The Top 100 International Coffee Recipes
How to Prepare, Serve and Experience Great Cups of Tasty and Healthy Coffee for All Occasions
Mary Ward's search for the perfect cup of coffee began on her farm near Upper Sandusky, Ohio, over thirty years ago and has taken her to English coffee houses, French cafes, Italian espresso bars, manufacturing facilities in Holland, and coffee farms in Costa Rica.
Here she combines a brief introduction to coffee, and practical tips on everything from routine equipment maintenance to serving and presentation, with a variety of taste-tempting coffee recipes. You're sure to discover your own personal favorite from a collection that includes Black Forest Coffee, Cool Coffee Tropicana, Authentic Espresso and Cappuccino, and Brandied Coffee Punch.
But these are recipes which speak best for themselves!
Iced Cardamom Delight
... another super, low-calorie recipe (under thirty calories). The Scandinavian blend of coffee is wonderful in this recipe. Add pineapple and cherry skewers for a delightful presentation.
Serves: 6
In a saucepan, blend cardamom seeds and water. Bring to a boil and boil for five minutes. Cool water for one hour in refrigerator. Strain water into the water reservoir of coffee maker and brew ground coffee according to manufacturer's directions. Fill six tall, ten-ounce, heat resistant glasses full of ice. Pour hot coffee over and garnish with pineapple chunks and maraschino cherries which have been skewered onto wooden skewers.
Each serving: 29 calories; 6 gm carbohydrate; 0 protein; .5 gm fat (3% calories from fat); 0 cholesterol; 8 mg sodium; 191 mg potassium; 136 mg caffeine (made with regular coffee).
1 teaspoon cardamom seeds
4 cups cold water
6 scoops (or 6 tablespoons) ground coffee (preferably Scandinavian or Danish blend)
1/2 cup fresh or canned pineapple chunks
18 maraschino cherries
6 wooden skewers, 4 inches long
About the Author
As a home economist, food stylist, nutrition consultant and member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, Mary has combined her many interests to provide a genuinely unique collection of coffee recipes.
Mary Ward is a wife, mother of three, grandmother, and has written three other cookbooks. She resides in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Top 100 International Coffee Recipes
204 Pages - 5.5 x 8.5 - ISBN 0-8119-0818-6 - Paper - Retail US$ 14.95