Arabian Coffee

Here's an interesting recipe for coffee that I ran across today. It's called Arabian Coffee. This is a lightly spiced coffee that is brewed traditionally, without filtering. It will take some practice to serve this while leaving the grounds in the pot, but it is flavorful.

This is the ingredient list:
1 pint water
3 tbs. ground coffee
3 tbs. sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cardamom
1 tsp vanilla

Simply mix all of the ingredients in a pot, heat until foam appears on top (don't boil) and serve immediately. To keep it traditional, don't use a filter.

I am always looking for new ways to enjoy coffee. I have more recipes on my site at caldak.com/coffee-recipes. If you have a favorite, please share it with us by posting on this blog. Thanks.

My favorite coffee--so far

Until I started roasting my own coffee, I thought the best coffee was Colombian. I loved the smooth taste. I got hooked on Colombian coffee while on a Disney cruise. The coffee those folks serve after dinner is superb--our server informed us it was Colombian. I immediately began trying to duplicate it at home. I bought several different types of whole bean Colombian coffee, with varying results--probably due to the freshness of the roast.

I have roasted Colombian at home and it is better than any I have bought, but when I roasted the Tanzanian Peaberry, I was hooked! The flavor of the peaberry is a bit more intense, and it is makes a very good cup of coffee. Now that's just my opinion. My wife (who didn't drink coffee until I started roasting it) actually prefers my Guatemalan Decaf.

At my website, caldakcoffees.com, I preach that what makes good coffee is a personal choice--that you alone determine what a good cup of coffee is for you. I prefer Tanzanian Peaberry roasted just into the second crack; my wife prefers Guatemalan Decaf roasted just shy of the second crack; you may prefer something totally different--maybe even you have your own special blend. I'd be interested in finding out what that is. Please post your comments on what makes your perfect cup of coffee. Maybe there's something out there I haven't tried yet.

And if you haven't tried roasting your own yet, grab your popcorn popper and go for it--you won't believe the difference! You can get all the information you need and the unroasted beans as well, at caldakcoffees.com.

Why roast coffee beans at home

If you are like me, you love a good cup of coffee. A few years ago, I discovered grinding my own coffee beans, and couldn't believe the difference in flavor! Then I discovered roasting coffee beans at home, and again couldn't believe the difference. The downside is that now I have to share my coffee with my wife. She never drank coffee before--always wishing that coffee tasted as good as it smelled. Once I started roasting my own coffee, she now drinks it with me, and proclaims it delicious.

So why roast coffee beans at home? In a word--Flavor! Coffee beans reach their peak of flavor withing 24 hours of being roasted and begin to lose flavor after that. When you buy coffee in the store, you have no idea how long it has been sitting on the shelf. (If it is longer than 10 days, it will be noticeably not fresh) By roasting at home, I can roast just what I will use in the next couple of days, and always have fresh coffee.

At my site, caldakcoffees.com, I have more information about roasting coffee beans at home. Click here for my tutorial. There is also information here about using your hot air popcorn popper to roast coffee beans if you want to try this and don't have a roaster.