| May 2008 |
Learn how to use a French press to brew delicious iced coffee and discover the secret for making the tastiest ice coffee! Recipe for iced coffee with blueberries and chocolate on our Cozy Comments blog. |
| March 2008 |
Koffee Kompanions launched a blog - Cozy Comments--“Fun facts and ideas on coffee, tea, and cozy covers for French presses and teapots. Also join us for talk about food, beverages, and other interesting stuff in our daily lives.” Meet Dave Thompson, owner of Winds of Change Contracting, Inc. He and his crew made our remodeling dreams a reality. |
| February 2008 |
Edinburg Antiques and Tea Rooms in Edinburg, Virginia is a place to shop for antiques, take an afternoon tea, or enjoy the ploughman's lunch. The "Little Lords and Ladies Tea" for children offers peanut butter and jelly or tuna salad sandwiches. Everything, except for the sandwich bread, is homemade. Copy the Butternut squash soup recipe. |
| December 2007 |
Look at several photos of unique gift ideas using Koffee Kompanions products. Learn about North Pole, Alaska near the city of Fairbanks. It’s about 1,700 miles south of the Earth's geographic North Pole. Street names such as Santa Claus Lane and Kris Kringle Drive are lined with street lights that look like candy canes. Many people mail their holiday cards to North Pole to be canceled with a uniquely designed postal mark. |
| November 2007 |
Blooming tea, flowering tea, and art-tea are names for Chinese teas called Gong Yi Hua Cha. Translated, the name means “art flower tea.” The teas are crafted with edible flowers and hand-tied in a ball of tea leaves. While they steep in hot water, the ball opens and “blooms.” Copy the Pumpkin bread/muffin recipe. |
| October 2007 |
There are many different vampire myths from around the world and theories to explain them. One such theory involves vampirism disease, called porphyria, which is a hereditary blood disorder with symptoms like the mythical vampire. To celebrate Halloween, learn how to make a beautiful floral arrangement using a fresh pumpkin and Fall flowers. |
| September 2007 |
Boonzaaijer's Cakes & Pastries in Colorado Springs is our favorite neighborhood Dutch bakery. Along with your goodies, enjoy delicious coffee or tea. Their beautifully decorated cakes win prizes. It’s a great place to stay and relax with a good book or friends. |
| August 2007 |
Ice creams with beverages added have become more popular. You can slip a Kream Kollar onto a pint of goat milk ice-cream with chocolate covered espresso beans, enjoy a hopsicle made with beer, and fill a crystal glass with wine flavored ice-cream. Copy the Easy Fudge Sauce recipe. |
| June 2007 |
Fruita, CO isn’t just for fruits and dinosaurs. It’s also known for biking trails and the Fat Tire Festival held in late April. You can learn how to avoid altitude sickness and protect yourself from the sun. |
| April 2007 |
Fiber artists display their creations at the Museum of Arts & Design in NYC. New artist shares her drawing. Learn to develop your inner artist at the Wiawaka Holiday House in Lake George, NY. Tea cozies for Mother’s Day. |
| March 2007 |
Hawaii, the Big Island, is an island of many kinds of beverages. Visit the web sites of Smith Farms, Volcano Winery, and Pu’u’ala Farm and Ranch to learn more about wine, coffee, and tea. Copy the Traditional Rum Hawaiian Punch recipe. |
| January 2007 |
Oatmeal isn’t always a cereal. Use virtual travel to visit Oatmeal, Texas. Copy the Oatmeal Clay Dough recipe. Using a coffee cozy, learn how to keep your oatmeal cereal hot when you’re on the go. |
| December 2006 |
We announce our online Gift Certificates. Eggnog without the eggs is Nog Silk Soymilk. Copy the Silk Nog French Toast recipe to enjoy a tasty treat with your holiday tea and coffee. |
| November 2006 |
We announce a new line of knitting fabric prints for knitters on your gift list. We offer suggestions for dressing up your hot and cold drink containers using Thinsulate-insulated cup sleeves and mug lids in colorful holiday prints to match your holiday fashions. We answer the question “What to give someone you don’t know?” when you need a Secret Santa gift or a hostess gift for the spouse of a co-worker. |
| October 2006 |
Snowmen are built around the world and have their own unique look. Snowmen coffee and tea cozies bring back our own memories of snowmen. Copy the Chocolate Syrup recipe for making steaming hot mugs of flavored drinks or as a topping for ice-cream and desserts. |
| September 2006 |
Coffee and tea drinkers meet in Blogosphere to discuss directions for a French press, their favorite coffee or tea, and unique tea and coffee shops. You can join our favorite blog - Doug’s Coffee & Commentary Blog. |
| August 2006 |
People who suffer with Raynaud’s disease have special health problems when they hold cold drinks and ice-cream containers. Our Thinsulate-insulated cup sleeves help protect their hands from cold items. Copy instructions for fruit filled ice cubes that add interest to your drinks. |
| July 2006 |
Enjoy iced coffee by brewing it with a Toddy Cold Brew Coffee System invented in 1964 by Todd Simpson, a chemical engineer. Copy the Toddy Orange Truffle recipe with chocolate and caramel syrups. Learn to use our Thinsulate-insulated coffee cozy to keep pitchers of iced drinks colder, longer. |
