Coffee

Readers’ Question: How to Make Coffee That Isn’t Bitter

January 25, 2010
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This desperate plea arrived a couple of weeks ago from a reader: Help! I make the most horrid coffee. I have tried every brand available (even your fav. store in Kingston!), grind my own beans, tried different coffee makers, Bodums, etc and it is still bitter and tastes awful! Oooh, coffee. Such a personal choice. [...]

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Mocha Ice Cream

September 1, 2009
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This is the dessert that helped salvage last week’s birthday fiasco. It’s rich, it’s mocha-y, it’s almost like a truffle. It can stand on its own as a decadent treat, or elevate a mediocre cake to the realm of greatness — providing you like the taste of coffee. Delicious as this may be, whatever you [...]

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