Have you ever tasted something that immediately took you back to your childhood? I love pecans. When I was a kid, my mother used to bake a pecan pie cake, and it became one of my favorites. Pecans have a flavor that is hard to compare with other nuts. They’re slightly sweet and buttery, with…
Have you ever added pumpkin spice syrup to your coffee and ended up tasting mostly sugar? Autumn is here, and I’ve always loved this time of year. The weather is still warm, but no longer unbearably hot. The leaves begin to dry, the parks look different each week, and there are fewer people everywhere. I…
Does coffee somehow taste better when autumn arrives? There are only a few days left before autumn begins, and honestly, I’m ready for it. Summer gets too hot, everywhere is crowded, and after a while, I just want things to slow down. Autumn is still warm here, but not unbearably hot, so I can sit…
Does your protein coffee ever taste like you mixed iced coffee with gym dust? A few months ago, I wrote about making protein coffee without the usual problems. Chalky texture. Clumps. That strange powdery taste that shows up right when you wanted something smooth to start the day, or maybe something before the gym. I…
Summer calls for cold brew. At least that’s how it has been for me lately. One cold brew when I wake up. Another after lunch. Maybe one more in the middle of the afternoon. But not too late, because then I’m in bed at night with my eyes wide open, quietly regretting my caffeine decisions….
I have always enjoyed tonic water, even though its bitter taste is not for everyone. There is something about that sharp, fizzy taste, especially when the bottle is cold and the glass is full of ice. Still, I never thought of combining tonic with coffee. A friend changed that one afternoon when we went to…
Summer arrives, and cold brew becomes the name of the game. At least for me. Hot coffee still has its place, but when the day is already too warm, cold brew just makes more sense. I think most people begin the same way. You grind some extra-coarse coffee, throw it into a glass jar, add…
With summer around, now it is time to make some cold icy coffees. Here in Portugal, this week has been really hot. The kind of heat where you open the window and nothing happens. No fresh air. It feels like we are living inside a sauna, and the last thing I feel like doing is…
Now we are finally in summer. I know some people love it. I’m not one of those people, at least not most days. The weather gets too hot, you spend half the day sweating, and everywhere you go there are too many people. The beach, the supermarket, the little café where you wanted some quiet…
This year, my new thing has been protein iced coffee. I didn’t plan it like some serious routine. It just happened. For one, I go to the gym, and I like the idea of getting some extra protein afterward to help my muscles recover. I still wish I had more time to train. Some weeks…