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My grandmother used to sing…I love coffee

NOTE: I am a Cross Country Cafe Ambassador. They provide me with coffee each month and I tell you about my favorites, this month I’m telling you how I recreated a childhood coffee memory….sort of.IMG_2943I remember her sitting me on her lap singing

I love coffee, I love tea, I love the Java Jive and it loves me…

Maybe it was then that I first began my love of the smooth dark drink that shapes my day. My grandmother would have her cup by her side, and I’d smell that mix of dark coffee, milk and sweetness. I remember the sound of the percolator bubbling as the coffee hit the top of the pot….pop…pop…pop. If I asked her “could taste some“, she’d make me a cup…with just a splash of coffee, lots and lots of milk and plenty of sugar. It was a great treat.

I don’t think I’ve seen a percolator in many years, since I prefer the quick ease of using a Keurig. But, I do miss the smell of a freshly opened bag of coffee, scooped into the pot. So, I was excited to try the new MY K-CUP REUSABLE FILTER FOR KEURIG 2.0 from Cross Country Cafe. I wasn’t sure if I could get the same rich flavor that come in my boxed K-Cups, but I was down to try!!!

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I had Mr. S try the first cup

I’m always up for making him the “Queen’s Official Tester.” I opened a bag of ground coffee, and was hit with that smell that I missed. His reply….make me another…just like that one. He LIKED IT, and I responded with a smile…”make it yourself.” I’m not all that nice in the morning when I haven’t had my coffee yet, and he wasn’t getting a second until I got my first.

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I love this option

Don’t get me wrong, for my first coffee in the morning, I’ll be popping in a K-Cup, like the Green Mountain Colombian Fair Trade Select that morning. But when I want to be taken back to the memories of my mother and grandmother, or if there’s a coffee I buy on my travels that DOESN’T come in a K-Cup (gasp), I can enjoy it now.

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No more panicking if there’s an empty box in the cupboard.

STATIONERY

  • Shop at: Cross Country Café
  • Don’t forget to check out their WEEKLY COFFEE DEALS
  • Follow them on TWITTER: @CrossCntryCafe
  • Fan them on FACEBOOK
  • For Cross Country Cafe FLASH DEALS, text COFFEE to 67463 to participate

LOVE,


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About Zipporah Sandler

Zipporah Sandler AKA Zippy is a lifestyle and travel specialist who after living everywhere from Providence to Paris found herself suddenly residing in South Florida (something she swore she’d never do).

Whether it be San Pellegrino water or Louis Roderer Cristal, Zippy suggests that you keep your life sparkling and your glass full.

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