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The Best Vegetarian Chili

The Best Vegetarian Chili

Vegetarian Coffee Chili Here is a very simple vegetarian chili recipe, with your favourite ingredient: coffee. Not sure about adding coffee to a chili? Try it to enhance the comforting taste of this classic! More info here. To know the history of chili through the years, click here.INGREDIENTS 1 onion, finely chopped 1 red pepper, chopped 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded or not, finely chopped 30 ml (2 tbsp.) butter 1 cup of textured vegetable protein 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 30 ml (2 tbsp.) Chili seasoning 5 ml (1 teaspoon) ground cumin 1 can of 796 ml (28 oz) diced...

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Is Café William’s Espresso Barista Too Oily for an Automatic Espresso Machine?

Is Café William’s Espresso Barista Too Oily for an Automatic Espresso Machine?

Espresso Barista is one of our most popular coffees. Therefore, it is the subject of a question that often comes up: can it be used in an automatic espresso machine? We answer it here! Can I Use the Barista in My Automatic Machine?   The short answer according to automatic machine manufacturers: no! Why? Because usually, the darker a coffee is, the oilier it is, and manufacturers tend to strongly discourage oily coffees in their machine. Espresso Barista is among the darkest coffees in the William coffee range, so it usually has a fair amount of oil on the surface...

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Maragogype: The Elephant Coffee Bean

Maragogype: The Elephant Coffee Bean

The Maragogype is a rather exceptional variety of coffee. The coffee beans are huge, hence their nickname "elephant bean". If you put a Maragogype bean and a regular bean side by side, the difference is striking: the Maragogype is two to three times bigger! The Maragogype is therefore far from being an ordinary coffee bean. This variety is a natural mutation of the Typica variety (the "mother" variety of many coffee varieties). Its name comes from the municipality of Maragogype, in Brazil, where it was discovered in 1870. It is a rather difficult coffee plant to grow, so many producers...

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Drink Good Coffee While Camping

Drink Good Coffee While Camping

When we are not at home and out of our morning routine, making coffee while camping can seem more complicated. However, there are great and easy solutions for brewing a good cup of coffee outside the house! Depending on how much effort and time you want to put into your coffee ritual, there are several simple options available to you. What do I need? We rarely want to make a fuss out of things when we are camping! Whether you want an espresso or a good filter coffee, there are options for making coffee with little equipment. Ditch the electric...

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