Holidays seems to be coming in fast, so make sure not to miss this one including a sweet treat for dad! Here’s an easy way to celebrate Father’s Day with a free printable and recipe.
Thanks to Hamilton Beach for keeping the caffeine flowing by providing the Hamilton Beach Scoop CoffeeMaker and sponsoring this giveaway.
To say that coffee has been our family’s lifeline for the last few weeks is an understatement.
I just thought we liked coffee – until my husband was at home full-time due in early March. After just a few days, I realized toilet paper wasn’t going to be what I was going to have to search and stock up on. It was coffee, especially in those little cups. I mean do the math…I wasn’t going to keep them in stock or afford them on the way he was sucking them down!
I normally sipped (and microwaved) 1-2 cups of coffee a day and with the new workload I was adding another to make it through the day. But once our home became the corporate headquarters for both our jobs, along with our kids’ classroom, lunch room and gym. To make our schedules all work together as much as possible, Dad’s office took over the media room upstairs and my office directly below his. Beginning at the light of day, I would hear the coffee pot go off in the kitchen, then multiple times up and down the stairs as it went to refuel in between his 6+ zoom meetings and conference calls, until around dinner time…”If he only he had a breakroom,” I thought.
Show Them We Appreciate: Donut What We Would Do Without You {Printable}
So with Father’s Day coming up (and no idea what to get for dad), the kids and I decided to create our own break room upstairs, stocked with all the staples for “dad’s breakroom.” Any good coffee station would need a durable, single-cup coffee maker with the extra tall ones so dad could fill up his big insulatable cup) and of course, donuts. The kids were excited to add their creative part to the donuts (using this easy-t0-make, easy-to-decorate recipe, especially when you can’t get delivery.)
The Hamilton Beach Scoop was the ideal coffee maker for this secondary coffee station. This uniquely designed coffee maker brews ground coffee in less than 90 seconds, so ideal for those times in between calls. And with two brew options sizes including eight ounces or a 14-ounce travel mug as well as regular or bold settings, he can fill ‘er up without trying to wedge his cup or brew two cups to full it up. What I really loved was that without the use of pods, K-cup®** pods or disposable filters, he could just use his own coffee blends and scoop it up directly with the scoop that goes into the pot and press brew. That’s it. No directions or extra cups necessary.
The coffee maker selection was the easy part…now what?
I didn’t have time or the ingredients to make a scratch-made gourmet donut recipe. However, the kids really really wanted to make them (actually, they just wanted to decorate them!) Thankfully, I found several recipes online that require only 2 ingredients to make donuts. (Yes, just two ingredients and they were two I had.) While they weren’t going to knock Krispy Kreme out of business, any time you’re covering something with sugar and then douse in sprinkles, it’s going to be good – especially when you’re pairing donuts with coffee. (I’m hoping to share a stellar donut recipe very soon after a little more practice, so keep your fingers crossed.)
Of course, a nice break room needed a sign to bring it all together, so we created this cute printable! Printing it off on 8×11.5 inch paper, we slid it in a flier holder and it was ready! (Of course, you can change the printout for what size you need.)
And that was it! With many of us at home working for a while, this idea is perfect to keep you both sane or if you have a house guest, this is the ultimate way in show some real hospitality. And of course, this little station is made for Father’s Day, so greet dad with a special way to say “thank you” and “we appreciate you” for all those hours of work every day.
Hamilton Beach is being very generous to help make this day memorable by giveaway one Hamilton Beach Scoop Coffeemaker to a lucky follower!
Donuts for Dad {Giveaway for Hamilton Beach Coffeemaker}
I like my coffee with a little cream
I like my coffee dark with half and half and sugar in the raw or another way to say it is tall, dark, and sweet 🙂
Our Ninja died this AM, so this would be perfect!
I like my coffee hot with milk and sugar. Thank you for the chance to win!
I love coffee with a dash of sugar, a dash of cream and a dash of cinnamon!
I like my coffee with a little bit of hazelnut or vanilla creamer.
Coffee?? you mean miracle liquid! makes me come alive. I love to put a bit of cocoa, sugar and cream. Oh so good. I look forward to it, even at night, I think oh how nice, I can get up in the morning for coffee! LOL
I like lots of equal and flavored creamer,
I can drink coffee in any fashion but my favorites are Americano iced. Hot tall black no sugar dash of cream. Okay I really like strong and dark. Columbian brew is good but a dark roast is the best.
I like mine with just Half & half cream.
I like my coffee with cream & sugar.
I drink hot coffee with a bit of cream – but iced coffee I need cream and sugar… not sure why 🙂
I like my coffee with half and half and sugar.
I take my coffee black
I take my coffee with milk.
I add creamer and a bit of sugar into my coffee.
I like coffee with one sugar and half and half
Coffee is a main stable in our family served with every meal and with snacks.
I love my coffee black!
I take my coffee with just a splash of non-fat milk
I like my coffee black and moderately strong.
I like my coffee with milk.
I usually drink my coffee black.
I don’t drink coffee, but both my children and the women I date drink it like water.
with heavy cream
hazelnut!
I like my coffee sweet and creamy.
Light and sweet with half and half. Delicious!
I like medium roast with silk almond caramel creamer sweetened with stevia.
I like my coffee with flavored creamer
I like my coffee light and sweet
I like my coffee with nothing else added – just coffee!
I like flavored lattes but due to calorie avoidance, I use only a small amount of reduced fat milk.
I like my coffee black
I take it with a little cream and sugar.
strong with cream
With just a little bit of hazelnut creamer
I drink my coffee with sugar and creamer.
Ninety percent of the time I drink my coffee black. But, after a meal, I enjoy a cup with half and half.
It’s my dessert. It also seems to settle my meal.
I drink my coffe with milk and vainilla
I prefer my coffee with whole milk
Coffee was meant to be enjoyed straight up.
I either drink it with skim milk or black.
I love my Coffee with a little cream !!
I like my coffee with a cream
I take it with milk and sugar
I drink my coffee black
I like my coffee with cream and stevia
I take it with cream and sugar.
I like my coffee with a lil french vanilla creamer
I love my coffee hot or cold over ice with plenty of flavor, cream and sugar.
I take my coffee with creamer and a little sweetener.
I like coffee with half and half
I like my coffee with cream, no sugar.
creamer and a sweet n low
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Black coffee for me!
i LOVE coffee! I take it with heavy whipping cream & a sprinkle of cinnamon
lots of sugar
I like my coffee sweet and creamy.
I take my coffee with creamer
I like my coffee as mocha.