Today is #nationalgirlscoutday so in honor of that, I decided to revive my little corner of the web. 🙂 This is the 7th year I have done this pairing chart, which is mindblowing to me. Over half the cookies are also vegan, which is even more mindblowing 🙂
I am going to try and be more present here. I really miss doing coffee tastings, and I miss sharing my thoughts with all of you.
Long time no see. 🙂
Over the past two years I have been taking control of my health and wellness. Sounds cliche, I know, but I have been on a transformative path, and I had to change a lot of habits. The biggest; my diet. I have switched over to a vegan diet, minimal sugar and no alcohol. You know me, I love to bake, I love to make things loaded with all the things I can no longer have… and sometimes I still do make them (I just don’t eat them), but for a while I have been wanting to change my voice; living a plant based active life.
I apreciate all of my readers so much, and this blog isn’t going anywhere.. it might just change into something else. I have a lot of ideas, but this year has been busy, to say the least.
Anyways, I dislike the prolonged introductions, let’s get into the recipe, and the coffee!…
Three years ago, I made a little coffee and cookie pairing chart. I decided to refresh this to reflect our current offerings!
What is your favorite coffee and cookie pairing? Leave me a note in the comments!
Every once in a while a coffee just captures me. It swoops in out of nowhere, and perfectly occupies a space in my heart. I heard about this new coffee at the Seattle roastery and was intrigued; Réunion Island Bourbon Pointu Varietal. There was little to no information about it, and it was expensive and very limited. As luck would have it, my coffee angel, Melody, sent me some. It sat on my desk, and I would just stare at it thinking, what am I going to do with you?.Â
That same day, I went on a walk with my friend. We walked along the trail behind my house, the trail I used to explore as a child. Along the fencing, was a huge bush of honeysuckle and jasmine. Suddenly, a huge wave of memories hit me. I carried that feeling and those scents home with me.
I came home inspired, filled with nostalgia, and I knew I wanted to do something to pay respect to the love and lore of Réunion Island.
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Fall is right around the corner, and even though it doesn’t feel like anything but summer in California, I am so ready for the change of the seasons. Normally, right now I would be drinking cup after cup of Anniversary blend, but we won’t have that treasure until after Christmas. Instead I grabbed one of my other fall favorites, which is not sold in Starbucks stores. You can find Fall blend at Target, Wal-Mart or Amazon.
Fall blend is a blend of coffee from all three growing regions, and is a hearty blend with warm spice notes. …
Now that Burundi Ngozi is back, I am just a little bit obsessed with it, and I am sure you’ll see more pairings with this coffee. I have been so busy lately, and this coffee has really motivated me to get back into developing recipes and pairings. It is what I love to do most after all! Two updates in one week is pretty much unheard of over here, so enjoy it while it lasts! 😉
Last week I was asked to do a coffee tasting, and as I mentioned in my previous post, Burundi Ngozi was the first reserve coffee I had when I moved to Seattle. This pairing is actually inspired by a pairing I did for this coffee and my original blog (which never saw the light of day) but it was so good, I really wanted to bring it back… so here it is!…
Kenya Windrush Estate appeared at the Seattle Roastery in January. My good friend Melody was kind enough to send me a bag to share with my partners! Kenya Windrush estate has a juicy acidity with notes of red currant and plum. Plums are just starting to come in to season here, so I thought making a twist on a blueberry muffin would be perfect!…
Well, hello there! It’s been a little while. I took a little social media hiatus, but now I am back and ready to get back to business!
Recently, I noticed Trader Joe’s started stocking this pink grapefruit marmalade, and I knew immediately what I wanted to do with this. With it’s unmistakeable grapefruit notes, this marmalade scream to be paired with our core Kenya. These pop tarts are so simple to make, but they make for a perfectly impressive coffee tasting.
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Guatemala huehuetenango
For National coffee day this year, Starbucks debuted a new single origin coffee in stores;Â Guatemala Huehuetenango. This coffee brings a balanced cup with notes of dark chocolate and dried figs, quite a contrast to our core Guatemala offering! I have been working at another store out of town, so most of my meals are quick and on the go during my 90 minute commute. I have been eating a lot of larabars, and decided I wanted to try my hand at making something similar!…
August’s reserve subscription is Honduras La Campa. This is only the second time that I have seen a coffee from Honduras, the first being Honduras Premier.
The terrain in Honduras is rugged and precipitous, so getting ripe cherries has been a challenge. I am extremely delighted by this cup, unexpectedly fruity and complex with notes of plum and caramel.
This is the second to last reserve subscription coffee that will be available, as the online store is closing in October. I will miss my exclusive coffee every month, but I know Starbucks will come up with something new and exciting to continue to delight us and expand our coffee journey. The final coffee will be Colombia la Casiana, which you can still get (until September 3rd) here….