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CONTENTS Coffee Lovers Gift Basket
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Last Minute Gift for Coffee Lovers, Latte Decorative Kitchen Towel
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Holiday Gifting Inspired by Starbucks Delicious Pairings
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Starbucks Holiday Blend and Cinnamon Rolls...So Good!
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Enjoy Delicious Pairings
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Picking the Perfect Starbucks Blend to Pair with Christmas Treats
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My Black Friday Morning Delight
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Starbucks Verona & Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Starbucks Delicious Pairings
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Black Friday is a Tradition for My Mother-in-Law and Me
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Fueling Up For Black Friday
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Sleepless Nights Paired Perfectly with Starbucks Coffee
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Holiday Shopping Strategy: Coffee, Muffins, and Friends
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Divinely Delicious Pairings, a Decadent Duo!
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Delicious Pairings for a Teacher
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The Bloggers Links
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Connect with Starbucks
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COVER PHOTO
Tonya Staab
EDITOR
Rebecca E. Parsons, cre8tiva@gmail.com
PUBLISHER Collective Bias
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Coffee Lovers Gift Basket Melissa Atkinson At the end of the holiday season I always stock-up on gift baskets for the next year, purchasing them for nearly 80-90% off. For this particular basket I included: Starbucks Holiday Blend Coffee, Starbucks hot cocoa mix (also purchased at Walmart for $5), two holiday themed coffee mugs (purchased at Michael’s for $1.50 each), a few peppermint candy sticks to make a peppermint mocha, hand dipped chocolate marshmallows to stir into the coffee, a Starbucks gift card and a Starbucks ornament.
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I love the Holiday Blend Coffee; it might be my favorite blend besides the espresso roast that Starbucks offers. I just love the mild notes in this blend, especially when just drinking by itself.
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Last Minute Gift for Coffee Lovers, Latte Decorative Kitchen Towel Lyuba Brooke I decided to make a Coffee Lover’s Gift basket for a good friend and I knew just what to put in it. I needed some Starbucks Holiday blend coffee, some gingerbread cookies and a coffee mug set. I also made her a Latte decorative kitchen towel. The towel is very easy to make and makes a nice addition to a gift basket. While packing up the gift basket, I couldn’t help but brew myself a cup of Starbucks Holiday blend. I already had some at home. The Holiday Blend has a sweet and spicy taste and would be paired perfectly with ginger, pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange, and cloves flavors.
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Looking for a delicious treat to surprise a neighbor, teacher, or friend this holiday season? Try a delicious pairing of Starbucks Holiday Blend and Walmart’s ‘The Bakery’ baked goods.
Delicious Pairings: A Last-Minute G Tonya Staab In a small tray, basket, or box add a package of Starbucks Holiday Blend Coffee, with a re-usable travel mug, a gift box containing a yummy treat such as The Bakery Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls, and a napkin. Wrap your cinnamon roll in a sheet of wax paper, place inside a gift box and tie with baker’s twine. Add a hand-knit coffee cozy to the travel mug for a more personal touch.
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Everyone loves Starbucks and who wouldn’t enjoy receiving a perfect pairing like this for Christmas? I’m particularly fond of Starbucks Holiday Blend with its sweet, spicy, herbal flavor and I know it pairs perfectly with ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg (to name a few flavors). And just as luck would have it, right across from this display I was able to find some Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing at the Walmart bakery. I picked up two bags of coffee and two boxes of the cinnamon rolls; one for home and one for gifting. We headed for home to put our gift basket together. I loaded the reusable basket with Starbucks Holiday Blend Coffee and the Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls for a delicious pairing. I included a mug for hot coffee and a cup for cold coffee, along with a sweet little bangle bracelet. Then, to make it pretty, I made my sparkly homemade bow and quite a few 6 inch ribbon curls.
Holiday Gifting Inspired by Starbu Christy Gossett
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nd and Cinnamon Rolls...So Good! Kelly Stilwell The aroma of the Holiday Blend as it is brewing seems to have a calming effect on me. I LOVE my coffee, and especially my Starbucks. It’s so smooth, and you can really taste the different spices. I tasted a Walmart Bakery cinnamon roll along with the coffee. Just as when tasting wine, when you focus, you can pick out the different flavors. I love anything pumpkin with the Holiday Blend, too. Also, I made up a gift basket for one lucky winner to receive at our New Year’s Eve party with the Holiday Blend Coffee for a great gift!
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Enjoy Delicious Pairings Heather Riccobono This week I had some fun sharing three of my favorite things with my daughter’s preschool teacher – coffee, sweets, and glitter! I decided to use the Delicious Pairings selection from the display and start with a coffee selection. I went to the coffee aisle of the grocery area and found Starbucks Holiday Blend. The description on the bag was very tempting. I’m sure my mornings would benefit from Starbucks “hints of comfort and joy!” I then went to the bakery and picked up amazing looking cinnamon rolls to go along with the Holiday Blend Coffee. I was happy the next morning when the coffee and cinnamon roll paired so well together in a delicious combination! Then I left a gift bag with stationary, cinnamon rolls, and coffee in Ms. April’s classroom which she much appreciated.
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Picking the Perfect Starbucks Blend to Pair with Christmas Treats Meagan Paullin The Delicious Pairings display is amazingly helpful! It shows you how to pair your favorite Starbucks coffee with the perfect pairing of a sweet treat. Since each coffee has different notes and undertones, they’ll each pair differently with specific flavors. Since I was picking up some super looking cinnamon rolls to share with mom for a little surprise brunch, I headed to the coffee aisle to pick up the Starbucks Holiday Blend. The complimentary notes for the Starbucks Holiday Blend Coffee are: ginger, pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange, and cloves. Sounds good already, right? Well, let me tell you ladies – paired with the cream cheese, flaky & buttery pastry of the rolls, and the flavors in the cream cheese – this was sooooo good!
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My Black Friday Morning Delight Shannah Coe I am an avid Starbucks drinker. On Black Friday, our Starbucks won’t be open until pretty late after we start our shopping. So, we decided to brew some Starbucks at home and take it with us. Since I usually stop at the Starbucks Cafe each day, I didn’t have any at the house so I headed out to the store. I picked up the Breakfast Blend because it was a medium strength coffee which I knew I would enjoy. Then I searched for muffins to pair with my coffee. The mini blueberry muffins looked like the perfect size. The coffee had such a smooth taste and it was just the right strength for me. It was perfect; and almost as if my favorite barista had made it for me! I added the blueberry muffin to the mix. DELICIOUS. The blueberry flavor played off the little acidity that the coffee gave off. It was like a party in my mouth!
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Starbucks Verona & Chocolate Chip Natalie Alexander We started our morning out right with delicious Starbucks Caffe Verona Coffee and Chocolate Chip Muffins! I headed to Walmart to find the Starbucks and muffins that we would need to prepare for a weekend morning of intense shopping! In the bakery section, I found the large Starbucks Delicious Pairings sign. Underneath, I found the Blonde Willow Blend, the Medium House Blend and the Dark Caffe Verona. And across the aisle were the delicious looking Chocolate Chip Muffins sold in a four pack. The chocolate chip muffins and coffee made a fantastic match! The Starbucks Caffe Verona and Chocolate Chip Muffins were the perfect “pick-me-up� combination for an early morning Christmas shopping trip!
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Starbucks Delicious Pairings Carolina Moore
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I headed out to WalMart to get my coffee and muffins. I’d been told that the Starbucks Dark Italian Roast paired well with Chocolate muffins. After I brewed my coffee, I tasted it. The rich, dark flavors are superb. Is it possible for a smooth liquid to still have texture? I took another sip so that I could appreciate the flavor. Then I took a bite of the muffin. A couple of bites. The dense, spongy cake speckled with chunks of chocolate. Yum. After tasting the muffin, I tasted the coffee again. The flavor had gotten richer. It was like I was eating Tiramisu at a cafe in Italy. I tasted all those notes. The chocolate enhanced the coffee, and the coffee responded.
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Black Friday is a Tradition for My Alexandra Ferriera Ready for Black Friday shopping with Delicious Pairings from Starbucks and Walmart! This year instead of trying to find a place to get coffee at 3 am, we would make our own. I headed to Walmart to shop my favorite brand, Starbucks! I was quickly sidetracked by the bakery area. I grabbed the regular Blueberry Muffins after looking over everything else. It was perfect as I could get everything I needed in the Bakery. The sign for Delicious Pairings helped me pick the Medium Breakfast Blend. The Blueberry muffin went really well with the coffee. I could see why they were paired as the flavors completely complemented each other. I can’t wait for Black Friday so my MIL, Sue, can try these Delicious Pairings as well!
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Mother-in-Law and Me
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Fueling Up For Black Friday Danielle Simmons In order to have the energy to stay awake on Black Friday and function that early in the morning I need to fuel up before I head out. As I waited for the coffee to finish brewing I went and grabbed the container of muffins we purchased. They smelled fabulous. Once the coffee was ready, one taste was all it took to put a smile on my face. I loved that the first sip gave me the jolt I needed and brightened the rest of my day. And the muffins made a great pair! One of the reasons I purchase Starbucks coffee in the grocery stores, is that when I have an empty bag left over I can turn it in at my local Starbucks and receive a FREE tall brewed coffee. Yes, a free cup just for bringing in my empty bag!
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I knew that I would have many sleepless nights without being able to have contact with my son while he was gone for the first time on a camping trip. The best solution to sleepless nights is Starbucks coffee. While I was shopping at Walmart, I noticed a display in the bakery. It showed me the perfect bakery items to pair with my favorite blend of coffee. I purchased the decaffeinated blend Caffe Verona Starbucks Coffee and the chocolate chip muffins that the display suggested I pair together. The coffee was delicious and flavorful. It was perfectly paired with the chocolate chip muffins, bringing out the yummy flavors of the chocolate in the muffins. The coffee calmed me, and helped me to relax about the stress of my son leaving.
Sleepless Nights Paired
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Perfectly with Starbucks Coffee Shelby Barone
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Holiday Shopping Strategy: Coffe Holly Lefevre Did you know that particular coffees pair better with particular flavors? I did not. I have heard of pairing other foods and beverages, but never imagined that pairings would also apply in the coffee world. Thanks to Starbucks and a trip to my local Walmart, I had a first run at the Delicious Pairings Starbucks has to offer. When I got home, I was so excited to sit down and enjoy a cup of the Starbucks Caffe Verona all by myself. I took this time to really enjoy the rich dark cup of coffee and experience how well it paired with the Walmart Bakery chocolate chip muffin! I was excited when the morning rolled around and my friends arrived. I had the Caffe Verona brewing and the chocolate chip muffins waiting. I cannot think of a better way to tackle my holiday gift list than with a cup of amazing coffee and a chocolate chip muffin, and friends.
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Divinely Delicious Pairings, a Deca Zachary Jones With all this Christmas craziness I needed a break, so I went to one of my favorite sections of Walmart, the bakery and the Starbucks Coffee Delicious Pairings stand. I grabbed a bag of Caffe Verona and set it next to my chocolate chip muffins and headed for the cashier. At home I made myself a pot of coffee to enjoy with one of my yummy chocolate chip muffins. The flavors really hit on my tongue–this is important as different parts of your tongue taste different things. The flavor combination was, in a word, sensational. The milk chocolate in the Chocolate chip muffin blended with the Caffe Verona to create an intoxicating and glorious flavor, and the buttery flavor that prevailed in the muffin added a creaminess that in turn created a caramely/chocolaty sweetness with the Caffe Verona and Chocolate mÊlange that is divine! Needless to say, this shall be my once a week ritual to help relieve all the stress from the holiday madness!
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My first stop was the bakery…I needed a little sweetness in my life. There were so many goodies but I thought some cinnamon rolls sounded perfect for a cool December morning. I picked up an extra to have my oldest son take to his teacher Monday morning. While in the bakery I noticed the Starbucks Delicious Pairings display…love me some Starbucks, but I don’t buy coffee out often, I hadn’t really ever thought about brewing their coffee at home. The next morning bright and early I brewed my Starbucks while listening to the hum of fans, then settled into a little retreat in the dining room with my coffee and cinnamon rolls. The coffee was good. Let me tell you. The coffee has notes of pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange, ginger, and cloves and you really can taste all of those flavors…it’s like pumpkin pie with a little spicy kick to it. Delicious. It was even better with the cinnamon rolls, they complemented each other perfectly. For a moment, just a moment, I could forget about the craziness of life and relax.
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Delicious Pairings for a Teacher Melissa Riker
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THE BLOGGERS Melissa Atkinson Lyuba Brooke Tonya Staab Christy Gossett Jenna M Wood Kelly Stilwell Heather Riccobono Meagan Paullin Shannah Coe Natalie Alexander
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