Ready for a colder-weather coffee? I love autumn. The weather starts getting a little colder, and we finally leave behind those heat waves we had in Portugal this year. At times, it seemed like we were living inside a sauna. Public places become quieter, the air feels easier to breathe, and I finally have a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We’re only a few days from summer, which means iced coffee starts sounding less like a nice option and more like the only reasonable way to drink coffee. Lately, I’ve been playing around with protein iced coffee because I like going to the gym. I still wish I had more time for it. Some weeks…
Spring is ending, summer is around the corner, and that usually means one thing for coffee: time to pull out all those icy drinks that have been waiting quietly in the background all year. I’m not even a huge summer fan, to be honest. Too many people outside, beaches packed. Some days get so hot…
Now that it’s late May and summer is basically standing at the door, I’ve started craving cold coffee again. Some days, when I’m feeling lazy, that means iced coffee with Arabica beans because I like the smoother taste. Other days, it’s cold brew. And then there’s my yearly warm-weather routine where I slowly become the…
Spring has always been one of my favorite seasons. After a harsher winter here, the first warmer days feel like a reset. Not summer-level heat . The kind where you start wondering if sleeping inside the refrigerator is a serious option. But enough warmth to open the windows, notice the flowers again, and want something…