Lisa on July 29th, 2008

For the first time in my life, I like coffee.  This is how I made it:
Using a French press, add a pinch of cardamom and a bit of allspice to the coffee grounds.  Make coffee as usual.  Fill your coffee cup halfway with coffee and halfway with vanilla-flavored hazelnut milk.  Add a cinnamon stick for [...]

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Lisa on July 23rd, 2008

Also known as Jamaican pepper, allspice is the dried berry of the pimenta dioica plant.  It tastes like a combination of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and juniper–hence, its name “allspice.”  Mayans used allspice to embalm their dead, Aztecs used it as an ingredient in their hot chocolate, and today most Americans use it in sweet baked [...]

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