Coeur charmant translates to to charming heart in French. This charming heart is split in to two sides; The coffee side is made with brandy, hacienda alsacia, cocoa powder, ricotta cheese and dried lavender. The creme side is made with grand mariner, ricotta cheese, sugar and lemon zest.
Kati Kati with oatmeal, orange chocolate chip cookies
Kati Kati has become one of my favorite seasonal offerings at Starbucks. It is great hot or iced, and has so many great pairing options. you can go citrus, you can go spicy, even smokey! I love oatmeal cookies (who doesn’t?!) and i want to highlight the warm spice notes along with the citrus.
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Kati Kati jelly with Fiori di Sicilia syrup
One of my favorite ways to serve kati kati is iced and served in an orange cup. This year, I wanted to change things up a bit. Not only change the presentation of the coffee, and the vessel it is served in, but to change the texture. A whole new experience with Kati Kati!
If you don’t have Kati Kati, Kenya, Willow and Ethiopia are all great coffees to transform in this way. Try switching up the citrus, a grapefruit for Kenya or a blood orange with Ethiopia.
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Vietnam da Lat float
For the fourth of July, I wanted to put my own coffee twist on a classic beverage; the root beer float. Cold brewed Vietnam da Lat with a generous scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, topped with Cola, and garnished with whiskey soaked Rainer cherries. I can sum this up in just two words…
More, please.
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Tastefolio: Bainbridge Island Blend
#notacoffeecup Bainbridge Island blend prepared as espresso and served in a chocolate chip cookie cup….
VIA Refresher Meringue cookies
I am kind of obsessed with VIA Refreshers, especially the Valencia Orange flavor. These cookies are so colorful and just scream SUMMER.
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Evolution Fresh greek yogurt muffins
I am obsessed with the new Evolution Fresh yogurts! I love yogurt as a quick snack, and the partnership with Evolution Fresh and Dannon did not disappoint! The greek yogurt has a great smooth texture and is on the tangy side, which I love, and the fruit choices are some of my favorites! Right now I am hooked on the raspberry blackberry flavor, and decided to make these breakfast muffins. They are bursting with fresh fruit, and make the perfect on the go breakfast.
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Hacienda Alsacia with lavender bitters sugarcubes
I remember the first time I opened a bag of Hacienda Alsacia. I was instantly brought back to a field of stargazer lilies in California. The scent was so floral, and so sweet, and unlike any coffee I had ever smelled before. Pairing this coffee with lavender seemed like a natural progression, so I made it iced and added a dash of Scrappy’s bitters. It was perfection.
Carrying a bottle of bitters around is kind of awkward (even for me) so the idea for these sugarcubes was born. These also make excellent champagne cocktails. trust me……..
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2 ingredient refresher cake
Pinterest keeps suggesting this “soda cake” to me. A boxed vanilla cake with a can of soda, and that’s it. I’ll be honest, I was curious. No butter, no eggs, how can it possibly taste good?! So I decided I would try it, but I’d use a canned Starbucks refresher instead of soda. I settled on a lemon cake with the strawberry lemonade refresher, but was very close to using a vanilla cake mix with the blueberry acai. Next time…. …
Region 1 barista championship finals
Today the first barista champion of the Pacific Northwest (and the entire US!) will be decided! I posted previously about competing for my area. Sadly, I didn’t make it through to the final round, but I’ll be honest.. coming and watching all of these incredible partners compete was amazing. (and far less stressful!) I knew a lot of partners competing in this final round, so I had so much fun connecting with them, and cheering them on!…