I am lucky enough to belong to a group that all of you are probably familiar with, Foodie Friends Friday.   You know the group, we hold a wonderful link up party every week!

 
Don Tomas Coffee asked us to do a review for them and shipped some of us their wonderful coffee.

 I took a few minutes to go by their web site and found out they  grow quality 100% Arabica coffee in beautiful Jinotega, Nicaragua.  They support the farming community by investing in education and medical services for the farmers and their families who call the farm “home.”  They have a program called,  “Cultivating Community”, a Fundraising Campaign developed to help local schools and organizations raise funds by selling their freshly roasted premium coffee to family, friends and local businesses. Cultivating Community provides schools and organizations with up to 40% of the sales.

The first thing I did when I got my package of coffee in the mail was make a big pot of coffee.  It smelled wonderful!  When it was finished, I added a little half and half and took a sip.  The coffee has a strong, but smooth taste.  I was very pleased.

 A few days later, I made Hashbrown Quiche for dinner. The next morning while drinking my cup of Don Thomas Coffee, I remembered the leftover quiche! I heated up a piece and sat down for a wonderful meal.

 I wanted to do a little something different with the Don Tomas Coffee.  While making Pumpkin Spice Scones, I decided to use the extra pumpkin to make a Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino.  Let me tell you, it was wonderful!
Last, but certainly not least,  I made Tiramisu.  I have been wanting to make this desert for a very long time.  I always thought it would be complicated.  I found out it was pretty easy.  I will have this again (and again).

 

Tiramisu

Ingredients:

6 egg yolks
3/4 cup white sugar
2/3 cup whole milk
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pound (16 ounces) mascarpone cheese
1/4 cup strong Brewed coffee, room temperature
2 tablespoons rum (I used extract)
2 (3 ounce) packages ladyfinger cookies
1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until well blended.  Whisk in the milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.  Boil gently for 1 minute, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.  Cover tightly and chill in refrigerator 1 hour.

In a medium bowl, beat cream with vanilla until stiff peaks form. 

Whisk mascarpone into yolk mixture until smooth.

In a small bowl, combine coffee and rum.  Place ladyfingers in coffee mixture for a few seconds so they can soak up a bit of the coffee.

Arrange half of the soaked ladyfingers in the bottom of a 7 X 11 inch dish.  spread half of the mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers, then half of the whipped cream over that.  Repeat with one more layer and sprinkle with cocoa.

Cover and refrigerate 4 – 6 hours, until set.

I hope you will give Don Tomas Coffee a try. I love the work they are doing and the way they are helping schools and organizations. Please take a little time to go to their site and read more about this wonderful company.   And just for visiting this page and reading about this wonderful coffee – Don Tomas is giving everyone a 20% off coupon!

 
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2 Responses to Don Tomas Coffee review and some recipes too!

  1. Great job! and oooh that dessert. Yum

  2. Cynthia, ALL of these sound great. . .but the Tiramisu sounds devine! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party!

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