Coffee / Tea: Most Popular Articles

Long Island Iced Tea
Long Island Iced Tea

Caffeine Content of Coffee, Tea, Chocolate
Caffeine content of coffee, tea, and chocolate

Coffee Grinders
For ultimate freshness, grind your own coffee beans. These coffee grinders will make the job easier.

Iced Coffee Tips
Ideas to help you make the best possible iced coffee this summer

Brewing in a Drip Coffee Maker
Brewing Coffee in a Drip Coffee Maker

Caffeine Symptoms
Symptoms of caffeine withdrawal and excessive caffeine

The Joy of Soy
Soy milk is a very healthy alternative to regular dairy milk

Classic Lemonade
Lemons, sugar and water. A very simple lemonade recipe, and yet so refreshing.

Making Sun Tea
How to Make Sun Tea

White Tea
What is white tea, and how is it different from green or black tea?

Tea Kettles
Top Tea Kettles

Growing Tea at Home
Grow tea at home and have the ultimate fresh brew.

High Tea vs. Afternoon Tea
These terms are used interchangably, but traditional High Tea is not the same thing as Afternoon Tea.

Cucumber Sandwiches
A very simple recipe for these tasty little sandwiches. Very traditional.

Pound Cake
A basic pound cake recipe. A great base for whatever flavours you like.

Basic Banana Smoothie
An easy recipe for the beginner smoothie maker.

Basic Chocolate Milkshake
A simple chocolate milkshake.

Top Coffee Recipes
The most popular coffee recipes

An Introduction to Green Tea
An introduction to green tea.

Iced Tea Makers
These iced tea makers used to be a rare oddity in the kitchen gagdet world, but more and more companies are making them now. Brewing iced tea is now even easier.

Home Water Carbonation
How to carbonate your own seltzer water, for all those sparkling tea or coffee drinks.

Chicory
Chicory has been used to replace coffee for decades, and is still used in coffee blends.

Iced Tea Recipes
Most popular iced tea recipes

Devonshire Cream
This isn't a true clotted cream, but it's pretty close.

Percolators
Top Coffee Percolators

Blade or Burr?
What are the differences between blade and burr coffee griders?

Caffeine & Pregnancy
The effects of drinking coffee or tea during pregnancy

Coffee Storage
The proper way to store your coffee so it stays fresh as long as possible.

Make Coffee in a Percolator
How to brew coffee in a percolator

Use Coffee Grounds in the G...
How to use coffee grounds in the garden

Top Water Filter Bottles
Top portable filtered water bottles.

Sugar Syrup Recipe
Sugar Syrup Recipe

Thai Iced Tea
A creamy iced tea, with some spicy hints. An iced tea recipe for all chai fans.

Bubble Tea
Bubble tea is an unusual drink from Taiwan that has gained great popularity in North America.

Cinnamon Scones
A basic scone recipe, with a hint of cinnamon.

Can Hot Tea Really Cool You...
An explanation of the myth about hot tea to cool off.

Make Bubble Tea
How to make basic bubble tea

Small Drip Coffee Makers
Top Small Drip Coffee Makers

Top Blenders
Top Blenders for Smoothies

Health Benefits of Herbal Teas
Health Benefits of Herbal Teas

Buy Water Filters
Details on the different sizes of home water filtering systems.

Coffee / Espresso Combos
Top Coffee / Espresso Combo Machines

Egg Salad Sandwiches
Basic egg salad. Goes well at tea, or for a summer picnic.

Buying a Coffee Maker
What you need to know about when choosing a coffee maker for brewing coffee at home.

Growing Herbal Tea
How to grow your own herbs for tea

Coffee Latte Shake
Coffee Latte Shake - an iced coffee recipe

Thai Iced Coffee
A very smooth recipe for an iced chai coffee.

Cinnamon Caramel
Add the cinnamon before brewing for a spicy touch, not to mention the heavy dose of caramel syrup.

Caffeine Facts
Facts and trivia about caffeine and coffee

Cook Tapioca Pearls
How to cook tapioca pearls for bubble tea

Quick Coffee Cake
A simple coffee cake recipe that bakes up in only 20 minutes.

Kopi Luwak
Kopi Luwak coffee is one of the strangest beverages in the world, and perhaps one of the most expensive.

Smoothie Making
Tips and suggestions for making excellent summer smoothies

Earl Grey Tea
Earl Grey tea is one of the most popular flavored tea blends in the world

Knowing Coffee Roasts
Learn the basics of the different coffee bean roasts

Automatic Espresso Machines
Top Automatic Espresso Machines

White Chocolate Mousse
It's such a simple dish to make, and it's melt-in-your-mouth light. You could use regular chocolate if you prefer.

Loose or Bagged?
Which brews a better cup of tea? Loose tea or tea bags?

Mock Devonshire Cream
Another mock cream recipe, with whipping cream and cream cheese.

Coffee Roasters
Top Home Coffee Roasters - roast your coffee beans at home

Making Espresso in a Moka Pot
Making Espresso in a Moka Pot

Instant Iced Cappuccino
A frothy, iced cappuccino style drink, using instant coffee cyrstals.

Chocolate Almond Biscotti
Just like the name says: a biscotti recipe with chocolate and almonds.

Iced Cafe au Lait
A simple iced coffee recipe, heavy on the milk.

Top Hot Chocolate Recipes
Top Hot Chocolate Recipes

Dandelion
Medicinal benefits of dandelion herbal tea

Weight Loss with Tea and Co...
If you're trying to lose some weight, why not add some tea or coffee into your weight loss plan.

Make Coffee in a French Press
How to Make Coffee in a French Press, or a Plunger Pot

Green Teas
Top Green Teas

Brewing in the Great Outdoors
You can brew coffee and tea when you're out camping, hiking or backpacking.

Espresso Machines under \$100
Top Espresso Machines under $100

Camping Coffee Equipment
Things you might use to make coffee while camping.

Home Espresso Machines
The differences between the types of home espresso machines, and their pros and cons. Pump, steam, piston or lever and moka pots.

Boston Iced Tea
A cranberry iced tea recipe named for the cranberry bogs in the Boston area.

Tim Horton's Coffee
Some history about the Tim Horton's Coffee chain

Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans
Two different ways to make a sweet treat, chocolate-covered coffee beans (sometimes referred to as chocolate-covered espresso beans)

Peach Iced Tea
An iced tea recipe. Peach juice is so nice in the heat of the summer.

Basic Espresso Recipes
Basic Espresso Recipes

Nicotine in Tim's Coffee
There's an urban legend about why Tim Horton's coffee is so popular: nicotine.

Top Chai Recipes
Top Chai Recipes

Rosehip Tea
A look at rosehip tea.

Kombucha Tea
Kombucha tea is actually a fermented tea beverage, that you grow at home with starter culture and tea. It's supposed to be a wonderfully healthy drink.

Coffee Grinding Guide
A chart of coffee grinds, and which brewing style they suit best.

Espresso in a Machine
How to Make Espresso in a Machine

Banana Coffee Cake
Not just bananas, but a hint of cocoa and coffee in this coffee cake recipe.

Ways of Brewing Coffee
An outline of the many different ways you can brew coffee

Espresso Martini
A classy espresso cocktail, that's shaken not stirred.

Apple & Honey Iced Tea
An iced tea recipe. A sweet and fruity iced tea.

Roasted Chicory
Review of roasted chicory, as a coffee substitute

Pu-erh Tea
All about pu-erh tea, a unique Chinese tea

Cream Scones
A good dose of heavy cream makes these scones nice and flavourful

i-Roast 2 Coffee Roaster
Review of the i-Roast home coffee roaster

Tea and Coffee Quiz
A quiz to test your coffee and tea knowledge

Espresso Machines \$100-\$500
Top Espresso Machines $100-$500

Flavoured Whipped Cream
How to make flavoured whipped cream from scratch.

Red Rooibos Tea
Rooibos herbal tea is tasty and healthy.

Chocolate Truffle Cake
A very light and fluffy chocolate delight.

Aztec Chili Hot Chocolate
A spicy hot chocolate with chili, just like the Aztecs used to make.

Types of Tea
An illustrated look at the different varieties of tea

Quick Coffee
All you ever wanted to know about instant coffee.

Ginger Iced Tea
An iced tea recipe. A strong iced tea, made with fresh ginger.

Keep Iced Tea Clear
How to make clear iced tea

Madeleine Cakes
A little puff cookie, flavoured with either lemon or orange.

New Coffee Maker
The Senseo uses a whole new kind of process for making coffee. Could standard drip coffee makers be on their way out?

Senseo Review
A review of the Senseo coffee maker.

Honey
Honey is a fantastic sweetener for either tea or coffee

Pink Lemonade
Cranberry juice makes this lemonade recipe pink.

Mexican Coffee
Hot coffee with chocolate and brown sugar.

Tea Bag Folding
Tea bag folding is a paper craft like origami, that uses those little paper tea bag envelopes

Peanut Butter Smoothie
And what goes better with peanut butter than a bit of banana?

Biscotti de Prato
A fairly basic biscotti, with almonds.

Large Drip Coffee Makers
Top Large Drip Coffee Makers

Decadent Hot Chocolate
This hot chocolate recipe calls for two different kinds of chocolate, and it's whipped frothy.

Banana Latte Smoothie
A coffee smoothie that is certainly dear to my own heart.

Masala Chai Tea
A hot tea recipe. One of my own favorite recipes for spiced tea, or chai.

Lime Mint Iced Tea
A simple iced tea recipe, with a twange of lime and hint of mint.

Pitcher Water Filters
Top Jug / Pitcher Water Filters

Lemon Almond Iced Tea
An iced tea recipe. This is a fizzy iced tea, with a hint of lemon and almond.

Clotted Cream
Another recipe for clotted cream. You'll need unhomogenized milk for this one.

Age Paper with Tea
How to age paper for crafts with tea

Adventures on the High Tea
Read about my afternoon at a tradtional High Tea

Chamomile
Medicinal benefits of chamomile herbal tea

Artificial Sweeteners
What exactly is in those packets of artificial sweetener you put in your coffee or tea?

Do hot drinks really cool you
Do hot drinks really cool you down?

Lemon Pound Cake
It doesn't take a lot of lemon to add some zing to this pound cake recipe.

Postum
Review of Postum, an all-natural roasted grain coffee substitute

Green Tea Ice Cream
Simple ice cream with the subtle fresh taste of green tea.

Green Tea and Breast Cancer
Green tea may help treat and/or prevent breast cancer

Dark Chocolate Brownies
A rich brownie recipe, made with real melted chocolate.

Extra-Caffeine Drinks
Top Bottled drinks with extra caffeine

The Balancing Siphon Coffee...
Balancing siphon coffee makers aren't exactly a common sight in most kitchens, but they are quite intriguing machines.

Playboy's Women of Starbucks
New Playboy special issue, the women of Starbucks (tm)

Antioxidants
Tea contains antioxidants that are good for your health, but what are antioxidants?

The Ibrik
The Turkish ibrik for making coffee.

How to Make Bad Coffee
Top Ways to Make a Bad Cup of Coffee

Apple Coffee Cake
Using pre-packaged cake mix makes this apple coffee cake a snap to prepare

Diabetes
Effects of Coffee and Tea on Diabetes

Coffee Filters
Top Coffee Filters

Triple Chocolate Biscotti
You can never have too much chocolate. Chocolate chips and cocoa in the biscotti, and a drizzle of semi-sweet on top.

Classic Tuscan Biscotti
An easy biscotti recipe that won't overpower your coffee, or tea.

Unusual Coffee Gifts
Top Unusual Gifts for Coffee Lovers

Raspberry Lemonade Punch
Use raspberry lemonade concentrate, and jazz it up with soda and fresh berries.

Biscotti all'Anise
A simple recipe, but even just a little anise will give it that distinctive licorice flavour.

Tassimo
Review of the Tassimo beverage system

Sage Tea
The flavours of the sage and lemon blend nicely.

UtiliTEA Kettle
Review of the Utilitea kettle

Tea & Coffee Glossary
Tea & Coffee Glossary of Terms

Red Rose Tea
The history of Red Rose Tea

The Boston Tea Party
Tea was an important factor leading up to the independence of the United States.

Special Hot Chocolate
It's special because it's so simple. A hot chocolate recipe.