If you’ve ever wandered the coffee aisle in the grocery store, you might have noticed that there are a lot of different coffees that Starbucks stores don’t carry. From decaf Verona, to Bright Sky blend, it’s a whole new coffee world to explore. My friend Melody asked me to put together a recipe for one of the CPG (consumer packaged goods) products, and I saw the newly redesigned bag of the cinnamon dolce flavors coffee, and I thought this might be perfect.
When I was on vacation a few weeks ago, I had an incredible bread pudding for dessert at Chesapeake and Main (I almost never order dessert, but I couldn’t resist.) It was a cinnamon bread pudding with caramel, carrot cream cheese and crème fraîche. I kind of wanted to do a play on that along with the snickerdoodle hot chocolate, because honestly, white chocolate + cinnamon dolce is an excellent combination!
This is a quick and easy recipe to put together, and as always, you can easily adjust this to make something totally new! What about Caffe Verona with dark chocolate? So many possibilities! :)…
I really wanted to make campfire oranges to pair with the 
I have really been enjoying this years Christmas Reserve. I love the flavor combinations of the mulling spices and orange, layers of flavors unfolding with each sip. This year, Christmas is so different for me. This is my first white Christmas, and while I am not particularly fond of the snow, I think it has boosted my holiday spirits.
Colombia El Peñol is back! This coffee was one of my favorite offerings from 2014, in fact, I created one of my favorite pairings with this coffee (which never made it to the blog. Maybe I’ll recreate it with this new offering!) This coffee randomly appeared on the scoop bar at the Roastery for a short time in mid October, and is the 
The holidays are all about tradition, and I love that 
It’s that time of year again. My favorite time of year, when the purple bags start showing up on the shelf. Christmas espresso is one of the coffees I stockpile, so I can enjoy it throughout the year. It is a bit different that Christmas blend, with it’s own unique blend of beans and roast profile. With coffee from Costa Rica and aged Sumatra, this lively coffee makes the perfect shot of espresso. Woodsy with an herbal spiciness.