The Best Yummy Coffee & Food
Hot cup of coffee anyone? Perhaps some yummy food with it? It would be interesting to hear what people can say about this magical beverage. As far as I am concerned it has always been a significant part of my social life and a
nice custom at home or at work. I am not that kind of a person who would sip 5-10 cups every day. For me it is all about the quality time when I sit down,
relax, have a chat with my husband and my family or friends. But having fun means that ultimately kids enjoy too so it is necessary that I present as many easy recipes for kids as possible.
There is also some mystique in the way we prepare our Turkish coffee, the smell and taste of it but admittedly sophisticated coffee machines are beyond me. I've been
brewing it in a traditional way with a small pot called ibrik or dzezve for years. Originally we come from Slovenia where drinking hot coffee is very popular. People go to cafes, but mostly they brew it at home. In addition to ibrik/dzezve only finely powdered roast, sugar, water and a small spoon are needed to brew a perfect cup.
Are you mostly drinking it at work, in an office environment for instance? Not a problem as the method stays the same. In fact, the method has been in use for so many years that people find it really difficult to break it off. Most of our friends in England have never heard about this method. We have taught many of them how to make a hot ibrik brew and they are always astonished at the final result.
But coffee really becomes the queen of beverages when combined with some
yummy food. So, when my family or friends gather in our house I always bake something to make the experience truly magical. I actually enjoy experimenting with new recipes and observing people's reactions. Many of our guests are trying to pair various cakes, muffins, cookies and other delicious bites with different coffee drinks. This has more or less started naturally and is now a regular during every visit - quite remarkable actually. Even basic sugar cookie recipes can be given sufficient twist to make baking fun.
Because the comments are always so interesting and funny I have started
compiling a list of best matches between coffee and food, and decided to
share this with you. The result is this website which is all about yummy food and coffee combinations. All the recipes and combinations are either my
personal choice or choice of my family and friends. Coffee is a matter of personal taste: my favorite may not be your favorite. In effect, each of us have a different taste and favorites.
I am doing this
for fun and what I suggest here is only my opinion based on dozens and dozens of experiments with pretty much easy recipes for kids in my kitchen. Perhaps many of you would even agree with my choices! However, the real aim is to show that there is food which may go better with cappuccino or cafe latte than black Turkish coffee or espresso. In my opinion this is pretty much similar to wine and food combinations but coffee is rarely treated this way.
I need to emphasize that so far all combinations have been tested with medium roast
Arabica blend. Most of the people that I know (including me and my husband) like Arabica coffee. There are several reasons for that:
- Arabica contains less caffeine than other coffees
- Arabica is mild with divine aroma and smooth, mellow and delightful taste
- Its gentle acidity means that its taste is sharp but neither sour nor sweet
But it all depends on the recipes. My aim is to develop many new recipes whether it is about basic sugar cookie recipes, really easy biscotti recipes, easy rice pudding recipe, Easter cookie recipe, easy christmas cookies or easy recipes for kids, I will try them all and then step by step share the whole process with you. Because of my daughter I am particularly keen on easy recipes for kids. That is why most of my recipes fall within the category of easy recipes for kids.
In terms of hot coffee we are definitely in favor of Barcaffe. There is a long story behind this coffee blend. Barcaffe has been made in Slovenia for decades and has reached a cult status. It is the most popular blend in pretty much all of the former Yugoslavia since 1970. The original recipe remains a big secret, so it is close to impossible to say anything meaningful about it. Well, I can say with confidence that there is rarely any home in Slovenia which wouldn't have at least 2-3 packs of Barcaffe at any given time. It is an absolute MUST HAVE be it at home or at work. So, we have always fresh supplies (our parents do a really great job :))
To wrap up, brewing hot coffee at home or at work and baking is really something that everybody can do. Proof? Well, I accompanied every recipe and brewing method with
step-by-step pictures. I hope there is something for everyone on this website. Maybe recipes for yummy muffins, cookies or cakes, or perhaps some might be interested in brewing methods and food-coffee combinations. But I really hope that many will
start tasting their own yummy coffee and food combinations. Whatever the case, enjoy this god-given beverage!
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Easy Biscotti Recipes
TESTED RECIPES with STEP-BY-STEP IMAGES: How about trying biscotti recipe at home? Homemade biscotti taste and smell much better than those from the shop or even bakery. They can be baked in countless variations and flavours. In my opinion biscotti are the best dunking cookies and together with coffee this is a marriage made in heaven.
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Healthy Muffin Recipes
TESTED RECIPE with STEP-BY-STEP IMAGES: Absolutely amazing muffin recipes that make baking muffins a piece of cake. Imagine, one or two freshly baked muffins with a favorite cup of coffee, yummy!
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Easy Rice Pudding Recipe
TESTED RECIPES with STEP-BY-STEP IMAGES: There are so many different ways to cook rice pudding. I grew up with rice pudding but it took me years to try rice pudding recipe myself. I am fond of baked rice pudding, plain or with added apples or other kinds of fruit, and the only beverage that I have with rice pudding is coffee.
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Recession
TESTED RECIPES with STEP-BY-STEP IMAGES: Recession has a profound influence on our family life. We have decided to be more creative and wise in spending our weekly budget and everyone is learning now how to survive recession. This includes also our weekly visits in coffee shops and restaurants. Instead of going to the coffee shop every day we have decided to learn how to make coffee at home and invite our friends for a delicious cup.
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Conversion calculator
Why conversion calculator? Making volume, temperature and weight conversions is always a very frustrating job. It takes so much time and effort but hey I made it far easier for all of us.
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About me
This page is a brief about me, the owner of this website and I simply love trying yummy coffee and food.
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Yummy Coffee and Food
Munch E-zine is a truly original way to inspire and provide detailed information about yummy, fresh, homemade recipes. It also includes tests of coffee makers, baking equipment and a lot of surprising freebies.
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Contact me
Contact me and there is an option to sign up for Munch and get free tickets for your local event.
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Valentines Day
TESTED RECIPE with STEP-BY-STEP IMAGES: With this you can make it a truly yummy day. I was not always a big fan of the Valentines day, but this has changed when my daughter started with school. Every year we plan together all Valentine gifts and bake Valentines cookies.
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Pastry Recipes
TESTED RECIPE with STEP-BY-STEP IMAGES: With little practise, patience and good pastry recipes you can make yummy pattisseries at home. And they of course fantastically match coffee too.
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Easter & Food
TESTED RECIPES with STEP-BY-STEP IMAGES: These are our favorite Easter recipes including incredibly healthy Easter eggs that fabulously match coffee. Yummy traditional and modern food!
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Just You & Us Blog
Blogging about life in general, Just You & Us is our family blog showing baking success stories and mishaps, rare market finds, fantastic cafes and restaurants, my daughter’s adventures, my husband’s rant on economy and more.
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Iced Coffee Recipes
TESTED RECIPE with STEP-BY-STEP IMAGES: Some of the best iced coffee recipes I have tested developed with pure passion. These yummy recipes produce perfect coffee beverages for hot summer days.
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Yummy Site Search
Yummy coffee & food site search engine.
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Sitemap
Yummy coffee & food web pages sorted in an easy to follow sitemap.
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Yummy Arts
TESTED: The best cake decorating ideas full of free videos, cake recipes and a fantastic community. Yummy Arts is all that in one single location.
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Ice cream recipes
TESTED RECIPE with STEP-BY-STEP IMAGES: Coffee and ice cream? Yes, it's a perfect match but then again this is about ice cream recipes that anyone can use.
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Yummy shop UK
Funky stuff (most cannot be purchased anywhere else!) make yummy shop a perfect place to buy your coffee, coffee machines, fabulous T-shirts, and other useful kitchen, baking and coffee brewing accessories.
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Cupcakes
TESTED RECIPES with STEP-BY-STEP IMAGES: Fantastically easy cupcake recipes for everyone. These cupcakes are yummy and kids love to show their cupcake decorating ideas.
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