A Nice Cuppa

Undaunted by the delightful-sounding, yet ultimately disappointing Blisscotti, I am continuing my search for the perfect frozen coffee treat. I finally determined my criteria for perfection: I do not have to make it, it is readily available, not so expensive that I must forego actual food in order to purchase it, must be […]

Last weekend I happened to be wandering around SFPride???s street festival, when a woman handed me a free sample of a new kind of ice cream sandwich. Biscotti layered with chocolate surrounded super-creamy mint chip ice cream. I devoured the treat, made a note of the name Blisscotti and went about my business.
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I am a coffee enjoyer. I know very little about it, and am more than happy with the 6-hour old, reheated brew served at any greasy-spoon diner. When I buy coffee for my home, it???s whatever is on sale, and sounds yummy. Yes, I am a marketers dream. Whimsical names and […]

I was raised LDS. That???s Mormon to most people. It???s pretty common knowledge that there are some strict rules for Mormons, especially in the food and drink department. Coffee is evil. It is on the same par as cigarettes, alcohol and drug abuse. At a Mormon summer camp, a girl in my cabin […]

The first time my sister caught me shoveling sugar into my coffee, she almost gagged. She explained to me that ???Real Coffee Drinkers??? don???t use sugar. A little heavy cream, perhaps, but certainly not sugar. I felt like a fraud. I vowed to be a ???real??? coffee drinker. No more sugar in my […]

I didn’t drink my first cup of coffee until I was almost 20. I didn’t start cooking until I was 21. But now that I’ve begun, I’m addicted to both. While I don’t work in a food-related setting, most of my time is spent making, tasting, experimenting with different tastes. Born and raised in […]