say is that it's less than 50ft from a Folgers coffee plant. Although it sounds like a dreamy, caffeine induced, f...

At-Home Frappuccinos — the Vietnamese Way
Gourmet

Admit it, coffee purists. You fork over $5 for a Starbucks Frappuccino every once in a while. Or (West Coasters) an Ice Blended from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Sweetened coffee that's whizzed into a ...

National Food Roundup: Vitello con Piselli
From Nationwide Newspaper Food Sections 04.29.09

Veal and peas from Providence, R.I.'s The Blue Grotto, divorce cakes and a new pasta alternative from the sea – that and more in this week's roundup....

Storyville Coffee Company: Fresh Coffee at Your Door

We recently had the opportunity to try out fresh coffee beans from Storyville, a Seattle coffee company that sends their beans direct to your door. But this isn't just any mail-order coffee service. S...

Good Question: Help Me Replace My Espresso Machine!

Here's a question from Melodie, and we need your help on this one. I’m hoping the AT crowd can give me some recommendations for a home espresso machine. For years we’ve been using these two lit...

Culture and Cookies: Tim Tams and the Tim Tam Slam

We don't usually review packaged snack products and sweets, but here's one exception we had to make. Tim Tam cookies are now available in the United States, and this is really more of a cultural event...

Stocking Stuffer Idea: Mini Bags of Coffee
Un-Gift Guide 2008

While paying for our stash of holiday blend coffee beans the other day, we spotted some sample-sized bags near the register. This sparked an idea: Why not make our own "sample" bags of coffee to give ...

Seasonal Treat: Holiday Blend Coffees

Call us suckers for seasonal marketing ploys, but darn it, we love holiday blend coffees! As soon as we spot it in our favorite coffee shop, we start stockpiling enough roasted beans to last us throug...

Food Science: How is Instant Coffee Made?

Instant coffee starts off as, well, coffee! But how does it get from freshly-brewed cuppa to powdery flake? Therein lies the science......