News, clues, and experiences from the beverage sippin’ KozeeLady: sharing tasty recipes using your favorite drinks, information from the beverage beat, and travel tales about coffee and tea.
Thinsulate insulated Kup Kollars hold in the cold, longer.
I tried coffee and tea smoothies at Jamba Juice today. I didn’t care for the Matcha Green Tea Blast, blended with soymilk, nonfat vanilla frozen yogurt, plain sorbet, ice and powdered Matcha Green tea. The tea smoothie was full-flavored so if you like the ingredients, I suggest giving it your own taste test.
I enjoyed the Mocha Mojo coffee smoothie very much! It’s blended with organic coffee base, soymilk, nonfat frozen yogurt, chocolate moo’d base, and ice. The strong coffee and chocolate tastes are nicely blended. I asked the server what the word “moo’d” meant. He told me it was a play on words combing “moo” and “mood”. Clever!
No matter what drink is in your RV cup holder, an insulated Kup Kollar will hold in heator cold, longer while you’re on the road. Designed with Thinsulate Insulation by 3M, the cup sleeve acts as a winter coat or a mini ice chest. After finishing your drink, store the cup wrap in the RV cup holder so you’ll always know where it is!
Ceramic travel mug with Hawaiian Teal Kup Kollar
Some folks enjoy their favorite hot brew in a ceramic travel mug. Find one with the handles located at the top part of the mug so the Kup Kollar will slip on the bottom part.
Water bottle with African Inspirations Kup Kollar
When you travel to various places in your RV, you’ll find water tastes different from your home water. Buying bottled water gives you a consistent taste. Keep it cold with a Kup Kollar.
Soda can with a Dandy Dogs Kup Kollar
The Kup Kollar wasn’t designed for soft drink cans. Using a rubber band will keep the cup wrap on the can so you can enjoy your cold soda longer!
Hot take-out cup with a Recycle Kup Kollar
When you need a caffeine fix, go through a drive-thru and order hot tea or coffee. Slip on a Kup Kollar so you can have your caffeine hotfor at least forty-five minutes.
24 ounce cup with Kats in Hats Kup Kollar; 33 ounce cup with Red Western Kup Kollar Grande
Use Kup Kollars on coldtake-out cups to absorb condensation on the outside of the cups. Your RV cup holders will stay dry.
French press with a coffee cozy; coffee mugs with cup lids.
Using a French press with a Koffee Kozee will simplify coffee brewing in your RV. You’ll use less electricity, save space, and enjoy delicious hot coffee. Slip the coffee press into the cozy to protect it when not in use.
Kup Kaps on your coffee mugs will continue to hold in the heat. After using the lids, rinse at the kitchen sink, dry with a dish towel, and store in a drawer. Kup Kaps won’t break if you have a bumpy ride in your RV!
While staying in Woodstock, Perry went to the Woodstock Café & Shoppes for his wake-up coffee each morning. He said it was fresh and tasty! The staff thought his recyclable cup wrap was cool.
One afternoon, we went by the café for coffee and hot tea on our way to explore the George Washington National Forrest. It was a cold, misty day so we needed hot drinks to stay warm.
After entering the park, we turned up a narrow, rocky road that leads to the Woodstock Tower. As we wound our way around the narrow curves, we saw four police cars coming down the mountain very fast. We wondered what might be waiting for us at the top!
When we found the trail leading to the tower, we parked, grabbed our drinks, and began hiking. We wished the trees and rocks could talk to tell their tales of yesteryear.
The elevation at the Woodstock Tower is 2000 feet above sea level. Why did we climb the tower?
We wanted to gaze out over the beautiful Shenandoah Valley!
Over the top of the colorful trees through the mist, we could see the horseshoe bend of the Shenandoah River.
We don’t know why the police cars were in the area. We never saw anything suspicious or a doughnut shop!
Earth Daypromotes awareness and appreciation for our planet. It’s a day to ask what you can do to help protect your environment. By using a recyclable cup sleeve, you save trees and don’t add to our huge landfills. Wrapping napkins around take-out cups or using a cardboard wrap doesn’t have the same effect. If you tell your friends about recyclable cup wraps, you help even more to protect our planet.
From Jennifer in Wisconsin: “Thank you! The cup wrap I ordered is a gift for my boyfriend and he will love them. He hates the fact of wasting paper coffee sleeves and how many trees get chopped down to make them so it is the perfect gift!”
If you use coffee cozies, tea cosies, and cup lidsto keep your drinks hot, you won’t have to keep reheating your drinks. That means you save electricity.
Put Thinsulate insulated coffee or tea cozies on your pitchers of iced drinks and cup sleeves on your cold glasses. The ice cubes won’t melt as fast. You save water because you won’t have to add ice to keep your drinks cold.
Using an insulated wrap on pints of ice-cream save trees because you won’t wrap paper towels around the carton to protect your fingers from the cold!
This beautiful Steampunk Sally mug displays an original Art Nouveau illustration by Chaz Kemp. Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction and speculative fiction–often featuring elements of fantasy, which became popular about 20 years ago. Literary and artistic works are set in a world where steam power is widely used either in Victorian England or around the 19th century.
If you or someone you know is into Steampunk, Art Nouveau, fantasy, engineering, science fiction or just like the beautiful art, I recommend this quality 11 ounce mug. The art work reproduction is excellent. Put a Golden Notes Kup Kap on Steampunk Sally because music expands all centuries.
Chaz didn’t use Steampunk to design the Herb T. Awanna and Louie Latté graphics on my web site. Instead, he listened to what I wanted then put his artistic talent to work creating these fun characters from a photo I shot of two mugs and Kup Kaps!
Photo: Coffee sacks cup sleeve on iced coffee glass.
Because Smith Farms Kona coffee has a chocolaty taste, I made the iced-coffee recipe from Arbuckle Coffee without the chocolate syrup to save calories. The coffee drink tasted like it had chocolate in it! I also used skim milk instead of ice-cream. It was less creamy but still very delicious.
The next day, I substituted Horizon Organic Fat-Free Vanilla yogurt for the ice-cream. The drink had a creamy texture, a vanilla flavor, and a tart taste.
For a third variation, I substituted Horizon Organic Fat-Free Plain yogurt for the ice-cream, which made the drink very tart. Folks who don’t like sugary drinks would enjoy plain yogurt in iced-coffee beverages.
I loved the Mountain Gold Rooibus Red loose tea with orange and cinnamon flavors that lingered on the back of my throat. The friendly staff member suggested I try a new dessert called a brioche with chocolate custard. The custard of this yummy dessert contained chocolate chips!
I sipped my hot tea and began reading British actor Helen Mirren’s autobiography “In the Frame.” The book is very interesting, with many documented letters and photos of her childhood, family, and career. It’s not your usual Hollywood tell all book. My Kup Kap kept my tea hot as I read about this fascinating lady.
The French Press was decorated with Valentine Day decorations for a festive look in this comfy shop.
On Valentine’s Day, meet your special person at a coffee or tea shop. Give them a Heart Kup Kollar (cup wrap) in a Valentine’s Day gift bag with fresh or silk flowers. A cup wrap is a gift that keeps on giving all year long, doesn’t need dusting, won’t wilt, and has no calories. You’ll be remembered for your thoughtfulness every time the Kup Kollar is used!
Does your special person love cats? This Tea Tabard will give a warm glow to the person brewing a favorite tea.
Find a teapot with a floral pattern and match it to one of our Tea Tabards that has a flowers printed fabric.
Friday morning we enjoyed breakfast at The Cupping Room Cafe. I ordered eggs Benedict with spinach and brie. Perry had four sausage links, French fries, and eggs. He said the coffee was excellent!
Perry loved the bagels. As they say in NYC, “It’s the water!”
On Sunday we attended their popular brunch along with a lot of other folks from the neighborhood. My favorite dish is their stuffed French toast. The filling was cream cheese, granola, nuts, and raisons. I drank freshly squeezed orange juice.
I recommend The Cupping Room for breakfast because the coffee is excellent, iced tea is tasty, bagels are fantastic, orange juice is freshly squeezed, eggs cooked to order, and the stuffed French toast is a must-have!
