While digging up dirt on Eight O'Clock Coffee, I came across a Good Earth Tea & Coffee (owners of Eight O'Clock) giveaway that I thought would be of interest to you and your neighbors.
Following the Consumer Reports article rating Eight O'Clock coffee as the best buy for ground brews, their grocery store market share soared nearly 30% - reinforcing that recessionistos are now grinding at home.
McCafe isn't mcbad. More than 7,000 — or a little more than half — of U.S. stores now sell the espresso-based drinks, and the chain expects to meet its mid-2009 deadline.
The economic slump gives at home coffee a bump.
You ask you server for a decaf post dinner. But he seems suspicious and you don't trust him. What to do?? Whip out your D+Caf Test Strips! Not sure why anyone would find these necessary but thought they'd be a good mention for an end of week post.
Beer for breakfast? Not exactly. But for some, coffee and beer are a match made in heaven.
Coffee's a winner....of the recession! Knew coffee was first class but didn't know they'd be front runners in the recession race.
I've heard of design your own Nike sneakers, design your own Volkswagen and NOW design your own donut? Since the waffle breakfast sandwich is now toast Dunkin' is pushing donuts. 
Celebrate St. Pats with a green java drink to put any lad in good spirits: Mint n' Chip Coffee Irish Cream Float! Unfortunately, not pictured here.
According to The Wall Street Journal, gourmet coffee isn't so hot this year, which is no jolt to us! The economic recession is forcing fancy people to cut little luxuries out of their morning routine.
I always knew coffee had special powers...and About.com has finally come on board!
In an attempt to shed its chi-chi image, Starbucks will offer instant coffee. The new product, called VIA, will be sold at Starbucks stores in packs of three for $2.95 and packs of 12 for $9.95, according to The Wall Street Journal. Customers can "brew" the coffee by emptying the packets' contents into hot water.
Dunkin' Donuts has done it again! Today, they're introducing one of the craziest breakfast concepts I've ever heard. The waffle breakfast sandwich. DD is delivering and Americans are welcoming the "oven-toasted sandwich featuring cherrywood smoked bacon, scrambled eggs, and American cheese between two maple-infused waffles."
According to Consumer Reports, Eight O'Clock coffee beats out Folgers, Maxwell House and Starbucks in a taste test. Eight O'Clock Coffee ranked No. 1 - the best combination of taste and price - out of 19 ground coffees.
This holiday season, Starbucks offers customers the chance to channel charity, donating five cents to the Global Fund for every Starbucks (Red) exclusive beverage purchased through the holidays.
POM Wonderful is two sips away from introducing a new iced coffee drink called POMx Iced Coffee - how appropriate! The drink doesn't taste like their usual fusion of pomegranate juice but will contain a tasteless supplement of pomegranate antioxidants. This beverage gets extra points for using Rainforest Alliance-certified coffee, fat-free milk, and organic cane sugar.
Coffee may light my fire but it's different for those putting out the flames. According to The Vancouver Sun, coffee and firefighting are a bad blend.
Millennials are a weird breed! They want too much and take too much. And for some reason, Folgers is noted for having hit their sweet spot.
BusinessWeek covered on article last Friday on marketing to Millennials and mentions that the Folgers Tolerate Mornings commercial was "on target" with that generation.
So I took a look. I had a laugh. And shared with friends. Guess these viral campaigns do work.
Cheers hoping Folgers comes out with another!
Craving more...
Great news, ladies! Men are owning up to their share of the housework -- but commercials don't target them.
Coffee has calories?! This is news to me! OK. So it's not! But I'd rather not think about my favorite frothy beverage as being a fattening one.
If you just can't wait until November to vote for your presidential favorite, Coffee People can help you vent your vote right now.
NYC is the center of the universe and coffee roasters are finally realizing that!
OK - I know it's Friday and I'm "suppose" to be taking a break from the java. HOWEVER, when a coffee article in the New York Times is the MOST emailed article of the day, I can't ignore it!Hydration - Drinks containing usual doses of caffeine are hydrating and, like water, contribute to the body’s daily water needs.
Heart disease - Studies show no increase in heart disease among daily coffee drinkers, whether their coffee came with caffeine or not.
Hypertension - Studies found that coffee drinking played little overall role in the development of hypertension.
Cancer - Scientists found coffee drinking had little if any effect on the risk of developing pancreatic or kidney cancer. And a study of women found no connection between coffee, tea or caffeine consumption and breast cancer.
Bone loss - Caffeine’s negative effect on calcium can be offset by as little as one or two tablespoons of milk.
Weight loss - No long-term benefit to weight control has been demonstrated - DAMN!
Health benefits - The most important effects of caffeine are its ability to enhance mood and mental and physical performance.
TGIF! But I just might tip-toe into the kitchen and pour myself my favorite treat...shhhh.
Coca-Cola has new noteworthy drinks in the making -- Full Throttle energy drink, a mystery concoction inspired by Chinese medicine (if not the Olympics) and Diet Coke with sexy animalistic appeal.
Please do not be confused by the title. Red Espresso is really tea. No two ways about it.
Larry's Beans recently launched new packaging for their coffee that isn't harmful to our good 'ole Mother Earth.
It takes most couples a while to coordinate a date night. You clear your schedule, arrange for a babysitter and make reservations at your favorite restaurant...right?
I personally favor flavor! I like applie pie and strawberry shakes...and maybe even blueberry coffee.
The countdown to the 4th is on! With only a few hours to go, better start packing your bags and picking your picnic faves now.
Bad news is I neglected Java Dish-ing for a couple of days...maybe I wasn't drinking enough java to make mountains move (aka find enough time in the day) to post.
More than ever before, Moms are overloaded with work, kids....and caffeine.
Maybe it's because our generation is going "green" (or because my family is "eco-nomical") but we use coffee grinds for our ground. And I should note that the garden is gorgeous!
As it turns out, red wine and coffee aren't that different. Just this week, we learned that coffee can delay your visit to death's door and help flatten your wobbly parts. And similar results are true for it's distant drinking buddy.
How high is your tolerance? Even though your hubby can drink you under the table, when it comes to alcohol, that may not be the case with coffee.
Raise your mugs to a toast! It's been discovered that coffee drinkers may live longer.
I've been in Bikram all month to get bikini body ready but good to know all I really had to do was sit on my butt and practice arm curls with my morning mug.
Next time you go for your morning cup, sniff instead of sip. A South Korean trial indicates that a sniff of coffee may help mellow you out/ease your stresses.
Coffee snobs are snarking at cream users....so do I need to change my ways?
Aloha, Hawaii!
With Ted Kennedy on the brain, many researchers are revisiting the question -- do cellphones cause cancer? The answer -- we don't know.
So maybe this post doesn't have a direct tie to coffee...but I sure wish it did!
You probably don't drink 30 shots of espresso every day, like New York Magazine's friend Michael Dare, but you still might have a problem.
Strap on those stilettos, ladies! Sex and the City is out tonight!
Dunkin’ Donuts said yesterday that it stopped running an online ad featuring Rachael Ray after complaints that her scarf looked like symbolic support for Muslim extremism and terrorism.
Instant Iced Coffee:
Results from a 22 year long study show that coffee and tea don't raise our risk of developing breast cancer...making that the "breast" news we've heard all decade!!!
It's Memorial Day weekend people! Break out the bathing suits and head to the beach. The gym is far from mind...and far from fun. So what to do if you need a quick (and preferably enjoyable) toning session? Work with Wii!
In case your iPod is broken, bandaid brews will help you reconnect (or reminisce) with your favorite bands.
Are you drinking milk for your diet? If so, might want to rethink adding it to your morning java.
Coffee shops in the Northwest are using cowgirl baristas to lasso in customers. Is this bad taste or a bad fad?
Cream cheese, chocolate and coffee brownies!1) Line a 30 x 25 x 4 cm baking tray with baking paper. Preheat oven to 170 degrees.
2) Blend 400g cream cheese with 60g sugar, 15g flour, one egg and the yolks until smooth. Place in a piping bag fitted with a small nozzle and refrigerate.
3) Whisk remaining eggs and 200g sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually whisk in remaining sugar.
4) Melt chocolate and butter together over a saucepan of simmering water, stir to combine. Add coffee to chocolate. Remove from heat and stir through a quarter of the egg mixture. Fold chocolate mix through remaining egg mix. Fold through flour and pecans. Pour into tin.
5) Pipe cream cheese mixture into brownie batter evenly, close together at regular intervals. Bake for 40 minutes or until puffed up in the middle. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
6) Blend remaining cream cheese, icing sugar and cocoa to make icing. Spread over cooled brownie before cutting into squares.
Give your backyard a coffee break! Next time you reach for your morning fix, opt for a porcelain cup over a paper one...and give the trees a chance to breathe.
Your daily coffee may help fight skin cancer.
If you have trouble dishing out $5 for a Starbucks, imagine $100 for a cup of cat poo! No, really!
Ever forget where you put your car keys...or your wallet...or your cell phone? If your answerer is yes, drink up! 
In your dreams, a tall, dark and handsome celebrity brings you breakfast in bed. And who is this mystery McDreamy? None other than Al Gore!
