In this month's subscription...

to sunset magazine there it was "We Love Joe".  I turn the pages and see 6 coffee recipes!  Two of course are drinks, one is fudge (Mocha almond no less).  While I'd like to steal their thunder I'll just refer you to their website www.sunset.com and right on the front page you will see "Cooking With Coffee".  In the meantime I'm going to try out a couple of these recipes and report back to you!

Brenda

P/S  Thank you Mary L., Butch, Salon Capelli (again), Betsy C. and Ellen P. for the large orders!

Sold OUT?

My only retail location called a couple days back to say, "When are you going to roast again, we are sold out?"  Thank you customers of Salon Capelli for giving us a try.  Hopefully we are meeting your expectations!  For those of you that don't know where you can find Salon Capelli they are located at just past Meriwhether's on NW Vaughn St.  Here's the specific's:  2655 NW Vaughn St.  phone:   503-227-2169.  I just dropped off another batch of fresh beans to tie them over till we get back from a short little vacation.  

Thanks again,

Brenda

If the shoe fits...

put your coffee bag on it!

Add the tin ties, fill bag with coffee, and viola!

What are you...new?

It pays to listen and read - customers have spoken and we have made the necessary changes to implement a real shopping cart.  While it is still connected to Google, we can feel confident that it will be safe and secure to shop there.  In addition,  I have figured out how to make our current heat-sealed packaging stand-up on the counter or in a cupboard  - my current packaging technique was effective but not very user friendly.  So I have purchased a "forming shoe" and some "tin-ties" that will offer a way to close the bag once the seal is broken.   This should arrive shortly after I-5 opens between Seattle and Portland.

What is the heat sealed bag you may ask?  It is what they call a high barrier stock bag, complete w/ a one-way degassing valve that was originally developed for coffee.   As noted by Pacificbag Inc.  "coffee is the only food that needs to be completely protected from oxygen while it releases relatively large volumes of carbon dioxide".   The material of the bag itself allows heat sealer to completely close the package.   This packaging allows your coffee to have that just-out-of-the-roaster taste for much longer.   So if you were to order in bulk, most likely we would ship 1 pound in a kraft tin-tie bag for immediate use and the rest in the high barrier heat sealed bag.  

With that all said,  I want to thank you all for a tremendous end of year experience.  I roasted, gifted,  and sold more coffee than I anticipated.  

Cheers,

Brenda