an maoi-inhibitor type antidepressant, and for me it’s definitely a perceptible mood booster. it’s a more focused, less jittery, less chatty “high” than coffee. yerba mate tastes kind of...

and cigarettes alone. But the main reason that I like mate over coffee or even other teas is the kick in the pants it packs. It seems to get me going as well as coffee does without making me feel all amped. Unlike other teas,...

Yerba mate is funny in that it can be made in every way that coffee is made and just about every way that tea is made... though if I make it any way but in the mate gourd we always end up wanting another "mate in the...

for 1/2# bag. It is a “wild harvest” mate. The flavor is superior. Suggested prep is 2 tbls for 10 cups either in Mr. Coffee or french press. You can buy the best or you can buy the rest. I have been drinking the...

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I was tempted to buy the single pouring cream from the store, but since we were travelling by car and had no means of refrigeration... And yeah, Coffee Mate is better than nothing, but a pretty poor substitute. :-)

I can’t drink coffee or hot chocolate anymore for health reasons—does anyone know of any acceptable alternatives (besides tea)? I bought some Lima Organic Yannoh, which is supposed to be vanilla flavored, but...

Hi. I drink a lot of coffee (4 – 6 cups a day). I’ve been pounding it down for the past 20 years or so – I’ve worked in software development all these years and my favorite joke has been "my body converts...

, yeasty donut mated with an eclair. The custard inside is decadantly delicious and the chocolate on top ... oo-la-la !!! The Congolaise is like a coconut macaroon (not the macron) had a menage a trois with a financier and a...

Try Bay City Imports on Lincoln Blvd in Santa Monica. They have some South American products, coffees and teas, mate, etc.

I make a pot of coffee, let it cool and then make ice cubes from it. Then add these ice cubes to a cup of coffee and whoosh with an imersion blender. (of course add your milk/cream/coffee mate of choice first before whooshing)....

My room mate is Hawaiian and just came back from a visit with her family in Honolulu. She goes to a farmers/flea market when she is there and brings back fresh one pound bags of Macadamias for five dollars. You can also get Lion...

Does anyone know what happened to this chain of coffee shops? They are a Canadian company but don’t list any U.S. locations on the website. I loved their Chai Tea, coffee was pretty good and the people at the 2nd Avenue...

good call on arbol. they did a very extensive coffee-taste-testing program when they first opened. the mate teas there are also worth investigating – all the ones i’ve tried have been really tasty. had something i...

Without getting too technical the Baratza is the least expensive machine that has “burrs” or grinders that are actually durable enough/mate cleanly to hold up to daily coffee making. The problem is that with burrs...