Celebrate International Coffee Day

Today is International Coffee Day or as I like to call it, Tuesday, as I celebrate coffee every single day. I can’t start the morning without my favorite beverage, hot in cool weather and iced for the steamy days. Coffee is not only a delicious beverage, but it can add a pop of flavor to foods as well.

Coffee pairs well with chocolate, and you’ll find plenty of baking recipes that call for coffee, either as a liquid or in powdered form. Instant espresso powder is used a great deal more in baking than in making an espresso to drink. Savory food can benefit from the deep, nutty, and toasty flavor of coffee as well. From Mexican mole to barbecue sauces and a range of roasted meats and vegetables, coffee can play either a starring or support role. On this day I would be remiss not to mention the Dalgona coffee trend from earlier this year. Millions of people made this delicious treat during quarantine and posted about it on every social media platform.

The EYB Library contains thousands of recipes that use coffee. Here are a few member favorites:

• Coffee and walnut cake from Observer Food Monthly by Nigel Slater
• Mexican hot chocolate shortbread from The Splendid Table by Cheryl Day and Griffith Day
• Coffee-rubbed steak with Brussels sprouts salad from Cooking Light Magazine
• Tiramisù from Australian Gourmet Traveller
• Chili con Jamie from Jamie’s America by Jamie Oliver
• Dalgona coffee from Baking Bites by Nicole Weston
• Late-night coffee-brined chicken from The Food52 Cookbook by Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs
• Coffee and walnut financiers from Sweet by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh (pictured above)
• Mole-spiced ribs with orange and pickled onion from Bon Appétit Magazine