Home Roasted Coffee Beans

Home Roasted Coffee Beans

We’ve been roasting our own coffee beans for a while now and I’ve been anxious to share this method with you. I mentioned it briefly when I made cookies last summer from the Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee cookbook, I thought it might be one of those novelty do-it-yourself things that’s too tedious for everyday, but it’s been close to a year now and we’re still roasting those beans! 

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Blood Orange Sangria

Blood Orange Sangria

The last of the blood oranges this year? No more? It seems the season is coming to an end. After using up all the oranges I had for the sangria recipe I wanted a few more for photos, but they are becoming harder to find these days. I found some Cara Cara oranges, which are pink inside, like red grapefruit, but it wasn't quite the same. So my photos are lacking in garnish, but no worries as this tasted great!

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