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Coffee is the heartbeat and life blood of your community and in most everyone’s lives. It welcomes the morning in with us and draws us towards one another. Coffee is at the center of our tables while we discuss current events and reflect on moments held important in our lives. Coffee isn’t just American either. It is a tradition all over the world and lends itself to easily becoming a new tradition for those it is not. It is to our great advantage to use this common love in a way that fosters greater community bonds and participation. Design activities around coffee. Throw a Coffee Party with a variety of coffees served, roast your own coffee beans, host a Coffee Month with different coffee demonstrations held each week or serve coffee from a different country each week. The possibilities are endless.

Brew the COFFEE and they will come!

You and your resident may not be drawing out the Eiffel Tower in your foam lattes, or even making foam lattes for that matter, but it doesn’t mean you can’t have fun while you try. This is an easy, cheat method to get you guys going for a fun time. I have included some examples at the end to inspire you should you or some of your residents want to take things further…and you happen to have room in your budget for an actual expresso maker! The important thing is to embrace coffee with your planning and show it the same love it has been showing all of us our whole lives through.

Easy Foam
Whipped cream makes a fine stand in for foam and it holds up pretty good. Make sure you buy whole milk whipped cream, not skim or 2%.

Easy Latte Art Designs
The Sprinkle Donut
Spray ring around edges of cup and sprinkle with rainbow or chocolate sprinkles.

Simple Shapes
Spread foam evenly over top and use cookie cutter to create shapes by sprinkling cinnamon over cookie cutter.

Mountains
Create peaks with whipped cream and sprinkle the very tops with cinnamon and then powdered sugar. Sprinkle base of mountains with cinnamon.

Bonus Fun
Top Famous TV Show Coffee Shops
Check some of these out on Netflix and stream them while you practice latte art!
Central Perk's- Friends
Monk's Cafe- Seinfeld
Luke's Diner- Gilmore Girls
Cafe Nervosa- Frasier
Rear Window Brew- Pretty Little Liars
Expresso Pump- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
How 13 Different Countries from Around the world Take Their Coffee
by Jessie Levinson, www.SpoonUniversity.com

1. Italy: Espresso
It's a way of life. Most commonly consumed standing at the bar in a cafe.

2. Turkey: Turkish Coffee
Super strong with fortune telling grounds at the bottom of the cup.

3. USA: Iced Coffee
America is one of the only countries in the world to serve iced coffee.

4. Cuba: Cafe Cubano
Essentially a cappuccino with more sugar.

5. Saudi Arabia: Al-Qahwa
This brew is made out of cardamon and served with dates, dried fruits and nuts.

6. Ireland: Irish Coffee
Hot coffee plus Irish whiskey, sugar and whipped cream.

7. Mexico: Cafe de Olla
Made with cinnamon and local sugar and prepared in earthen clay pots.

8. Ethiopia: Buna
The birthplace of coffee with coffee ceremonies that can last for a few hours. Referred to as Buna and served with salt or butter.

9. Greece: Frappe
The other iced coffee lovers. The Grecians mix it up by throwing foam on top of their iced coffee.

10: Vietnam: Egg Coffee
An intriguing mixture of egg yolks, sugar, condensed milk and Robusta coffee.

11. Spain: Cafe Bombon
Half espresso and half sweetened condensed milk.

12. France: Cafe au Lait
Coffee served with hot milk.

13. China: Yuanyang
3 parts coffee mixed with 7 parts of milk tea and served hot or cold.
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Coffee Combo Tips
  • According to America's Test Kitchen you can shortcut steamed milk by pouring milk into a mason jar and giving it a good long shake with its lid tightly screwed on. Remove the lid and microwave to heat. Pour the heated milk into your beverage and spoon the froth on top. Check out their short and sweet video here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1pW2_g9Hus
  • You can purchase small jars of instant espresso at your local grocery store. This is the stuff they use in tiramisu.
  • Focus on one special coffee drink per week. Bring back the favorites only and then expand upon your associated coffee activities.
  • The news and coffee are inseparable. Try and find a way of providing multiple news sources for enjoyment while residents share their coffee. refresh what is available to help with keeping communication new and flowing.
  • Checkout different coffee table books from your local library. They are called coffee table books because they are meant to stimulate interest for those sitting around the table. Photography books are beautiful to look at and are great ice breakers.
 
 
 
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