Coffee – Making Sense of the Many Choices - Part 4

(Party Planning Secrets: The Ultimate Guide To A Successful Party - Chapter 31, page, 172 & 173)

Alternative Uses for a Coffeemaker

A coffeemaker can also be used for:

Cocoa

Hot tea

Cider

Hot toddies

Cold beverages

Yes, you read that right — you can use a coffeemaker for cold beverages. Just remove the stem from the pot and place it somewhere you won’t lose it.

The inside should be cleaned well because it might still have a coffee smell or flavor that will get into your noncoffee beverage. If you’re making a beverage from scratch, congratulations! If not, pour a powdered beverage mix, water and ice into the coffee pot. You then have a beverage container with a spigot.

Make sure you put a card out that lists the contents in the coffee pot because otherwise everyone will assume it’s coffee.

Do not use beverages with any pulp or fruit pieces because this will clog the spigot.

This probably goes without saying, but if you’re using the coffeemaker to hold a cold beverage, don’t plug it in.

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Holiday Food Safety Tips:

The safest way to defrost a frozen turkey is in the refrigerator. Allow 24 hours of defrosting for every five pounds of turkey. Before buying your turkey, make plenty of room in your refrigerator. Make sure you have a plate big enough to accommodate the turkey, so the leaking juices do not contaminate other foods.

Before preparing the turkey, thoroughly clean the counter as well as all the equipment you'll be using. Clean immediately with hot soapy water anything, including sponges and hands, that come in contact with the raw turkey or juice.

Do not trust the "pop-up" thermometer that comes with the turkey. It's always best to check the temperature with a conventional meat thermometer. Cook the turkey until the temperature reaches 180 degrees Fahrenheit in the inner thigh.

The safest way to cook stuffing is on the stove or in the oven, but separate from the turkey.

Be sure to refrigerate leftovers within two hours of cooking the food. The turkey should be removed from the bone and used within four days.

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Coffee – Making Sense of the Many Choices - Part 3

(Party Planning Secrets: The Ultimate Guide To A Successful Party - Chapter 31, page, 170)

How Many Cups Will You Need?

Plan on one cup of coffee per adult guest. Some people will have two, and others won’t have any at all.

Once you determine how many cups you’ll need, rent or borrow the appropriate-sized coffee-maker — either a 25-cup, 50-cup, or 100-cup maker.

Coffeemakers come with instructions, but if those instructions are lost, just look inside and follow the little notches indicating how much water you should add in order to make the number of cups you want.

Special Tip: When using more than one large coffeemaker (for instance, a 25-, 50-, or 100-cup brewer), never plug them into the same outlet while they’re brewing. Otherwise, you may overload the circuit. Once the coffee is brewed, you can then plug the coffeemakers into the same outlet. They utilize less power when the brewing process has been completed.

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Coffee – Making Sense of the Many Choices - Part 2

(Party Planning Secrets: The Ultimate Guide To A Successful Party - Chapter 31, page, 169.)

A cup of coffee is only as good as the water used to make it. Always start with cold filtered or bottled water.

Use clean equipment. When oils get trapped inside the coffeemaker, the coffee you brew will contain unpleasant-tasting remnants.

Running water through your filter will help keep it clean. Large-capacity coffeemakers will reach temperatures between 180 and 200 degrees.

Make sure to keep the unit clean. If it isn’t clean, the thermostat will not sense the temperature correctly and the coffee will not be as hot as it should be.

It’s always a good idea to provide decaffeinated along with regular coffee. Be sure to indicate which coffee has caffeine and which is decaffeinated. One simple and creative way of doing this is by noting each on place cards using calligraphy.

If you’re going to serve only one type of coffee, make it decaffeinated. Because of allergies or medical reasons, some of your guests might not be able to have caffeine.

Coffee condiments can help to make a good cup of coffee even better. For a little extra flair, you can also provide creamers, fun flavorings, and an assortment of spices and sweeteners for your coffee bar, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, mocha, and vanilla.

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Coffee – Making Sense of the Many Choices - Part 1

(Party Planning Secrets: The Ultimate Guide To A Successful Party - Chapter 31, page, 167.)

For a great pick-me-up, coffee is one of the most fundamental elements to any great party or event. And yet it is often forgotten in the planning. Hosting a party is an enormous task, with food and alcoholic beverages being the top priority in the party giver’s mind. This may be the biggest reason that coffee is overlooked. Or maybe it’s sub-conscious, stemming from the anxiety of having to make a good cup of coffee for dozens of people. Fear not — I’m here to rescue you from your coffee worries forever!

When buying loose coffee beans, crack a bean between your fingernails. If it cracks easily and you smell the vibrant aroma, it’s fresh. Old coffee is rubbery, will have a flat smell, and will sometimes
give off a rancid odor.

Purchase whole-bean coffee and grind it at the store. Do this a couple of days in advance. Great coffee will still be great a day or two after grinding.

Keep your coffee as fresh as possible by storing it in an airtight container. Bag it and squeeze out the excess air. Store the coffee in a cool, dark place.

Never freeze your opened coffee. In the freezer it is exposed to moisture, which will change the flavor.

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PartyCharlie Life Styles and Travel - Dark Cloud over Aruba

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Three reasons to stay away from Aruba
Having traveled the globe over the years and being in the hospitality business for most of my life, I know a good thing when I find it. Yes I must confess it was my first time in Aruba. An Island my sister Rose is fond of. So when I got the assignment to head out there I was like a kid in a candy store.

Let’s start with the three reasons to stay away from Aruba
Reason one. If you don’t like nice people then stay away. Reason two. If you don’t like Amazing Restaurants, homemade ice cream, enjoying a romantic candle light dinner for two on the beach, then stay away. And Reason three. If you don’t like sunny weather, blue skies, gentle breezes and turquoise water, boating, kayaking, giant water slides …then definitely stay away. This island is not for you!

Ok, so I’m being a bit sarcastic, and yes there was a dark cloud over there, one day out of nine days and that day it rained a bit…then back to paradise.
With all the hoopla about the island not being safe due to the story about that poor unfortunate gal who disappeared and assumed murdered, you would think the island is like walking around the outskirts of Washington DC. Yes the Nations capital~!
And that’s a whole other story.

But back to paradise! Ahhhh!!! Aruba!
My Travel Partner actress Tasha Tacosa boost that she has never felt so safe on a vacation, and yes this island is perfect for newlyweds, couples, friends looking to get away, family’s with small children or the corporation looking to host a cooperate event, seminar or conference.

Tasha and I met up with the general manager of the Radisson hotel Rob Smith who has been on the Island for 14 years he tells us that the Radisson is currently pumping 27 million into the hotel and property. We personally loved the hotel and the four diamond Sunset Grille restaurant. The Amazing stretch of beach, the talking parrots and all the amentias hotel had to offer. We chatted about the islands Desalination Plant being the seconds largest in the world and among the world’s cleanest water. Rob Smith says there is a high level of education with children having to speak three languages before they can graduate. The official and most widely spoken language is Papiamento (or Papiamentu). Papiamentu is a mixture of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, and it also has some Arawak Indian and African influences. A few more facts, 82 % of the people on the island own their own home. The island is 19.6 miles long and about 6 mile across and is under Dutch Law, outside the hurricane belt make a perfect travel destination. So next vacation… make it Aruba!

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