Wake Up! Bath & Body Collection

Brand NEW for the Holidays!

Coffee infused Bath & Body Collection - Naturally Made in Small Batches - paraben free, formaldeyhyde free - and even a DECAF line for the caffeine sensitive! It is SO yummy!

Delicious (don't you eat it), Decadent, Divine and Naturally Invigorating are the best way to describe this new line of bath and body treatments by JAVA & Co. Each of these pick-me-up products are naturally made in small batches with proprietary recipes and hand picked fresh ingredients. No chemicals. No artificial preservatives. Recognizable ingredient list.

Introducing THREE, yes, THREE recipes:

Original Coffee: Arabica coffee & coffee butter infusion.

JA~MOCHA: Arabica coffee, coffee butter and chocolate (cocoa) infusion.

DECAF: Swiss Water Arabica decaf coffee (decafeinated without the use of chemicals) and toffee infusion.

Key Recognizable Ingredients: fresh roasted Arabica coffee, coffee butter, shea butter, coconut oil, sweet almond oil, organic sugar, demerara sugar, Vitamin E, grapefruit seed extract. I can't give away all of our secrets, but each product comes with a complete ingredient listing!

Visit our website http://www.javaandco.com/ and click on the category Body Care - Delicious Treatments and sample our collection with the Wake Up! Gift Sampler or order one and give as a gift or order one, two, three or more individual items.

Drinking coffee is one thing, but wearing coffee? Says who? Says us! The infusion of these products into your skin will invigorate, nourish and soothe tired skin.

Now that's a good way to start the day!

Breakfast on the Move...

We recently purchased bagels - everything bagels - savory, toasted, chewy discs of delight. Bagels will be found in our house - once a year - maybe. In 2010 - not at all. I don't know why. It just didn't happen. Food is like that.

I'm a savory - everything bagel. Don't make me bother with a cinnamon, raisin or blueberry. I don't understand the point of it. Why not have just have a muffin instead? More calories in a muffin? Probably. More flavor in a sweet blueberry muffin - yep!

Everytime I eat a bagel and I seriously mean EVERYTIME I eat a bagel, I think back to the early nineties - walking to work on a beautiful Sunday morning; the sun peeking between the buildings; the upper west side streets that normally bustle are so quiet; glancing down 62nd to see the lush green tops of the trees in Central Park in the distance; then stopping by Melissa's deli for my scallion and cream cheese toasted everything bagel - so unbelievably good and toasted perfectly with a skyscraper of scallion cream cheese sandwiched between the toasted goodness. Ahhhhh....

Then...crossing the street to the boutique coffee shop; throw open the doors and my senses are welcomed by fresh ground coffee and rich, robust aromas drawing me in. Cappuccino, please. A wonderful, cappuccino. Not an artificially flavored, creamy, gooey latte that drowns out the rich espresso - no. A simple cappuccino. And I loved it.

After all of these years, and with so many 'breakfast sandwiches' at every fast food, deli and gas station and with their 'push button' lattes and sugar beverages from a box - UGH. My all time favorite, most indulgent breakfast on the go is a scallion and cream cheese, toasted everything bagel with a simple cappuccino.

I think...I just transported myself back in time and I might just stay for awhile.

So I ask, what is your favorite, most indulgent breakfast on the go?

JAVA & Co. Brews for Charity

JAVA & Co. knows the importance of giving back. Creators and husband and wife team, Brian and Jamie Knoll, decided charitable giving was the obvious choice to make a difference.

To generate awareness JAVA & Co. thinks blending the charitable causes and their product together will make a great impact. Their signature JAVA & Co. coffee infused syrups seemed like the perfect place to show their support. Of course the boutique bottled specialty syrups will be the same rich quality and showcased in the same hand packaged recyclable bottles. The charity specific bottles are available for purchase during the year to be able to generate as many donations as possible with contributions doubling during the featured charity's month. JAVA & Co. will sell the 16 ounce bottles for $16.00 with (20%) $3.20 of every purchase donated during the featured month and (10%) $1.60 of every purchase donated for every month thereafter.

JAVA & Co. has reached out to approved non-profits in order to directly donate to legitimate foundations that will put the funds raised to good use. A percentage of purchases from the Give the Gift of Life category will go toward assisting a specific cause. Each month JAVA & Co. will showcase a charity. The goal is to raise money to help their specific needs. Rather than choose just one need, the founders of JAVA & Co. would like to aid up to 12 non-profits within the next year - hoping guests will identify with at least one of the charities and help make a difference.

Give the Gift of Life and in May 2011 support the featured non-profit - Roof Top Angels - along with JAVA & Co. You’ll be doing something great for society and be able to enjoy the delicious JAVA & Co. coffee infused syrups at the same time. Flavors are available in Original, Original DARK, JAVA Nut, French Vanilla and TiRUMisu. Don’t miss out on doing something good for humanity and your taste buds too!

Please visit www.javaandco.com to view the entire collection of JAVA & Co. artisan made specialties. For additional inquiries, please contact Jamie Knoll at javaandco@live.com or via phone at (309) 361-3276.

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Cocoa Shell Mulch: Friend or Foe

Spring is trying to get here with each passing day. In some areas, just when you thought it was safe to drink in the spring air - snow is in the forecast. Ahhhh, it will get here, maybe by fall.

With spring weather comes outdoor spring projects - lawn and garden for many of us. This year I was excited about utilizing Cocoa Shell Mulch. Have you heard of it? It has great color. It's recycled / upcycled / re-used cocoa bean shells for mulch. Love the idea. Love chocolate. Love the 'green' attribute. And lu-uv the aroma! As I did some quick research, I find it won't work for our home. We have two dogs - boxers. And our youngest, well, he puts anything and everything in his mouth. Danger Will Robinson...Danger....

Here are two links I found online:

Cocoa Mulch FAQ

Cocoa Mulch Potential Hazard to Pets

If we didn't have boxers, I would so use it - in both my garden for pathways and in my flower beds. Please be sure to share this information with your pet loving / owning friends and family members. You decide for yourself - I've got to get back to production!

Happy (almost) Spring!