COFFEE, WHAT’S IN A NAME?

I awoke early this morning pondering coffee.  I do that a lot.  I knew pretty much all the tropical places where coffee comes from and where coffee came from originally but I wondered about the word, COFFEE.  And then, after I had my morning cup of 100% Kona coffee, I remembered.  My brain runs on coffee. 

In case you wonder where the word coffee comes from here’s a quick primer.  The original Arabic description of coffee was “Qahhwat al-bun” or “wine of the bean.”  I think that says it all.  I’d like a cup of wine of the bean, please.   Alas, this rather long description was later shortened by the Arabs to the name, “qahwa.”  This Arabic name was then borrowed by the Turks, who called that wonderful elixir “kahve.”  Aha!  Starting to sound recognizable, huh?  The Dutch named it “koffie” and through the English, because they never seem to pronounce anything correctly, it became “coffee.”  At least the Brits didn’t put a “u” in it…like flavour.

The Kona Cowboy Coffee Company is proud to provide the finest coffee available to enjoy by the cup.  And you can probably pronounce most of the names.  You’ll get a great cup of Joe with PANIOLA 100% Kona Cowboy Coffee, grown on Hawaiian volcanoes and roasted in the Rocky Mountains … the one with no bitter aftertaste and no acidity.  CAFÉ PINON de Nuevo Mexico is the Southwest’s favorite with pinion nuts and a perfect way to improve your coffee experience during the day.  And our MOKA-JAVA is a medium dark roasted blend of Indonesian and Ethiopian coffees that just might be high octane!   We also make COWBOY ACTION COFFEE, the Official Coffee of the Single Action Shooting Society!   If you are a Chai drinker, you’ll love the Coconut or Mango Spiced Chai we bring in from Honolulu. 

The Kona Cowboy Coffee Company has updated our website with new prices, new products and more!  Order on line and we’ll do our best to get it to you as fast as possible.  Go to www.KonaCowboyCoffee.com and look at the coffees.  Go to the “Chocolates” page and find our new Cowboy Coffee Choco-Drops, a coffee caramel smothered in milk chocolate and dusted in cocoa powder!  We have new Mescalero Morning Cowboy Coffee Candles on our “Bath Products” page, too.

The purpose of this missive is to unite Kona coffee lovers and perhaps learn a little about coffee and all the benefits of coffee at the same time.  Join up, become a member, comment and have fun!  You can also join the Kona Coffee Fiends group on Facebook and we’d appreciate it if Facebook users would “LIKE” the Kona Cowboy Coffee Company page at www.facebook.com/pages/Kona-Cowboy-Coffee-Company/.   You can also find us on tweeting onTwitter at http://twitter.com/#!/jackshuster.  And look us up on the web at www.KonaCowboyCoffee.com to order your gourmet coffee and coffee products.

You know you’re a coffee fiend when the nurse needs a scientific calculator to take your pulse!  So enjoy your coffee, make it Kona, and remember, Kona is the home of the Hawaiian cowboy…and we had cowboys in Kona before there were cowboys in Texas!

COOKIN’ WITH COFFEE

Here’s a yummy Hawaiian Style Kona coffee recipe I found on a blog and you can try it with the kids.  It will take 10 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook so give yourself a half hour. 

You’re going to need 2/3 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 2 eggs, 1-1/2 Tbs. instant Kona Coffee*, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, 1-1/4 cups flour, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces and 3/4 cup chopped pecans.  *(I'll send you some Kona Instant Coffee if you go to the website and send me a message)

Ready to go?  Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.  Grease an 8 inch square pan.  In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream the sugar and butter.  Now add eggs, instant coffee, and vanilla;  mix it really well.  Then sift the flour and baking soda;  mix into butter mixture.  Stir in the chocolate and pecans.  Pour into prepared pan.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Let it cool and cut into bars.  Makes 16 servings.  Get more at cookinghawaiianstyle.com

The Kona Cowboy Coffee Company is proud to provide the finest coffee available to cook with and enjoy by the cup.  Contact us and we’ll send you some instant Kona coffee to try in the recipe.  You’ll get a great cup of Joe with PANIOLA 100% Kona Cowboy Coffee, grown on Hawaiian volcanoes and roasted in the Rocky Mountains … the one with no bitter aftertaste and no acidity.  CAFÉ PINON de Nuevo Mexico is the Southwest’s favorite with pinion nuts and a perfect way to improve your coffee experience during the day.  And our MOKA-JAVA is a medium dark roasted blend of Indonesian and Ethiopian coffees that just might be high octane!   We also make COWBOY ACTION COFFEE, the Official Coffee of the Single Action Shooting Society!   If you are a Chai drinker, you’ll love the Coconut Spiced Chai we bring in from Honolulu.  The Kona Cowboy Coffee Company has updated our website with new prices, new products and more!  Go to www.KonaCowboyCoffee.com and look at the coffees.  Go to the “Chocolates” page and find our new Cowboy Coffee Choco-Drops, a coffee caramel smothered in milk chocolate and dusted in cocoa powder!  We have new Mescalero Morning Cowboy Coffee Candles on our “Bath Products” page, too.

Order on line at www.KonaCowboyCoffee.com and we’ll do our best to get it to you as fast as possible.

The purpose of this blog is to unite Kona coffee lovers and perhaps learn a little about coffee and all the benefits of coffee at the same time.  Join up, become a member, comment and have fun!  You can find the Kona Coffee Fiends group on Facebook and we’d appreciate it if Facebook users would “LIKE” the Kona Cowboy Coffee Company page at www.facebook.com/pages/Kona-Cowboy-Coffee-Company/222070817858553.  Just copy and paste to your browser.  You can also find us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/jackshuster.  And on the web at www.KonaCowboyCoffee.com to order your gourmet coffee and coffee products.

You know you’re a coffee fiend when you chew on other people's fingernails!  So enjoy your coffee, make it Kona, and remember, Kona is the home of the Hawaiian cowboy…and we had cowboys in Kona before there were cowboys in Texas!