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If you are like so many other Americans, then you probably are addicted to your daily coffee run. However, you truly need to put some thought into your purchases because buying a five dollar cappuccino on a daily bases can really add up! That is why so many people have started to purchase their own quality home espresso machines, which can be an investment, but are worth it when you do the math. However, if you still do want to swing by Starbucks from time to time, then you need to be smart in the way that you order to save yourself some money.

First of all, focus on a simple order. If you order one of the featured drinks on the huge billboard, it may cost you anywhere upwards of six dollars because it is a specialized drink that has many different components. If you are purchasing a fancy coffee shop drink, then it will be much more expensive than your average cup of Joe. If you purchase a regular cup of coffee, it will cost almost half what a fancy cappuccino would, so it is best to keep that in mind. It is also great to know that a regular 8 ounce cup of Joe does have more caffeine content than a shot of espresso by itself, so that is what you need to look for if you are trying to stay energized throughout your day.

If you want something a little different than coffee, it would be good to choose a café au lait, which is a drink with coffee and steamed milk. This simple drink will also cost about 30% less than a regular latte. Along those lines, make sure that you are avoiding adding any extras to your coffee drink. Once you start to add flavor shots, extra espresso shots, or even soy milk, it will increase the price of your coffee drink by up to a dollar. You can always use the free sugar or sugar substitutes available to you if you want to sweeten your drink.

Make sure that you focus on ordering a medium-sized drink instead of a large. A medium-size coffee drink will have the same amount of espresso or coffee as the largest size, but it will cost less because less milk is added. It is also important to use any type of customer rewards perks that your local coffee shop offers you. If you are going to an independent coffee house, they will often times give you a punch card that will enable you to buy a certain number of drinks to get one free.

Lastly, consider taking all of the money that you are spending on your daily coffee drink to invest it in a premium home coffee and espresso machine. The advantages to doing this are huge because it will save money in the long run, and you also will be able to become your own professional barista to make custom cappuccino and latte creations! So worth it…

It is said that flavoured syrups are the coffee bean’s best friend. Good syrup adds wonderful texture and depth to your drink so this is hard to deny. With such an incredible range of available flavours out there, you can be as creative as you like.  But it’s not just coffee, they can be added to tea too. A couple of dashes of fruity syrups, some brewed tea and a slug of ice and you have yourself a Tropical Breeze iced tea.

And why stop there? Flavoured syrups can be used in some many ways.

In Italy, pavement cafes keep carbonated soda water behind their polished bars. Customers like to sit and watch the world go by without resorting to endless alcoholic sustenance. Instead the barista creates delicious light mocktails adding one or two syrups to the soda. Some more adventurous ones add a splash of lime syrup to light beers and in some countries it has been know for bars to serve beer with strawberry syrup!

For children, flavoured syrups are excellent slush or granite bases. On a scorching summer’s day there is nothing better. So keeping some in the cupboard ensures you can knock one up in no time. Grab your ice cubes from the freezer, wrap them in a clean drying-up cloth and crush with bottom of a sturdy mug or glass (or, if the mood takes you, a small hammer). Put the crushed ice in a tall cup and pour your chosen syrup(s) over. In goes a straw and outside they go.

If you are a bit of a purist when it comes to tea and coffee, then consider making a frappe°.  What’s a frappe°? Well it depends where you are in the world. It could be a frozen coffee drink, a fruit drink with shaved ice, or an ice cold milkshake. In the UK, it tends to be the latter. It always involves being cold, usually with ice and is always refreshing, especially when the sun is out.

Of course, flavoured syrups don’t just work with drinks. They make wonderful, dessert sauces. Chocolate or caramel syrups are fabulous when poured over cold ice cream sundaes or drizzled over pancakes and waffles.  Even a plate of fruit can benefit from a few drops of sweet syrup. Syrups can also be used to intensify the flavour of cake, muffin and pudding recipes. 

It would be a mistake to think only sweet syrups have a place in the kitchen. Spicy syrups like ginger provide piquant marinades for salads, cold meats and fish.

So, you don’t need to be a culinary expert to incorporate syrups into your drinking and eating habits. Instead let your imagination run riot (or, if you are feeling a little nervous, download some recipes from the Internet). The possibilities are endless and with such fantastic flavours to choose from you can’t go wrong.

If you prefer your coffee really sweet.

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If you prefer delectably “just-right” coffee.

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If you prefer really hot coffee.

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If you prefer cool coffee.

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       It’s somewhat amazing to know for yourself, and tell what your loved ones or your friends are actually like through such simple everyday life things. Did you know that your preference for the way you like your coffee

 could identify what type of person you or your loved ones actually are? This might sweeten your relationship with them a bit more. Interested? Keep reading.

If your prefer bitter coffee.

       You are a rather serious type of person who focuses highly on what you do. You are also a great thinker, a business-minded type of person. You tend to feel stressed from time to time because you try so hard to achieve what you are doing.

If you prefer sweet, creamy coffee.

        You are an open-minded person with a big heart. You love having fun in everything in your life. You are also a lively and somewhat naughty person. You are on the side of justice and hate taking advantage of other people (and being taken advantage of). You are also one of those people who will always stand up for their own rights.

If you prefer coffee with a strong aroma.

          You are a very selective person who only chooses the best thing for yourself. You cautiously choose everything in your life. You are a very protective and loving friend. You also have a clear perspective about everything around you.

 If you prefer mild coffee.

          You are a peaceful person who loves tranquility. You pay a lot of attention to health and hygiene issues. You love soothing and consoling feelings both physically and mentally. You respect people’s opinions and avoid arguments when unnecessary.

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The coffee, espresso, and tea that Europeans sip in their cafés hasn’t changed much

over the years. But stop at a coffee house in the U.S. (there are probably two on the

next block), and that 10-calorie beverage has likely morphed into a 500-calorie

milk shake. Here’s how to keep your coffee break from turning into a Big Mac break.

Like their fast-food cousins, Starbucks and

other coffee sellers put nutrition numbers

on their Web sites, but not their menu

boards. If Starbucks did, here’s what you’d

see.

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A grande (16 oz.) nonfat Caffè

Latte (two shots of espresso with steamed

milk) is a bargain when it comes to calories

(160), saturated fat (0 grams), and

calcium (some 450 milligrams). But

you’ll add:

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70 calories for flfl avored syrups (unless

you get no-cal, sugar-free Hazelnut or

Vanilla),

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100 calories for whole milk instead of

nonfat, or

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50 calories for soy milk.

If you’re not careful, your bargain can

balloon to a whole-milk Vanilla Latte

with 320 calories and 7 grams (a third of

a day’s worth) of sat fat. Oops.

Bonus: get any grande nonfat latte iced

and you’ll save about 50 calories.

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The mix of steamed

and foamed whole milk that’s added to

the espresso supplies a grande with just

150 calories, but who needs 5 grams of

saturated fat in their coffee? Stick with

nonfat milk and you’ve got a 100-calorie

Best Bite with around 250 mg of calcium—

20 percent of a day’s worth.

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A grande White Chocolate

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If you had suggested to someone a few years ago that they should add syrup to their coffee they would have looked at you blankly and wondered what on earth you were talking about. The closest people came to syrup was probably a tin of golden or even black treacle in the kitchen cupboard!

Syrup in coffee was something a few people on the Continent indulged in when they had the time to sit outside their favourite café or bar, putting the world to rights with their companions and asking the barista to “just add a shot of vanilla”, or perhaps amaretto, to their espresso to give it a bit of a twist.

But not any more. Because if you haven’t heard of coffee syrups then you really are in the minority, and missing out.

Even here in the UK, where we can be a bit slow to embrace new culinary ideas from abroad, the idea of adding syrup to coffee is becoming more and more popular.

Coffee shops – both chains and independents – are taking advantage of this new popularity and stocking a wide range of flavours. They have realised that people want to add a dash of something new to their espresso, they want to liven up their latte, makeover their macchiato, and ring the changes with their cappuccino.

For coffee shops, it makes commercial sense. Each bottle of syrup contains a number of shots, the cost of which can be passed on to the customer with a small mark-up. A slight increase in price for the customer, but a big profit for the coffee shop.

For coffee lovers, syrups really ring the changes and add a new interest and more choice for both the coffee aficionado and the occasional coffee drinker alike. And they make only a small difference in price to your usual drink.

So, where did the practice of adding syrup to coffee come from? It is thought to have started as a syrup flavoured with actual coffee, and originated from New England. It was created in the 1930s, when drug stores started mixing leftover coffee grounds with sugar and milk, and marketing the drink at children, whose parents were in the store having ‘proper’ coffee. Bit different to a cola with a straw!

Some coffee shops in the States also started making simple sugar syrups, by dissolving sugar in water, then using the syrup as a coffee sweetener.

At some point, someone thought of bottling this syrup and it was marketed.

But all this was a far cry from the syrups we enjoy nowadays, with their very wide range of flavours – vanilla, cinnamon, amaretto, ginger, and caramel to name but a few.

You can add them to coffee in your local coffee shop, you can enjoy them at home, and they are so versatile you can even use them in cooking.

The Basic Cappuccino

The basic cappuccino is a 6-8 ounce beverage. It is composed of about 2-3 ounces of espresso coffee, 2-3 ounces of steamed milk and 2-3 ounces of frothed milk. Powdered cocoa or cinnamon is usually sprinkled on the top to give it that little special touch.Here are some tips and tricks to take your cappuccino to the next level of deliciousness. * In order to properly layer the cappuccino, you should let the milk rest a moment so the foam and milk can separate. * Pour the brewed espresso into a stainless steel pitcher as ceramic or glass cups absorb too much of the heat. The temperature of the espresso actually makes a big difference in taste and the best machines even allow you to regulate the temperature of the coffee as it’s brewing. * To prepare your beverage, use a demitasse cup so you can keep the proportions correct. First pour the steamed milk into the cup until it fills about one third (2-3 ounces of milk). Then slowly pour the espresso into the steamed milk. Finally, spoon the froth in to fill the last few ounces of space. When this is done correctly, the espresso should settle between the milk and the foam. * Generally speaking, the frothed milk should be between about 150 and 170 degree Fahrenheit. To make the frothing easier, you should buy an espresso maker that has a frothing adaptor rather than a wand.Different Types of CappuccinoThe Classic CappuccinoThis type of cappuccino is pretty common in Italy and North America and it’s simply a cappuccino that is only topped with frothed milk (no steamed milk poured into the espresso). You simply top your 1-2 ounces of espresso with 1-2 ounces of foam. Delicious!The Iced CappuccinoThough the iced cappuccino doesn’t differ in ingredients from the basic cappuccino, it is prepared differently. First, you brew your espresso (a single or double shot). Then you put about 5-6 ice cubes into a glass and pour the espresso over them. Stir it up to bring the temperature down. Then pour the cooled espresso into a serving cup and add 2-3 ounces of cold milk. Finally, froth up 2-3 ounces of milk and spoon only the warm froth onto the top.The Milky Way CappuccinoNow we’re getting into the real yummy stuff. If you like chocolate and caramel (and who doesn’t?), you’ll love this one. In order to make a Milky Way Cappuccino, you simply create a basic (or classic) cappuccino and add one ounce of chocolate and one ounce of caramel before adding the milk (you pour the chocolate and caramel into the espresso and then pour the milk).Simple but great!The Almond CappuccinoIf you like almonds, you’ll love this recipe. Once again it’s very simple. Before mixing the steamed milk with the espresso, pour one ounce of vanilla extract and one ounce of almond extract into the espresso. Then simply finish off the Basic Cappuccino and enjoy!The Homemade Frappe CappuccinoA frappe cappuccino is simply a blended (frappe) cappuccino. To make one, you first brew one large shot of espresso and then let it cool. You can put it in the fridge so it cools quicker. Once it is cool, it’s time to get out your blender and pour in the coffee, about 4-5 ounces of milk, 1-2 tablespoons of sugar and about one cup of ice. Blend it up until the ice is crushed and the drink is smooth.Well, I hope that gets you started with making great espresso. However, to make outstanding espresso, you should visit Arniescafe for tasting a wonderful Cappucino.

“Cappuccino” is yet another household name to coffee lovers. The ingredients are pretty much identical to the much-loved “Cafe Latte” from our last issue. A cup of cappuccino also simply contains hot milk and milk foam. The slight difference is that cappuccino boasts more foam than latte, which means less milk of course.

So, a cup of cappuccino will give you a more intense, sophisticated, bitter taste of coffee (since there’s less milk in the way, the real coffee taste exudes and conquers the cup). The milk foam the just-right proportion of the divine milk foam, is idealistic fun for those who love soft, smooth, tickly sensation of the bubbly foam!(though, it will evaporate after a while if you leave it on the table..)

Another tip is to sprinkle some cinnamon or nutmeg powder even cocoa powder, on your cappuccino to spice up or sweeten up the flavor. It’s your choice!

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