http://coffeeandfilm.com "Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and as sweet as love." -Turkish proverb Sat, 06 May 2006 17:57:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Lot Like Love is wonderful romantic comedy, only it's not very romantic and it sure isn't very funny. The movie traces the relationship of Oliver (Ashton) and Emily(Amanda) who meet on a flight from LA to NY seven years ago. Each of them declaring that they couldn't be more wrong ... http://coffeeandfilm.com/film/a-romantic-comedy-a-lot-like-love.html You require following for making a smooth Iced Coffee 1 cup chilled brewed coffee, made double-strength or with a rich dark roast 2 rounded tablespoons sugar (extra fine)1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 1/4 tsp genuine vanilla extract 2 cups ice Combine the coffee, sugar, cream, vanilla and ice in a blender and blend until its ... http://coffeeandfilm.com/coffee/iced-coffee-recipe.html Today we moved coffee and film from static pages to WordPress. Some of you may see the old pages until DNS servers expire their caches. But if things went well, you shouldn’t really notice any difference. Ok, some permalinks may have broken but I think most of them will continue ... http://coffeeandfilm.com/rambles/now-powered-by-wordpress.html I’ll start by describing my current film set up. I have a Zone free Samsung DVD player and a multisystem Sony TV. All this is further enhanced by Yamaha home theater system. All this means I can see movies from all over the world. I watched the movie ... http://coffeeandfilm.com/film/my-home-video-setup.html With a hurricane-type lampshade attached, roasting with a Orville Redenbacher Presto 1440 watt Popcorn Popper is simple and easy. The beans move around quickly, although you can't tell that from the photos. The popper heats and blows air with lots of power. The beans did need quick cooling after roasting in ... http://coffeeandfilm.com/roasting/roasting-with-a-orville-redenbacher-presto-popper.html It all started with a Saeco Maestro that I bought. Dream shots. Lots of cream. Sweetness. A taste of fruit. A new coffee odyssey that lasted for several months until the Solis Maestro died. And now I'm waiting. Next week it should be back...All this waiting has caused me to ... http://coffeeandfilm.com/rambles/how-my-life-changed.html After breaking the roasting chamber on my FreshRoast (putting the hot chamber in cold running water), I started experimenting with roasting with hot air popcorn poppers. The combination of an Orville Redenbocker popcorn popper and a hurricane lampshade is a perfect fit functionally and esthetically. The beans roast beautifully, quickly, and move ... http://coffeeandfilm.com/roasting/roasting-in-a-popcorn-popper.html Although the beans seemed pretty cool, pour them into a cast iron pan that had been pre-chilled in the freezer. http://coffeeandfilm.com/roasting/final-product-after-cooling.html You've got to love the FreshRoast roaster. It roasts small quantities quickly, has a nice cooling cycle, is fun to watch, and lets you clearly hear the first and second roasting cracks.With a new roasting chamber from FreshBeans, you can have a bigger area for the beans to move around ... http://coffeeandfilm.com/roasting/roasting-with-a-freshroast.html