be able to make great coffee for guests at any moment

I’ve been lucky to be in Portland a lot lately and so have been buying great direct trade coffee from Stumptown roasters. My house is kind of a mess right now, so I haven’t had anyone over, but I have bought a few extra half-pounds of coffee to bring back for people here in KC. So, although I haven’t made great coffee for guests, I’ve helped some people to do it on their own.

I did buy a small 3-cup French press this week. It’s big enough really for just one person if you’re using a mug. I guess it could work for two if you did the cup-and-saucer thing.

Picked up organic half n half today (and great fresh roasted coffee yesterday). I am going to look for a 3 to 4-cup French press in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime I am making coffee with a pour-over cone and paper filter.

I saw non-dairy creamer at the store but I guess there’s no way I’m going to buy that Carnation vegetable oil stuff. Maybe soymilk is a better alternative.

maybe this is a series of goals. i want to:

1) always have fresh, quality coffee on hand
2) know how to make great french press coffee
3) know how to make great drip coffee
4) know how to make coffee for one person or a group
5) always have a selection of sweeteners (white and brown sugar and substitutes)
6) always have fresh half-n-half and non-dairy creamer
7) be able to put guests at ease with natural, friendly service
8) have beautiful/funky/cool coffee ware