Today, September 29^th, is National Coffee Day! How are you celebrating? I’m going to be making one of my favorite coffee shop drinks at home, a Café Florentine. Simply add Breve Crème Dark Chocolate Cream to your favorite cup of coffee.  That’s right, it’s that easy; a Café Florentine is basically a mixture of coffee and hot chocolate. A bit of whipped cream and a drizzle of chocolate syrup finishes it off.  I figure using CoffeeHouse Inspirations flavors lets you make delicious drinks at home for a fraction of the coffee shop price – pretty much making it National Coffee Day all year long. Enjoy!

Here’s a good recipe to try while it’s still warm out.  Coffee cooler creamsicles.

Just mix together your favorite coffee with a good helping of Coffeehouse Inspirations Breve Crème Blends and pour that mixture into a popsicle mold.   A few hours later you will have a delicious, frozen afternoon pick me up for the last of these hot summer days.

Now that the kids are back in school let’s talk about a few ways to streamline the coffee process for the morning rush.

- Measure and grind coffee the night before.

-Prep and clean coffeemaker the night before.

-You can do all of this in one step with a programmable grind and brew coffeemaker.  You fill them up with whole beans and water, set them, and they take care of the rest.

– Or, try the iced coffee brewing method I talked about in an earlier entry.  Nothing is faster than pouring some concentrated coffee over ice and adding some International Delight.

-Just make sure you have everything in place, nothing slows down a process like not being able to find the right tool.