rogers Dare To Pair pairings of delectables with Coffee

Table of Contents Coffee Pound Cake & Fog Chaser............................ 3 Apple Pie & Kona Extra Fancy............................... 4 Berry Pie & Panama Geisha................................. 5 Chocolate Pumpkin Pie & Jamaica Blue Mountain.............. 6 Blueberry Pancake & Hurricane Espresso...................... 7 Chocolate Cake & Rainforest Blend.......................... 8 Crepe & Hawaiian Blend................................... 9 Carrot Cake & Sumatra Mandeling........................... 10 Cream Cheese Brownie & Rainforest Blend.................... 11 Chocolate Mint & Colombia El Boton......................... 12 Chocolate Covered Peanuts & Pete s Espresso Blend............ 13 Oatmeal Nut Waffle & Rwanda Hiroes........................ 14

coffee pound cake How does Pound Cake get better? You add a cup of strong coffee. The pound cake, supposedly over 300 years old, has been adopted and morphed into many styles around the world. American South, British, French, Mexican, Venezuelan, German and Colombian pound cakes vary in their ingredients. I m loving the Venezuelan version (wine drenched) yum. But our coffee pairing masters have taken it up a notch, and we now bring you COFFEE POUND CAKE. DARE TO PAIR - San Francisco Bay Coffee Fog Chaser A blend of our favorite coffees to lift away the morning fog. These Central and South American coffees are all choice selected, high grown, and hand-picked. The result is full-bodied and well-balanced a real eye-opener! 3

pies-apple pie Pie is ingrained in our culture, so much so we even identify with a specific pie, American as Apple Pie. (Unless of course that was some clever marketing person working for the apple lobby.) In either case, here is our latest pie pairing: Apple Pie + San Francisco Bay Kona With aromas of almonds & macadamia and a long caramel finish our Kona coffee is the perfect pair with your homemade apple pie. 4

pies-berry pie Pie is ingrained in our culture, so much so we even identify with a specific pie, American as Apple Pie. (Unless of course that was some clever marketing person working for the apple lobby.) In either case, here is our latest pie pairing: Berry + San Francisco Bay Geisha Geisha swirls with aromatic hints of jasmine and bergamot with a soft flavor of orange blossom honey & fruit sweetness. No better pie pairing than Berry. 5

pieschocolate and pumpkin pie Pie is ingrained in our culture, so much so we even identify with a specific pie, American as Apple Pie. (Unless of course that was some clever marketing person working for the apple lobby.) In either case, here is our latest pie pairing: Chocolate & Pumpkin + San Francisco Bay Jamaica Blue A balanced, sweet, nutty flavor combined with spices, provides a perfect long and pleasing finish that Jamaica Blue is known for. 6

blueberry pancake Not much says breakfast like pancakes & coffee. Except maybe pancakes, sausage, eggs, toast & coffee, but let s get back on point. The wonderful pairing of a stick-to-your-ribs breakfast & a get-upand-go coffee is what this Dare To Pair is all about. DARE TO PAIR - Organic Coffee Company Hurricane Espresso A whirlwind of dark roasts blended to give a potent, vibrant cup with a calm aftertaste. 7

chocolate cake I don t bake, but I eat and little compares to the velvety, creamy, chocolaty goodness of a chocolate cake. The creative bakers of the world have not let us down in the recipe department. There are so many chocolate cake recipes to choose from, your palate will be more than satisfied. One way to temper your desires for that second piece is to pair that first slice with a perfect coffee. DARE TO PAIR - San Francisco Bay Rainforest Blend. Our certified 100% organic, Rainforest Blend is an artful mix of coffees from Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, and Indonesia that produces a smooth, yet full-bodied taste with lively acidic notes. 8

crepe What the heck is a crepe? A crêpe is a type of very thin pancake, usually made from wheat flour or buckwheat flour. The word is of French origin, deriving from the Latin crispa, meaning curled. Crêpes are served with a variety of fillings, from the most simple with only sugar to flambéed crêpes Suzette or elaborate savoury galettes. Crepes are a wonderful breakfast alternative especially when paired with a great coffee. And today our coffee pairing experts picked a very special coffee. DARE TO PAIR - San Francisco Bay Coffee Hawaiian Blend 9

carrot cake Carrot Cake. Two things that, by all accounts, should not go together but they do. No clue if this anecdote is true, but according to Wikipedia: Another story indicates that following the Second World War there was a glut of canned carrots in the United States. A business man named George C. Page hired master bakers to find uses for the cans of carrots. He somehow promoted the idea of carrot cake to help create a demand for the product. Our pairing experts really stepped up their game this week and found the perfect coffee pairing for this delicious treat: DARE TO PAIR - Organic Coffee Company Sumatra Mandeling Indonesia s classic coffee grown on small farms and carefully processed. Very full bodied with an enticing aroma. 10

cream cheese brownie Cream Cheese + Brownies = A.maz.ing What in life is worth celebrating if not the simple pleasures? DARE TO PAIR - San Francisco Bay Rainforest Blend Our certified 100% organic, Rainforest Blend is an artful mix of coffees from Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, and Indonesia that produces a smooth, yet full-bodied taste with lively acidic notes. Perfect when paired with torts and ganache. 11

chocolate mint The flavor of mint chocolate is wonderfully refreshing, and the flavor has been made into some pretty popular treats such as mint chocolate chip ice cream, brownie mint cookies, mint chocolate pudding, chocolate thin mint pie, homemade peppermint patties, and mint chocolate chip cupcakes. DARE TO PAIR - San Francisco Bay Reserve Single Origin El Boton El Boton is a smooth, medium roast with notes of dried strawberries and red berries. It is a bright, nice bodied coffee. 12

chocolate covered peanuts Salty & sweet. For the longest time I just didn t get it. Yuck, I would say. No longer. Thanks to our highly trained Pairing experts, I have been exposed and converted into a salty sweet food lover. I asked them, What could possibly make a salty sweet treat even better? DARE TO PAIR - Pete s Espresso Roast This is a unique blend of Central and South American coffees preferred by our own coffee buyer Pete Rogers. Blended together for the perfect combination of sweetness not usually found in darker roasts. This coffee is darker than our regular roast, but not as dark as our French Roast. Perfect for making espresso or a powerful cup of coffee. 13

oatmeal nut waffle While not a simple recipe, it makes for a perfect pairing to our Rwanda Hiroes Single Origin Reserve. DARE TO PAIR Rwanda Hiroes This high-elevation coffee offers a raisin and brown sugar aroma, along with a concentrated sweetness and rich, velvety aftertaste. Coffee lovers even pick up ginger hints in this balanced, medium tofull body cup. Hiroes coffee of Rwanda is a Bourbon variety. In the early 1700s, the French planted coffee on the island of Bourbon (now called Réunion) in the middle of the Indian Ocean. This variety was eventually spread throughout Latin America, especially Brazil in the late 1800s and finally reintroduced back to East Africa. 14