Author: Wick

So last night, I finally was able to roast some of my green coffee beans purchased on the island of Kauai. We had visited the Kauai Coffee Company, which boasts the number one island-grown product on Kauai – their coffee. We took a tour of their coffee plants, and learned a bit more about their specific processes and history. They have several different types of beans/roasts…among the best is there “private reserve”.

I could have purchased some of their roasted private reserve coffee for $14 per 10 oz. bag.

Or, I could purchase one pound (16 oz.) of their same reserve coffee, but unroasted, for $7 per bag.

It doesn’t take long to realize the better value. And having the beans green allows me to have several different types of roast, depending on how I make them at home!

Seriously….get down with roasting your coffee. It’s pretty easy. Here’s my post from when I first began…..and it gets easier.

Last night I roasted about half a pound over the burner on my grill outside. It’s a medium roast, with a bit of a citrus taste to it. Takin’ it to small group tonight…we’ll see their opinion.

ps. VBS is going well this week at church! Sarah’s Co-Directing it, and here are some pictures you can check out!!!

So funny thing: On Hawaii there used to be many chicken farms located here and there. At one point, a long time ago, there was a hurricane. Chickens don’t weigh a whole lot. They were blown all over the island…and lots of them survived.

Time passed.

Eggs were laid.

Chicks were hatched.

What do you have? An island populated with chickens EVERYWHERE. Seriously…every road was dotted with them, every path had chickens crossing it, and except for our private resort (which must have had chicken traps/repellent of some sort)…they were all over the place. Kind of like the squirrels of Hawaii.

That’s crazy. But awesome.