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Mother’s Day Gift Card Giveaway 2021

Do you know what to get for your mom [or grandma] for Mother’s Day this year? My mom is in heaven now but it wasn’t long ago that gift buying was a dilemma. Each year I struggled looking for the exact right gift to give her. To add to the pressure, mom’s birthday was in May, as well. Somehow, I did come up with two gifts every year that she loved.

Well, wherever your search for the perfect gift may lead you, be sure to enter our Mother’s Day Gift Card Giveaway 2021 [below.] You could be the winner of a $215 gift card that will help you with your shopping!

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Back to your search for a gift for you mom. If the solution isn’t obvious then start with assessing the things she loves to do. Is she a collector of things? You know, nicknacks, jewelry, purses / handbags and the like. Or, does she love gardening? You could buy her plants for her garden or how about planters and vases for her to be surrounded by the horticulture she loves. Is she a coffee enthusiast? I am. I love a lot of things but coffee and its accoutrements is always a winner. Whatever it is, I know she will love it … because she loves you!

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Now on to the giveaway!

We are so excited to be giving away $430 in gift cards for Mother’s Day to two lucky readers. The giveaway will run from April 22 – May 7.

The prizes are:

1 – $215 gift card
1 – $215 gift card

Each winner will choose the gift card they want. Please choose a gift card that comes from an online store and can be paid in US dollars. EX: Amazon, Target, Walmart, Macy’s, Kohls, etc. You may ask for more than one gift card but must add up to your prize amount.

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The giveaway will end at midnight on Friday, May 7th, a few days before Mother’s Day. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the email claiming their prize. If we don’t hear in 48 hours, we will choose another winner. The giveaway is open to anyone over 18 years of age and able to receive e-gift cards from the U.S.

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Easy Way To Keep A Cup Of Coffee Hot Longer

How To Keep Your Cup Of Coffee Hot Longer

A very simple way to keep a cup of coffee hot longer is to put it into a pre-warmed cup. All you have to do is fill the mug with hot water, right out of the tap, let it sit for a moment or two:

Turn on your tap water to “hot” and let it run till the water steams.
Fill your coffee mug with the hot water and wait one minute.
Pour out the hot water and repeat.
Pour out the hot water for a second time and fill your mug with hot coffee. Now that your mug is pre-heated, the coffee will stay hot much longer.

Another nifty idea, put a sweater on your coffee mug! You can make your own or buy a handmade crocheted cozy for your mug ☑️ CROCHETED COFFEE MUG COZY

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Enjoy!

How To Cool Super Hot Coffee For Your Friends

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How do you cool super hot coffee for those who do not like it very hot and not ruin it for everyone else? This BEST answer is so easy – you will love it!

I love my large capacity coffee maker!
It makes deliciously hot coffee, the best coffee I have ever had. Who knew that some people might consider that coffee to be too hot? Certainly, not me!

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I found out, quite by accident, that some of my family did not like how hot my coffee maker makes (and keeps) the coffee. I love it that way but, being a good host, I felt compelled figure out how to fix the problem for their sake. I needed to cool down the super hot coffee quickly for those who want it cooler, while keeping it piping hot for the rest of us. You may be surprised – as I was – to hear this amazingly simple solution.

I like my coffee hot, so I have no desire to turn the coffee maker off to let it cool after brewing. How was I to I solve this dilemma for all of us? My brilliant friend, Stephanie, had the perfect answer. She said “make coffee ice cubes.“ Wow. What a great idea! I can have them sitting in a pretty bowl by the coffee maker and anyone who wants a cooler cup, without diminishing its strength, can pop a delicious coffee ice cube into their coffee mug!

Before recommending it to anyone else, though, I decided to make some to be sure that the coffee will turn into ice. Of course, it does. What I had not anticipated was the amazing coffee aroma from coffee ice cubes! It smells even better than the coffee did when it was first brewed.

Personally, I won’t be using an ice cube of any kind in my coffee (I love mine hot, as I said before) but I just may make iced coffee for myself so that I can use them. They are perfect for hot coffee and for cold.

How To Make Coffee Ice Cubes

Brew some coffee in your regular coffee maker and allow it to cool.*

Pour the coffee into an ice cube tray.

Pop it into the freezer for 2 or more hours.**

*Tip: try to make the coffee for the ice cubes similar in strength to the very hot coffee that will be prepared in your big coffee pot.

**Time may vary depending on the freezer.

So, you can now provide coffee ice cubes for each guest to put in their super hot coffee to cool it or you can even use those coffee ice cubes for cold iced coffee beverages! This is my kind of win-win as I do NOT want to give up the wonderfulness of the hot coffee that my large capacity coffee urn produces. It is perfect.

A fun-feature of coffee ice cubes – besides the lovely rich coffee scent – is that they are pretty! I wouldn’t have expected it but they catch the light and glisten.

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Of course, large capacity coffee makers are most often used for parties or in an office setting where you will have many coffee drinkers during the day. My Hamilton Beach 45 cups large capacity coffee maker brews quickly, considering the volume of coffee that it is producing. It takes one minute per cup; so, if you are making a full pot of 45 cups, you will want to plug it in 45 minutes prior to when you want it to be ready. You can make smaller pots of coffee with it, which will reduce the brewing time accordingly.

How do you like your coffee?

Hot?

Cool?

Iced?

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Enjoy!

Amazing Gift Ideas For Coffee Loving Moms

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Got a coffee lover in your family? Give her a gift that will tantalize her tastebuds and decorate her space. Some of these gift ideas are DIY crafty, others are “get out the credit card and click.” All of them say “You are LOVED Mom!” the way only a coffee lover – like me – will understand!

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Give her a luxurious coffee scrub! DIY Coffee Scrub – Skinny Ms.

Take oil based paint pens and go to town!

She will love these WASHABLE DIY SHARPIE MUGS … from Kaleidoscope Living.

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Make her some elegant coffee bean candle holders!

Gold Coffee Bean Candle Holder – Vicky Barone

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Stylish coffee pod holder!

DIY Gift Baskets for Coffee Lovers!

This unique coffee bean gift will stay dear to her heart!

2 Minute Coffee Lovers Glass Locket Necklace – Happy Hour Projects

Keurig’s are so convenient!

Make her a delicious coffee-flavored dessert with a nice hot cup of java on the side!

Mocha Brownies With Café Latte Frosting – Just So Tasty

Get her a coffee bar. Wow!

Farmhouse Coffee Bar from Amazon!

Farmhouse Coffee Bar from Amazon!

Ever heard of “pour over” style of coffee brewing?

Stanley – the Camp Over Set!

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Got some great gift ideas for the coffee loving mom in your life?

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Enjoy!

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Great Coffee – Save Time & Money, Enjoying Great Coffee All Day Long

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Coffee lovers: don’t you just love a great cup of coffee? Hot? Flavorful? Robust with aroma?

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Coffee lovers: don’t you just hate the rest? Tepid. Tasteless. BURNT!

It’s no wonder that so many have opted for spending big bucks at the drive-up window. Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, Tim Horton’s…even McDonald’s is preferred over homemade.

Please forgive me for bursting your bubble but the drive-up isn’t nearly the time-saver you may think it to be. It definitely is a money maker — for Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, Tim Horton’s and McDonald’s! It’s a money sapper for you and for me. Time and money lost.

Quality decision: thinking frugally, let’s first put our favorite Carmel Macchiato into the “very special purchase” category. We will only buy it “once-in-a-while”.

But we MUST have COFFEE!

A GREAT cup of coffee, every time.

I totally agree.

The dilemma: to save a fortune, I had already accepted that I was going to make the coffee myself but I was finding that I was making partial pots 3-5 times per day. This was the case when I worked in an office full-time and now as I write freelance at home. Why so often? It went bad all too soon. The heating element underneath the pot would do damage on the flavor. Given enough time, it smelled burnt and tasted bitter. Forget that! So, again and again I would make fresh.

But that wastes coffee, costing more money.

And, it takes more time.

Then I received a gift. A wonderful gift from my sister-in-law: a coffee maker that pours the freshly brewed coffee into a carafe! The coffee stays hot without constant heating. The “burning” stopped. Took me a little while to realize that I no longer had to make new pots again and again all day.

How To Save Time & Money and have GREAT COFFEE All Day Long.

Even if your coffee maker doesn’t have it’s own carafe, you can do this.

It will save TIME and MONEY and you’ll have great coffee all day long!

Here’s how:

The Carafe: get an insulated carafe that keeps liquids hot.
Keep it Clean: clean your coffee maker. Can’t get good coffee out of one that is dirty.
Throw ’em out! Establish the habit of discarding the coffee grounds and filter soon as it’s brewed. That way no latent drippings (bitter) will be added to your coffee as the day goes on.
Use filtered water. Brita water pitchers are very affordable – under $30 and as low as $12. They are well worth the investment for coffee making as well as providing good tasting water for your family.
Brew the coffee and then pour it into your preheated, clean carafe. Keeping your carafe clean and preheating it first with hot water will help keep your coffee tasting good all day long. (see “heat your cup”)
Heat your cup. When serving, preheat your coffee cup so that the coffee stays hot longer, just like you did with the carafe. Simply put very hot water in your cup and let it sit for a minute. Pour out the water, pour in the delicious hot coffee and enjoy!
Microwave. Late in the day, you may find that you will need to stoke up the heat a little bit. Preheat your cup, pour your coffee and then “nuke” it for 30 seconds. It will taste wonderful.

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Got any coffee making tips to share?

How do you do it?

Enjoy!