Nokomys' Coffees

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Mmmm! Coffee!

My friends call me "The Java Mama."
If you're like me, the very first thing you do in the morning is stumble to the kitchen, peel open one eye just wide enough to get a blurry view of the coffee maker and fumble through the same old routine. The hardest thing is to get just ONE filter from the stack and occaionally you just have to settle for two or three. Anything to get your caffiene IV started. After the first cup may the day begin.

Welcome to Coffee 101
Think you don't need any pointers on making a cuppa joe? Maybe you don't... but read on and you may be surprised. Anyone can make a plain old avereage cup of coffee... how would you like to make great coffee? It's simple and tastier than you can imagine in your own kitchen.
Coffee Makers:
Any coffee maker will do to JUST make coffee but some coffee makers are better than others. Some coffee makers will simply last longer as well. Now, I'm not saying you should run out and purchase a new coffee maker or even one that I suggest. All I can do is give my advice from my personal experience. As far as I'm concerned Mr. Coffee makers are simply the best maker you can get for a decent price. You can pick one up for approximately $40.00. The best one is the model that allows you to control the burner temperature. Temperature control at the burner is very important... not for the first cup maybe but the subsequential cups after will taste better if the temperature is lowered. This will keep your coffee from aquiring that nasty "burned/bitter" flavor quite so quickly- allowing you more time and pleasure from each pot.
Cleaning Coffee Makers:
To clean your coffee maker you will need some white vinegar. Put one cups worth of white vinegar into your coffee decanter and fill it to the 10 (or twelve-depending on the size of your maker) cup marker with cold water. Now, run this mixture through your coffee maker- no need to use a filter. It will smell bad... you know... like hot vinegar (bleh). If the water comes through quite dirty then dump out the mixture and repeat with a fresh vinegar and water solution. Once the mixture runs through clear then you will need to run about 5 more pots of pure cold water through to get the vinegar flavor out.
Cleaning Coffee Decanter:
Put about 5 or 6 tablespoons of salt into the decanter, 3 or 4 ice cubes and a couple of cups of cold water into the decanter. Now, swirl this mixture around- it will gently remove the coffee stains. Dab a rag into the mix to gently scrub away anything hard to get off or on the outside of the decanter. Once clean, rinse and dry thoroughly.
Coffees:
Oh, so many to choose from!!! This, basically, boils down to pure taste. On a day to day basis most people I know cannot afford luxury coffees. Most of the recipies, etc. that I will give are based on the use of Folgers or Chock Full 'O Nuts. Both are very good basic coffees although I am a slight bit more partial to Chock Full 'O Nuts which you cannot find everywhere. Folgers you can.
Someday I will be able to afford Jamaican Blue Mountain. (LOL!) I've never had it but supposedly it is the Coffee of Coffees. A 16 oz. bag of the roasted beans costs about $30.00. Ouch.
Water:
Yes, there something about the water as well. ONLY use COLD water to make coffee. Why? Because coffee makers heat water to the proper coffee making temperature based on the assumption that the water poured into the maker will be cold. If you pour in warm or hot water the coffee maker will overheat the water and your coffee will not taste as good. Not to mention be hot enough to peel the skin off your tounge.
Salt or ground Egg Shells?
I have heard it said that if you add a teaspoon of salt or some finely ground egg shells into your coffee filter with your coffee it will taste better. I have known people to swear by this. I have tried both methods and have noticed no real difference in the taste of my coffee. But, please feel free to try it yourself- you may like it alot. Who knows?
Coffee Add- In's:
Go to your local grocery store and talk a walk down the coffee aisle. So much stuff to add into your coffee. What's good? Mostly we just settle for a flavored creamer or a preground flavored coffee... or just plain creamer and just plain coffee. Why? Because our kids are asking us a bizzilion questions, grabbing stuff, the din of noise in the store is loud, you worked all day and your tired, head hurts and you just don't FEEL like standing there for even two more seconds to read the labels on all the coffees, syrups and the like. It's okay, grab that plain coffee, plain creamer and one of those canisters of cocoa mix and head for the BAKING AISLE!!! You need another bag of sugar anyway. Now, grab a bag of brown sugar. No, not that granulated raw sugar most coffee places pass out- I mean good old fashioned brown sugar for baking. Also, pick up a little bottle of peppermint extract and a little bottle of vanilla extract. Since you need to pick up some juice bars for the kiddies go ahead and pick up a tub of that great dessert friend Cool Whip. Now, you're about ready to make some coffee magic!
Read the recipies below and select what sounds good to determine what you actually need:
Note: You will notice that there are alot of "approximately"s and "about"s in these recipies. This is because Everyone has different tastes. I usually like the more extreme end of the flavors so if I just say, "you HAVE to add this much" it may be too strong or too rich for others. Coffee drinks are something you have to experiment with to get Perfection for yourself.
Index:
Non- Alcoholic
Alcoholic

Mocha
Ingredients:
Cocoa Mix
Powdered Creamer
Hot Coffee
Cool Whip (optional)
Dark Chocolate (optional)
Mix 2 tablespoons of Cocoa Mix with 1 tablespoon
of Powdered Creamer in the bottom of coffee mug.
Fill mug 3/4 full with coffee. Stir. It's good just
like this but to make it great add a dallop of Cool
Whip and shave some dark chocolate on top.

Cafe Au Lait
Ingredients:
Powdered Creamer
Hot Water
Brown Sugar (optional)
Coffee
Mix a tablespoon of Powdered Creamer with
just a small splash of Hot Water in your
coffee mug. Stir. Your coffee mug should be
about 1/4 full of this mixture. Now, if you
like your coffee sweetened you would add
anywhere from a teaspoon to a tablespoon
of Brown Sugar at this point- depending
on how sweet you like your coffee. Next,
fill mug 3/4 full with coffee. Stir.
Add dallop of Cool Whip.

Nokomys' Creme De Menthe
Ingregients:
Peppermint Extract
Coffee
Brown Sugar (optional)
Chocolate Mix from Mocha (optional)
Dark Chocolate (optional)
Peppermint Candy Disc or a Candy Cane (optional)
I am going to give you MY non- alcoholic version
of Creme De Menthe. Don't you feel lucky?
(Don't answer that.)
This is a great social coffee around the holiday's.
Make the chocolate mixture from Mocha in your
mug and add 2 Drops of Peppermint Extract.
Fill mug 3/4 full with Coffee. Stir. Add dallop
of Cool Whip then shave the Dark Chocolate
on top and carefully place Peppermint Candy
Disc on top or put Candy Cane into the coffee.
Please note: Anytime you place anything on
TOP of Cool Whip in hot coffee you don't have a
really long time to serve before the Cool Whip
melts whatever (candy, cherries, etc.) will
sink ruining the whole effect.
*Can substitute Creme De Menthe Liqour
for Peppermint Extract.

Hot Buttered Rum or Brandy
Okay, not a coffee drink but still yummy!
I can tell you from personal experience that
enough of this drink can make you drunk. LOL!!!
Ingredients:
Rum or Brandy(you're thinking, "Duh!")
Brown Sugar
Butter
Hot Water
Also needed: a Strainer and a Coffee Filter
Put Coffee Filter into the Strainer.
Put generous amount of Brown Sugar
into Filter. Slowly pour the
Rum or Brandy through the Filter
until you have about a two fingers
worth (just like measuring a shot-
only it's in a coffee mug.)
Now, put 1-2 tablespoons of Butter
in the mug and then fill with Hot
Water. Stir.
Some people I have known also add
the Cool Whip on this drink but I
don't recommend it.

Cafe Nokomys
Ingredients:
Brandy
Chocolate Mix from Mocha
Ground Cinnamon
Espresso
Whole Nutmeg
1 tablespoon Brown Sugar (optional)
Grater
Make your Mocha Mix in your mug. Sprinkle Ground
Cinnamon in with mix to taste. Add 2 tablespoons
of Brandy. Pour in Espresso to 3/4 full. Stir.
Add dallop of Cool Whip and Grate fresh Nutmeg on top.
This is a strong tasting drink and some
people find that adding a tablespoon of
Brown Sugar mellows it a bit.
Jazz it up by putting a whole cinnamon stick in
the mug!
Chocolate Covered Cherry
Ingredients:
Mocha Mix (yes, again)
Cherry Syrup (is usually a flavored
coffee syrup)
Hershey's Chocolate Syrup
Coffee
Marachino Cherries
Make your Mocha Mix in your mug. Add a splash
(about 2 tablespoons) of Cherry Syrup. Fill mug
with Coffee to about 3/4 full. Stir.
Add dallop of Cool Whip. Lightly
streak Hershey's Chocolate Syrup over top,
lightly streak Cherry Syrup going the
other direction... top with a
Marachino Cherry.

Home

Mocha Ingredients: Cocoa Mix Powdered Creamer Hot Coffee Cool Whip (optional) Dark Chocolate (optional) Mix 2 tablespoons of Cocoa Mix with 1 tablespoon of Powdered Creamer in the bottom of coffee mug. Fill mug 3/4 full with coffee. Stir. It's good just like this but to make it great add a dallop of Cool Whip and shave some dark chocolate on top.	Cafe Au Lait Ingredients: Powdered Creamer Hot Water Brown Sugar (optional) Coffee Mix a tablespoon of Powdered Creamer with just a small splash of Hot Water in your coffee mug. Stir. Your coffee mug should be about 1/4 full of this mixture. Now, if you like your coffee sweetened you would add anywhere from a teaspoon to a tablespoon of Brown Sugar at this point- depending on how sweet you like your coffee. Next, fill mug 3/4 full with coffee. Stir. Add dallop of Cool Whip.
Nokomys' Creme De Menthe Ingregients: Peppermint Extract Coffee Brown Sugar (optional) Chocolate Mix from Mocha (optional) Dark Chocolate (optional) Peppermint Candy Disc or a Candy Cane (optional) I am going to give you MY non- alcoholic version of Creme De Menthe. Don't you feel lucky? (Don't answer that.) This is a great social coffee around the holiday's. Make the chocolate mixture from Mocha in your mug and add 2 Drops of Peppermint Extract. Fill mug 3/4 full with Coffee. Stir. Add dallop of Cool Whip then shave the Dark Chocolate on top and carefully place Peppermint Candy Disc on top or put Candy Cane into the coffee. Please note: Anytime you place anything on TOP of Cool Whip in hot coffee you don't have a really long time to serve before the Cool Whip melts whatever (candy, cherries, etc.) will sink ruining the whole effect. *Can substitute Creme De Menthe Liqour for Peppermint Extract.	Hot Buttered Rum or Brandy Okay, not a coffee drink but still yummy! I can tell you from personal experience that enough of this drink can make you drunk. LOL!!! Ingredients: Rum or Brandy(you're thinking, "Duh!") Brown Sugar Butter Hot Water Also needed: a Strainer and a Coffee Filter Put Coffee Filter into the Strainer. Put generous amount of Brown Sugar into Filter. Slowly pour the Rum or Brandy through the Filter until you have about a two fingers worth (just like measuring a shot- only it's in a coffee mug.) Now, put 1-2 tablespoons of Butter in the mug and then fill with Hot Water. Stir. Some people I have known also add the Cool Whip on this drink but I don't recommend it.
Cafe Nokomys Ingredients: Brandy Chocolate Mix from Mocha Ground Cinnamon Espresso Whole Nutmeg 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar (optional) Grater Make your Mocha Mix in your mug. Sprinkle Ground Cinnamon in with mix to taste. Add 2 tablespoons of Brandy. Pour in Espresso to 3/4 full. Stir. Add dallop of Cool Whip and Grate fresh Nutmeg on top. This is a strong tasting drink and some people find that adding a tablespoon of Brown Sugar mellows it a bit. Jazz it up by putting a whole cinnamon stick in the mug!	Chocolate Covered Cherry Ingredients: Mocha Mix (yes, again) Cherry Syrup (is usually a flavored coffee syrup) Hershey's Chocolate Syrup Coffee Marachino Cherries Make your Mocha Mix in your mug. Add a splash (about 2 tablespoons) of Cherry Syrup. Fill mug with Coffee to about 3/4 full. Stir. Add dallop of Cool Whip. Lightly streak Hershey's Chocolate Syrup over top, lightly streak Cherry Syrup going the other direction... top with a Marachino Cherry.