Single-Serve Coffee

Brewing a perfect mug of single serve coffee

couldn't be easier. 

You don't need a big expensive machine

 and those costly coffee pods. 

Those pod machines are like a microwave, 

big space hogs that may be quick and 

convenient but ultimately not giving you

the best coffee. 

The ritual of slowly brewing fresh coffee

is a great way to start your morning. 

No hitting a button on a machine. 

In just a few minutes you can brew

a mug of rich, flavorful coffee. 

The "pour-over" method is incredibly easy

giving you one great cup of coffee. 

Anytime you want. 

You'll need:

a cone coffee dripper 

(less than $4)

#2 filters

your favorite coffee 

(Of course grinding your own is best)

boiling water 

All you need to do is grab your favorite mug. 

I rotate my mugs seasonally. It's a cheery, 

fun welcome to the day.  

Bring water to a boil. I love my electric

water kettle, but you could also micro

2 C of water. 

Place the coffee filter in

 the cone and put on top of your mug. Pour

 a little of the hot water into the empty 

filter to saturate the paper. This also 

warms the mug which is nice. Swirl the 

hot water in the mug and pour it out.

  Don't forget that. 

Add 2 level scoops of coffee to the filter. 

Another plus with this method is you can 

adjust the coffee to your liking. 

Slowly pour a little

water over the grounds to moisten. 

Then slowly pour the water into

 the center. 

Let drip through and add more water

if needed. Slowly pouring into the center 

until your mug is filled to your liking. 

I fill mine about ¾ full 

so there's room to add  frothed milk. 

It's environmentally friendly too, 

just toss the used filter and 

rinse the cone or put it in the DW.

This is great for travel. 

I bring the plastic cone, filters, and

coffee on road trips. It's also good when 

I'm visiting non coffee drinkers. I can easily 

make a cup of single serve coffee myself. 

The clear Melitta cone at the top pictures 

is one I've had for probably over 30 years.

I just bought the new brown one for travel.  

You can find them at BB&B or in the 

grocery store. 

Cheers!

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RED Armoire!

Happy Valentine's Day to me! 

 Look at this great RED armoire we found

 this week! Just in time for Valentine's Day. 

Larry knows just what makes me happy!

This is part of my Master Plan*

Just look at all the storage to organize

stuff...red stuff. I can store all of my

Valentine decorations as well as all the 

red decor accessories I use for 3 holidays:

Christmas, Valentine's Day, and the

patriotic ones from Memorial Day thru

July 4th, and 9-11. All in one place. 

All so easy to get to. No more rummaging

around in  boxes on garage shelves. 

Yes, this baby is going in the garage. 

My Master Plan is to find and repurpose

armoires I find for sale on craigslist

and on Facebook and use them in the

garage for storage. Great, cheap, sturdy, 

attractive, storage. Better than open metal

shelves and cheaper too. This one was only

$25 !!!

Cheers to unconventional Valentine love. 

XO

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