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Starbucks bought the Clover manufacturing biz. BUNN is going to come out with a comparative machine soon. Yay!

We walked our dogs to Abbott Kinney street today and tried the Clover machine coffee. We did think it was particularly fresh and good.

There is more caffeine in green beans than roasted coffee beans and more in a light roast than a dark roast. Heat breaks down caffeine.

How To Make a Fabulous Cup of Coffee for ONE or MANY:
Coffee:6 tablespoons or 1 cup
Water: 2 cups/16 ounces or 5 1/2 cups
Brewed Amount: 1 1/2 cups or 4 1/2 cups

Clean your coffee machine once a month with filtered water and 2 tbsp. of vinegar. Brew the mixture.

Coffee/tea consumption may lower blood uric acid levels, which is a precursor of gout or inflammatory arthritis. June 2007 issue of Arthritis Care & Research

"If you want to improve your understanding, drink coffee." Sydney Smith, 1771-1845

Turkish coffee is 1 tspn of finely ground coffee (powder sugar texture), 1 tspn of sugar, & 1 shot glass size of water dumped into a little pot. Stir on High heat, 3 minutes to a boil.

I love telling my fortune from the grounds after drinking turkish coffee. U find the images the grounds leave & use your imagination.

Every Monday, 7am-7pm, McDonalds is offering FREE McCafe Mochas right now! Hey, today is Monday! =)

"Cup" size in the coffeemaker business is about 5-6 ounces, yet most Americans enjoy a coffee cup size of 8-10 ounces. If you're a Texan make that 12-15 ounces. Keep this in mind when buying a "12 cup" coffee machine. Figure out how big your favorite coffee cup is and do your own math. No surprises that way.

The 6 factors that contribute to the taste of brewed coffee: 3 factors YOU control are choice of bean, grind, & amount of coffee, 3 factors your machine controls are brewing time, temperature, and amount of water.

DEAR VEG ABBY iMOVIE- VITAMIN A, 2 minutes

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MOMMA HILLY BEANS MAGIC STEW (LOW SLOW COOKED)

This is a slow, low cooked crock pot vegetarian stew.

1 cup of pinto beans (pre-soak 24 hours in advance to avoid gas)
2 cups of water
3 chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon of minced garlic
Dash of lemon and pepper seasoning salt (salt, white pepper, black pepper and lemon peel)
10 marinated artichoke pieces with some of the olive oil (from a jar)
1/2 cup of virgin olive oil

Marinaded for 30 minutes:
1 cup of Crimini mushrooms
1/2 cup of chopped onions

Marinade for mushrooms and onions:
1/4 cup of balsalmic vinegar
1/4 cup of raw apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon of maple syrup

Place these ingredients in a crock pot along with the marinated mushrooms, onions and marinade broth as well and simmer on low all day and all night, then eat.

Created by Dear Veg Abby

My Personal Review:
This has a tasty meaty flavor without the fatty saturated cholesterol oils! The taste buds that taste meat are called UMAMI. There is a definite umami flavor. I only knew about sweet, salty, sour and bitter taste buds. Most scientists agree there is a fifth taste bud, which is called umami. This stew makes me believe umami is there as well. This recipe was created with my lovely mother.

What did it taste like to you?

GINGY APPLE JUICE

I used the Breville Juice Fountain Elite to make this juice.

Juice:
2 Green Apples
1 break off a piece of fresh Ginger Root

For added punch:
Mince some fresh Ginger Root and stir into your juice. It will settle on the bottom. I like to swirl my glass near the finish and down it all.

Created by Dear Veg Abby

My Personal Juice Review:
Simple and refreshing.

What do you think?