Coffee Chique

Water is important

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:29:00 +0000

Water is important to weight lass. It's said that one should drink their weight, divided by two in ounces.
If you want to lose fat, water is key. It's beneficial because it curbs hunger, make you feel full, boosts your metabolism and replaces sugary drinks such as juice, sodas and milkshakes.
Water is zero calories too, so drink up!

Starbucks Tribute Blend

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:14:00 +0000

Starbucks is honoring their start in 1971 with a blend of Sumatra, Ethiopia, Columbia and Papua New Guinea coffees.
It's available in whole bean for 13.95 and instant via for 10.95. Give it a try!

OrGano Gold Healthy Coffee

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:46:00 +0000

Organ coffee is instant coffee that's healthy. It comes in a small packet that makes it easy to carry.
Some of the health benefits of this coffee is that it builds your immune system, boosts your stamina and oxygenates the body.
This coffee comes in three flavors, black coffee, latte and mocha.
You can purchase online or from an independent reseller.

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Coffee creamers

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:58:00 +0000

For the longest, you just hAd your basic creamers for coffee like coffee mate powder version and as a kid, I remember my dad using pet or canned milk as a creamer.
Today, even coffee mate has its own wide selection of creamers in both powder and liquid form. There's hazelnut, vanilla, ameretto and many more special flavors.
It's not just coffee mate brand either, you have other competitors out there as well. It seems that they're trying to compete as to who has the best flavors and who can create the newest a d most popular flavor.
After trying all of the different flavored creamers that are out today, sometimes it's just better to go back to the good ole plain cream for your coffee!

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Coffee pods

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:56:00 +0000

Coffee pods are a cool and neat way to make an individual cup of coffee.
There are coffee makers Judy for coffee pods and they've become pretty popular. There are several brands that produce coffee pods and some coffee makers have there own special pods made just for their coffee makers.
Today, with a lot of people drinking their coffee out of 16 oz. coffee mugs, the pods are only good for 8 oz. of water.
Someone needs to produce pods for 16 oz. mugs!

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Gevalia Coffee

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0000

I was first introduced to Gevalia coffee in the 1990's by a co-worker and friend. I thought it was the best coffee ever. She would brew a special pot daily for selected co-workers and I was glad that I was one who received a cup everytime she made it!
She knew that I liked the coffee so much that whenever she invited me to her home, she would make a pot. You can only order the coffee and I never ordered it. She and her husband ordered it all of the time to where she even gave it to me as a gift on special ocassions.
Gevalia offers different flavors and they're all very good!

Mochalux coffee and tea

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:56:00 +0000

Mochalux is a coffee house located in Arlington, Tx and it's a very inviting atmosphere with guest wifi for free where you can take your laptop, eReader, book or journal and enjoy!
Mochalux has a variety of coffees, teas and cold drinks.
If you're ever in Arlington, Tx....check them out!

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Peet's Coffee

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:00:00 +0000

I learned about Peet's coffee through one of my cousins, who absolutely loves the coffee from there.
I knew they were popular in Northern Ca. But I recently learned they started in the 1960's in Berkeley, Ca. By a man named Alfred Peet.
Berkeley was actually a perfect place to start a business like that and in that given time frame.
Alfred Peet also mentored alot of coffee enthusiasts and in fact, he provided the coffee to Starbucks their first year of business.
I'm from Ca. and learning this fact, I have a new found respect for Peet's coffee. I've only tried them once and there isn't one in my current surroundings, but when I make it back to Ca. I'll give them another try!

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IHOP Coffee

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:23:00 +0000

I love IHOP coffee! Whenever my husband asks me where would I like to go for breakfast, I always say IHOP. Not so much for the food, but for the coffee!
We just went this past Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, I added flavored creamer. I thought it took away from the actual flavor of the coffee. Sunday, I had regular creamer with the coffee.
IHOP's coffee is so good, I wanted to know what brand of coffee they actually use. I did some research and learned they use a brand called Royalcup. I'm going to have to look into and see I f they will sell some to me!

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Seattle's Best Coffee has canned coffee drinks

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:42:00 +0000

Seattle's Best coffee introduced canned coffees in three flavors, Iced Vanilla Latte, Iced Mocha and Iced Latte.
It's said that they're smooth and light, only 130 calories.
That's great, but they're not the first to come out with canned coffee. Starbucks has had it for quite a while.
I'll have to compare and see which I like best.

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Chai Tea

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:49:00 +0000

I've been hearing a lot about Chai tea the last three years. Never really thought much about it, nor had an interest in giving it a try.
Now that I have a growing curiosity about tea, it's one I'd like to investigate further.
I know it's offered at Starbucks, but I'm still not sure if it's offered in different variations.
I did stumble on one recipe, which consist of rich black tea, heavy milk, a sweetener and a combination of various spices, which could include cinnamon, Ginger, pepper, cloves and cardomom.
Chai is almost becoming as popular as lattes and cappuccinos, originating in Ondia.
I'll definitely need to give Chai a try!

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Green and pomegranate tea

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:41:00 +0000

Green and pomegranate tea is a very good tasting tea. The flavor of the sweetly tart pomegranate complements the organic green tea.
Not only does it taste good, but it's good for you! One cup provides more antioxidants than your typical fruit or vegatable with antioxidants.
Pomegranate is recognized for its nutrient richness and antioxidant qualities with appealing taste. It's also known for positive effects on cardiovascular and skin health.
I'm aware that green tea is healthy for more reasons than one, but I recently learned that it can improve multiple sclerosis symptoms.
When you pair pomegranate and green tea together, you have a powerful force to fight off diseases of many kind!

Tea

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:21:00 +0000

I recently started drinking tea and I have to say, it's not bad at all. For the longest, I did not want to have anything to do with tea because I thought it taste like hot water...no flavor.
I had a friend from college that absolutely loved tea. I didn't understand it.
I started getting invited to adult tea party's, I gave both of my daughters tea party's when they turned five years old and I began to view tea drinking as a lady like thing to do.
I started purchasing flavored teas and they were good, or so I thought they were. I later had a friend who introduced me to real tea. The type of tea that is loose, not in a bag and you put it in a tea pot, put it in the carrier and pour water on it, let it sit and then pour. I now absolutely love tea now and it is my afternoon chill drink!

Starbucks and eBooks

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:49:00 +0000

Since late October of last year, Starbucks is now offering free access to eBooks in addition to free wi-fi.
The eBooks are being offered through the "Bookish Reading Club", a partnership with different publishers.
Starbucks is doing this to encourage customers to stay awhile to read and hopefully drink more coffee. They can come back to read the book as often as they like and/or purchase the book. If the book is sold, the publishers get a percentage of the sale.
The eBook idea is also an idea to encourage the customers to go to Starbucks instead of their competitors like McDonalds who is now offering fancy, but inexpensive coffee!

Starbucks Via

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 02:31:00 +0000

Starbucks Via is Starbucks instant coffee that has been out for a few months now. When they first introduced it, they would have their customers do a taste test between the Via and their freshly brewed coffee.
I took the test and I passed. It wasn't that one tasted better than the other, they taste different. I was use to their freshly brewed coffee, so that's why I knew the difference. It was available in bold, regular and decaff.
Since they initially introduced Via, they have since come out with Via flavored coffees. The flavors are Cinnamon, Vanilla, Mocha and Carmel. The flavors are pretty good, but in addition to selling the flavors seperately, they should also sell a variety pack. I wanted to buy a pack, but couldn't decide on which flavor I wanted. The store had samples, so they accomodated me and gave me one of each flavor. Because the box came with a pack of five, they gave me two of one of the flavors.
Over the Christmas holidays, they had their Christmas blend available in the Via instant coffee and that was pretty cool.

I love coffee!

noreply@blogger.com (Michon Montgomery) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:58:00 +0000

I love coffee, but it's funny because I only drink one cup in the morning, Monday thru Friday and I don't drink it on weekends...not every weekend anyway.
I always have to drink coffee from some type of coffee house, either Starbucks or Saxby's for the most part (most of the time, it's Starbucks coffee). I would drink Saxby's a little more, but I don't live close to one and there's practically a Starbucks on every block now!
I'll be talking about some of everything in regards to coffee because it's so interesting to me and I love a cup daily!