Dave’s Cold Brew Coffee!

So a few weeks ago, when Dave and I were doing our gift registry, we found this interesting contraption.  It a cold brewing coffee maker.   Dave found the whole idea of it very interesting…


Fast forward to yesterday he came home excited with some yummy starbucks coffee that he sweet talked the baristas into grinding for him, and he decided to test our a method he read about online!

Cold Brewed Coffee!

Step 1 – Place 1 lb of your favorite ground coffee into a large container.
Step 2 – Add 9 cups of water (not hot or cold, just room temperature) and stir gently.
Step 3 – Cover and let sit for 12 – 24 hours – The longer you let it sit, the stronger it will become.
Step 4 – Strain coffee through a filter (note, do not use a bodium, for some reason it EXPLODED all over our whole house!!

The end result?  Delicious coffee extract that you can store in your fridge for up to two weeks!   And apparently it’s about .20 cents per glass!!

Now what to do with it?!?!  Pour a little (about 1:3 ratio coffee to water) coffee extract into a cup and fill with boiled water or steamed milk… Volia – delicious non acidic coffee!!

The part I love about it, if you want it a bit weaker, just add a wee bit more water!!  
I see this being a great thing for summer, iced coffees, super easy and you don’t have to run your coffee maker every morning!

I am not a huge coffee drinker, but I had some this morning and it was fantastic!!  

It also gave me an opportunity to test out a new product that was sent to me by http://www.isuperfoods.ca/, which is the Canadian version of http://www.navitasnaturals.com/

Palm Sugar

Here are some details of palm sugar courtesy of Navitasnaturals

Navitas Naturals Palm Sugar is made from the sun-kissed sweet juice of the tropical coconut palm sugar blossoms. Once the nectar is collected, it is kettle-boiled into a thick caramel, dried, and ground into a fine crystalized powder. Our Palm Sugar is 100% organic, vegan, kosher, gluten-free, and sustainably-grown.

Did they say CARAMEL???

I didn’t add enough to taste an overwhelming amount of caramel, but I really liked the flavor!!  It was sweet, but not too sweet and had a really rich flavor.   Have you tried Palm Sugar yet?

Thank you for the sample… and please keep your eyes open for my upcoming review of the other products I received from this company!!  Here’s a sneak preview – lots of fun stuff!!

Before I get going...  2 things for all of you!

I read this FANTASTIC blog that I think all of you should check out!  http://www.spicebalance.com/ 
They are always creating yummy meals!! 


They also sell spices here http://www.spicesinc.com/ 
I am in the process of figuring out my order to them right now, they have AMAZING spices that I haven't seen anywhere else!    Ps.  they didn't ask me to give a shout out to their blogs, I just really enjoy reading them!!


  Question for all of you!!!

I would LOVE to hear what you would like to see more of on DAIRY FREE BETTY? 
I have just been doing very random posts, and have been enjoying this, but is there something you are interested in?!?!   Would you prefer just hearing about what I eat every day? What recipes I make/create?  Or is everyone happy with my randomness?? haha…

Have a great day…  must run… left over sushi is calling my name!!

xo Jessica