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Who ever said coffee should be restricted to bleary mornings and lingering after-dinner drinks? Whipping up some caffeinated dishes with java gives the bean a starring role.

Read on after the jump for ideas to help put coffee on your plate.

Man alive! I've been so busy drinking all of the coffee within a 10 block radius that I didn't even notice 2008's greatest trend: Cooking with coffee! Though long favored for desserts (such as the awe-inspiring, diabetic-coma-inducing Doughnuts and Coffee Cupcakes from Cupcakeblog.com, above), coffee had never really struck me as a viable ingredient for sauces, marinades, crusts and the like. But apparently, people are pilin' on the Columbian grounds like it's freakin' salt'n'pepper. Below, eight recipes I intend to take black:

1. Doughnuts and Coffee Cupcakes
2. Pork with Port and Coffee Sauce
3. Ribeye Steaks Marinated in Coffee
4. Summer Lovin' Fish Tacos
5. Short Ribs with Coffee and Chilies
6. Almond Strusal Bundt Cake with Coffee Glaze
7. Coffee Chili
8. Coffee Chicken Wings