Archive · October, 2009
I’ll Take a Coffee with Cream and Collagen, Please
Thursday, October 29th, 2009That’s right, now you can have collagen in your coffee. The Times of India reports, “Nescafe, brand of instant coffee made by Swiss-based manufacturer Nestle, has started selling a version aimed at women, and it comes with the beauty-enhancing ingredient collagen.”
Maybe this works and maybe it doesn’t, but what I do know, is that it’s another excuse people can use to drink coffee. Don’t get too excited yet though; it appears this drink is currently only available in Singapore.
Read the full article, “Now, instant facelift with a cup of coffee” at The Times of India
Pilot’s Interstate Coffee Semi-Truck
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
I saw this Pilot semi-truck while driving up to Ohio early Tuesday morning. The writing on the truck reads, “Best Coffee on the Interstate!” Do you think it’s really full of coffee? I wish this were a better quality image, but it was taken with my cell phone while moving.
Coffee Grinder Salt and Pepper Shakers
Monday, October 26th, 2009
I got these coffee grinder-shaped salt and pepper shakers several years ago at T-Ted Ceramics in Dunkirk, OH, for just a couple dollars. Although T-Ted sold mostly greenware and bisque (ceramics ready to bake or paint), this set was already finished when I bought it. I don’t know what it is about those types of coffee grinders, but I’m facinated by them. I wish I could have bought the ceramic mold, but they didn’t have it; that’s probably a good thing or I’d have 50 sets of coffee grinder salt and pepper shakers sitting around right now. It may be a little awkward to actually use this set due to their shape, but I really like them anyways. These have only been used as decoration so far; I’ll use them eventually, but I don’t want them to get broken. Someday I would love to get an actual coffee grinder like these, but for now, this will have to do.
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- T-Ted Ceramics: I always used to drive by this whenever I came home from college, and it was in the process of going out of business for the couple years that I would stop in. It may still be in business, but I’m not sure. You can always do a Google search for “T-Ted Ceramics Dunkirk Ohio“.
Comedian Tom Mabe Phone Pranks at Heine Bros.
Monday, October 26th, 2009I don’t remember what I was searching for on Saturday, but the Google search results included Heine Brothers’ page on Twitter and their latest entry caught my eye; it read “Have you seen this video yet??? Filmed at the HBC, right here in Louisville!!! http://bit.ly/1HSyqR.” Me being the curious type, I had to follow the link; this brought up a video with the caption, “Tom Mabe: Eavesdropping. Tom Mabe has awkward phone conversations in public.” I had no idea who Tom Mabe was, but I watched anyways. It didn’t take long to realize this was filmed at the Longest Avenue Heine Brothers. After doing a little research, I discovered he is a famous comedian from right here in Louisville and I had seen some of his skits before. After more searching, I figured out this video clip was taken from Episode 7 (part 1 online) of his Mabe in America TV series on CMT. You never know what you’ll get with a cup of coffee.
Watch the clip below.
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Recipes: Coffee Jello
Monday, October 26th, 2009
3 Envelopes (1 oz.) unflavored gelatin
1 c. Cold coffee
3 c. Hot coffee
5/8 c. sugar
Pinch of salt
In medium bowl, stir gelatin into cold coffee; let stand for 10 minutes. Add hot coffee, sugar, and salt and stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Pour into cake pake or individual dessert dishes; chill until firm. Serve with whipped cream.