Cafe Valencia Mix

1/2 cup instant coffee
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup sugar
2-3 packets of True Orange© or 2-3 teaspoon orange zest
1/3 cup non-dairy creamer
1/4 cup powdered milk



At home: combine everything in a zip locking plastic bag
In camp: add 2-3 tablespoons of mix to 1 cup hot water. Stir and enjoy.
This recipe courtesy of One Pan Wonders
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How to Get Green Coffee - Fresh and Cheap

If you want to buy green coffee beans which are fresh as well as cheap then this could be the most important article you will ever read.

Most of the times, the green coffee you buy is so old that its entire flavor is lost and it smells awful. The sellers don’t care! All they want you to do is to buy their coffee, no matter if it was kept for years in a warehouse.

You want coffee which is fresh and which satisfies the cravings of your taste buds and you want to get the smell of fresh coffee when you wake up in the morning.

I am sure you know about it, but let me remind you that there are many different grades of coffee depending on where it was grown and if you have still not made up your mind as to which grade of coffee you want to buy, then do so now. You don’t want to get confused when you are out there making a buying decision. Trust me, it will get harder when you see the different kinds of coffee available.

Just to make it a little easier for you, here are some of the most popular green coffee beans that people are buying like crazy. Choose from among these and you would surely have made a good choice.

So, the most popular green coffee beans are:

1. Costa Riccan Tarrazu

2. Colombian Supremo

3. Tanzanian Peaberry

4. Sumatra Mandheling

5. And many more than I could list here

After you have decided which type of green coffee beans you want to buy, then I am sure you would like to know how to get them for cheap and by cheap I don’t mean inferior. I mean you would be getting the best kind of coffee you want for a price that you would gladly pay. The secret is to buy 5 pounds of coffee at a time. Yes, trust me. I have found out that you get the best price breaks when you buy 5 pounds at a time.

And now that you have already decided the type of green coffee beans you want and the amount of coffe beans that you want, let me tell you where to get the highest quality coffee beans at a low low price. Well, the answer is to look for it online. This way you would be able to get the highest quality coffee for a discounted price .

Source: http://greencoffeebeanz.com/
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Organic Coffee

Organic Coffee Beans

Benefits of Organic Coffee.
Organic coffee beans are coffee beans that have been produced without the use of pesticides or herbicides. This is both beneficial to both the producer and the consumer. However, non-organic coffee is typically higher yielding because it is not usually shade grown.



The definition of certified organic coffee can be extended to include an emphasis on recycling, composting, soil health, and protection of the environment. These are important aspects to sustainability that are both cost effective and socially responsible. That is why organic fair trade coffee and organic shade grown coffee often go hand in hand.

Certified Organic Coffee Beans
The most common third party certification group is the Organic Crop Improvement Association. They charge $350 for organic coffee certification. Although this is relatively inexpensive for most farms, some small producers make only $1,000 per year.

To find an organic coffee supplier or for a list of certified organic coffee retailers, visit the Organic Trade Association.
Source: http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/organic.htm
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Turkhis coffee

Coffee is one of the major sources of anti-oxidants. It aids the memory and boosts the spirit. It is because of these benefits and more why coffee is able to create an entire culture dedicated to its name. The Turks have always ritualised the drinking of coffee and the original coffee brewer was probably a Turk using something not dissimilar to the 'ibrik' or 'cezve' in use today.

Traditionally, the very finely ground (pulverised) coffee is placed in an 'ibrik' with water and a spoonful of sugar and brought to the boil. The moment it boils, it is taken off the heat, then put back until it has just boiled again, then removed and the process repeated - usually three times. Finally, a few drops of water are added to the pan to make the dregs fall to the bottom.

The coffee should be served very hot and frothy - coffee that does not have foam indicates bad preparation and/or bad quality of beans. Some grounds will settle at the bottom of the cup. As it is completely unfiltered, the resulting coffee is extremely strong and quite different from the coffee drunk in the West.
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