Indian "Espresso" Coffee

I found this yummy Indian coffee on eCurry. It tastes a lot like a Cappuccino and is often called Indian "espresso" coffee in India. It might not have any espresso in it; but it is luxuriously rich, creamy & sweet.

Hidden Wine Cellar

Need some wine? Yeah...let me just get a bottle from my secret wine cellar.

Whaaaaaat!!!?

This is insane! And I'll take it! Please install in my home...

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All Things Coffee Bean

I have a relationship with coffee beans. I love the smell of them, eating them, drinking them, relying on them every morning...basically I'm in love with thebean. I stumbled across these fabulous things to do with beans and thought I should share them withyou.

DIY Coffee Bean Projects

Spray-paint your coffee beans and use them in a glass vaseor put them in a clear box to hold your make-up brushes, pencils etc.

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Cool Beans Ice Tray

So cute! Never have watered-down iced coffee again!

Pour coffee into the ice tray to make ice coffee beans.

I <3 this idea

I need to get one of these trays!

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 Jessica Kernochan owner of La Licious 

Firming Coffee Body Scub

Renowned as an anti-cellulite agent, coffee detoxifies and tightens the skin. According to Jessica Kernochan, founder of skincare line LaLicious, the ground beans can also exfoliate, reduce fine lines, and fend off acne.

The scrub is gentle enough for everyday use and leaves skin silky smooth.

INGREDIENTS

• 1½ cups cane sugar
• ¼ cup ground coffee beans
• ¼ cup shredded coconut
• ¾ cup macadamia nut oil or olive oil
• 1 tsp. honey
• 3-5 drops essential oil of choice

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix sugar, ground coffee beans, coconut, and oil in a bowl until fully combined. Add honey followed by the essential oil.
2. Transfer the mixture to a plastic container with a lid. (The scrub will keep for 1 to 2 weeks sealed at room temperature.)
3. Rub a generous scoop of the scrub over your arms, legs, stomach, chest, and bottom, scrubbing medium to hard depending on your sensitivity. (Skin should be moist when applying the scrub.)
4. Rinse off in the shower under warm to hot water, ensuring the sugar crystals disintegrate completely. Pat dry to allow the oils to soak into your soft, glowing skin.
   

   
   

Note: Those with very sensitive skin may wish to use pure cane sugar because it is less abrasive than raw.

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Spiced Cream Coffee

Kick-Start your day with French vanilla coffee, Irish cream, a generous heap of dark chocolate powder, a pinch of cinnamon and a fresh pod of cardamom. Yum.

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BUTTERBEER

In honor of the last Harry Potter movie...I bring you a recipe for Butterbeer by the Huffington Post. This looks incredibly delicious!

Butterbeer is created by mixing a buttery caramel sauce with cream soda and dash of rum, topped-off  with a healthy dollop of whipped cream. Mmmmm sounds like my kind of drink!

BUTTERBEER

Start to finish: 1 hour (10 minutes active)

Servings: 4

1 cup light or dark brown sugar

2 tablespoons water

6 tablespoon butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar

3/4 cup heavy cream, divided

1/2 teaspoon rum (or rum extract for the kiddies)

Four 12ounce bottles cream soda

Directions:

In a small saucepan over medium, combine the brown sugar and water. Bring to a gentle boil and cook, stirring often, until the mixture reads 240 F on a candy thermometer.

Stir in the butter, salt, vinegar and 1/4 heavy cream. Set aside to cool to room temperature.

Once the mixture has cooled, stir in the rum.

In a medium bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar mixture and the remaining 1/2 cup of heavy cream. Use an electric mixer to beat until just thickened, but not completely whipped, about 2 to 3 minutes.

To serve, divide the brown sugar mixture between 4 tall glasses (about 1/4 cup for each glass). Add 1/4 cup of cream soda to each glass, then stir to combine. Fill each glass nearly to the top with additional cream soda, then spoon the whipped topping over each.

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Brazilian Lemonade

This is one of my favorite drinks! It is so yummy...the perfect combination of tangy citrus and sweet creamy condensed milk! My friends and family go nuts for it!

Tip: I like to rim my serving glasses with lime and dip them in sugar. Put your sugar rimmed glasses in the freezer while you make the drink or until you are ready to serve them. I also suggest making more than one batch...people love this drink and are bound to want more! If you are making this drink ahead of time, be sure to stir it before serving.

Ingredients:

- 2 limes
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 Tbsp sweetened condensed milk
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups ice

Wash limes thoroughly. Cut off the ends and slice into eight wedges. Place the limes in a blender with the sugar and sweetened condensed milk, water and ice. Blend in an electric blender, pulsing 5 times until the inside of the lime pulps are mashed. Strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove the rinds. Serve over ice.

Serves: 3

Enjoy!

Summer Sangria

Here is the fabulous (and fabulous is an understatement) SUMMER SANGRIA recipe that I promised you! This is a boozier version of your traditional Spanish sangria. I personally love it and think it’s the bee’s knees (pun completely intended ha-ha), it's the best sangria I’ve ever tasted! Watch-out a little will go a long way.

6 bottles red wine

1 can frozen lemonade

2 cups orange juice

¼ cup lemon juice

2 cups triple sec

1 cup grenadine

1 cup banana liqueur

1 small package of fresh raspberries

3 oranges (sliced)

1 lemon   (sliced)

4 frozen fruit cups (she used dole fruit cups)

1 liter ginger ale

Mix the first 10 ingredients together in a large metal vat. Let this sit over night in the refrigerator. Add the frozen fruit cups and ginger ale just before serving.

The Best Martini EVER! Key Lime Pie Martini

I discovered this wonderful drink at PF Chang's and asked the waitress for the recipe. She was super nice and let me in on their secret! I've served them at a few get-togethers and they are a big hit! It's creamy and dreamy and you can't even taste the alcy – definitely a dangerously tasty dessert martini. It tastes exactly like key lime pie, no joke!

Key Lime Pie Martini
1.5 ounces Licor 43
1 ounce Key West Lime Juice
1 ounce half and half
½ cup whipped cream (from a canister)

½ ounce of Simple Syrup
crushed graham crackers
(Optional: Lime wedge for looks)

-Rim your martini glasses with fine graham cracker crumbs, and then put your glasses into the freezer for 30 min or more before drinks are made
-load a martini shaker ½ full of ice
-Add licor 43, key lime west juice, half and half and simple syrup into the shaker
- Add 3 rings of whipped cream from a canister into the shaker
-Shake well
-Pour into chilled martini glasses rimmed with Graham crackers

 Licor 43, simple syrup and Key West Lime Juice can be found at BevMo. You'll need to get the half & half, graham crackers, lime and whipped cream at your local grocery store.

You'll LOVE it!

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