Mmmm...I love me some coffee. Granted, my earliest taste of coffee was the half-coffee/half-milk mixture my parents treated us kids to on occasion. (I still take mine with cream and sugar.) So I wanted to share a few things with you.
First, I'm super proud of the work my daughter is doing in Peru, working with fair trade coffee. Here's her blog on the subject. If you're interested in buying fair trade coffee, here's one source. This is the brand that some of my friends buy and they say it's tasty stuff. Pura Vida Coffee is the name. I pick up the fair trade French Roast Sam's Choice at Walmart.
Secondly, I got to thinking about how Peru has this huge coffee export business, but no coffee culture, and that made me wonder about Spain's coffee culture. And I happened upon this little article comparing Spain to Germany. Nothing Earth-shattering, just an interesting look into another part of the world.
And finally, I found a recipe for homemade coffee creamer. I did the math tonight and found that an off-brand creamer comes to 9 cents per ounce. This recipe comes to about 6 cents per ounce. Pretty good deal. Plus, I can make the flavor that my local store no longer carries (for some weird reason). Vanilla Cinnamon. I simply added 1/2 tsp of cinnamon to the recipe. I'm going to figure out how to make a mocha one - that will be good.
So those are some things to ponder and read over while you sip your cup of joe in the morning. Hope you have a great day! Oh, and here's a video of my favorite singer, Robert Plant. Enjoy!
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