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Coffee-Infused Foods: Cooking with Your Favorite Beverage

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Coffee is one of the world’s most popular beverages. It is found virtually worldwide, from street markets in Ethiopia to high-end coffee shops in Europe. But did you know that coffee isn’t just for drinking? Plenty of professional chefs and hobbyists are coming up with great ways to cook with it. Their coffee-infused foods are to die for.

If you are someone who likes to be creative in the kitchen, it is well worth digging around for a few coffee-inspired recipes. Coffee is a very tasty ingredient for all sorts of foods. It works well with sweets, breads, meats, and more.

Note that some recipes call for instant coffee. This is the one area where coffee-infused foods can be tricky. Why? Because instant coffee is traditionally made with robusta rather than arabica beans. They produce a more bitter flavor and have twice the amount of caffeine. Instant coffee has a more defined impact on the taste of coffee-infused foods.

As a Dry Rub

One of the more interesting uses of coffee as a cooking ingredient is to combine it with a number of spices to create a dry rub. It even works well straight up. Using coffee as a dry rub allows the flavor of the roasted, ground coffee to seep into meat prior to cooking.

One suggestion is to combine ground coffee with cocoa and a touch of sea salt. Rub the mixture into a high-quality steak and let the meat sit for several hours in the fridge. Throw the steaks on the grill and let them cook to your desired level of doneness. You will have a delectable steak that reminds you of cappuccino.

Coffee in Your Baked Goods

Maybe you prefer to bake. No worries. Coffee is a great ingredient for all kinds of baked goods. For example, take your typical chocolate chip cookie. A good chocolate chip recipe can be enhanced with just a touch of instant coffee. If German chocolate layer cake is more to your liking, liquid coffee is a great ingredient for the frosting.

Coffee and Savory Foods

Savory foods are a better vehicle for coffee than people realize. For example, how do you feel about fish tacos? A good piece of fish mixed with a few vegetables and a tasty slaw combine to make an excellent taco that satisfies. Cook that fish with some coffee and you will knock it out of the park.

We can go on and on about coffee-infused foods. Here’s the point: coffee works equally well as a beverage and an ingredient for your cooking. We encourage you to look around online for some interesting recipes and give it a try.

As experts in office coffee delivery service, we are fully confident that you will find some great ways to cook and bake with your favorite beverage. Galaxie Coffee can even provide you with some exotic blends you can’t get anywhere else. Ask about them when you call to arrange coffee service for your office.

When the Munchies Strike: Here’s What to Reach for in 2018

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When the Munchies Strike: Here's What to Reach for in 2018It happens every day in the American office: your employees start feeling their stomachs rumble right about mid- morning, and then again between two and three in the afternoon. That’s when the munchies strike. And what do they do? They head for the break room or the vending machines. Here at Galaxie Coffee, we are all about stocking the break room with the kind of snacks people want.

Today, snacking is about making healthier choices. There is plenty of room for the sodas, chips, and candy bars we’ve eaten for generations. However, there is also a growing demand for healthier alternatives. People want to move beyond the high sugar, high calorie snacks to a more healthful way of eating. We get that.

We want you to know that Galaxie Coffee is your complete break room solution provider. In addition to coffee, tea, and other beverages, we carry a full range of healthy snacks that are part of the emerging trends of 2018:

Fresh Fruit – Today’s workers are turning to fresh fruit more than they ever have in the past. They are looking for things like apples, bananas, blueberries, and strawberries.

Nuts – Nuts are a big hit when the munchies strike. Think almonds, cashews, and even mixed nuts. Moreover, nuts are healthy for you.

Bars – We would have just said granola bars in the old days, but granola isn’t the only game in town. There are also fiber bars, chewy trail mix bars, and other options from brands like Kind, Kashi, Clif, and Nature Valley.

If you’re interested to see just how many options there are, take a look at our website. We have an entire product category devoted to healthy snacks.

Buy in Bulk with Portion Control

Thanks to the splendid work done by nutritionists, we now know how important portion control is to healthy eating. But don’t let a focus on portion control influence your decision to purchase healthy snacks for your breakroom. You can buy in bulk to save money, then utilize dispensers for portion control purposes. A lot of our customers address break room snacking this way.

Here’s what you need to know: if there is a way to stock your break room with snacks and beverages that will help your employees make healthier choices, we likely have a way to make it happen. It is what we do. Galaxie Coffee has been in the business of stocking New York’s break rooms for years. We have the resources to create a custom solution perfect for your business.

The munchies are going to strike your office at least twice today. What are your employees going to do? Are they going to head for a couple of vending machines filled with candy bars and chips, or will they had to a break room where they will find healthier choices? That is up to you. Just promise that you will get in touch with us if we can help.