~ TeaSource Puerh Tuo Cha ~ Puerh (pronounced poo-air) Tuo Cha (refers to the bird’s nest shape of these tea cakes.) Puerh teas are oxidized like black tea and then fermented. This is an earthy, aged Yunnan puerh with a bright finish. One of the little nests brews a 3 to 4 cup pot of…
tasting ~ white chai tea, apple crisp and caramel ice cream, salad, toast and jam and crustless broccoli cheese tearoom quiche…all at a lovely cottage tea lunch that my friend Bonnie hosted this past week…. lots of portobello mushrooms bubbling in a coffee-wine gravy while THIS roast simmered in the oven… tangy-sweet strawberry rhubarb jam…
Today I realized that it’s been awhile since I posted something sweet for TeaTime Tuesday. I’ve been craving these caramely, chewy, buttery flapjacks for quite some time, and just happened to be close to a Byerly’s this past weekend so I was able to pick up a jar of Lyle’s Golden Syrup. Even though this…
I took a day to relax and it was awesome. Exactly what I needed to recharge. I got up early, and read my favorite blogs while I sipped a yummy mug of Grand Keemun tea with honey and milk, took a stroll downtown Red Wing and did some antique/thrift store shopping where I found some…
We were trying to figure out a good place to go to dinner last night where we could sit outside. There are a few places in Red Wing, but in the end we decided to pack a picnic and head to the riverside. We stopped at the market and picked up a rotisserie chicken, French…
Have you ever tried using these handy parchment cooking bags? We love them for their quick cooking time, easy clean up and for the beautiful, healthy, moist meat dishes you can make in them. Wonderful for chicken and fish! (To try one of our favorite chicken recipes using this method go HERE.) for the salmon:…
I enjoyed a bottle of this refreshing, slightly sweet strawberry apple hard cider after our fishing trip a couple weeks ago. Great accompaniment to a good book and a lazy hour or two on a backyard hammock. Love this stuff! I’mtrying the blueberry next. The cute, painted metal bottle will make a cute bud vase.…
~ southern hospitali-tea ~ This is one of the fruity, delicious teas we sampled at Heirlooms Tearoom in Hutchinson Minnesota while on location doing a magazine photo shoot. Audrey, the proprietress, paired this with delicious peach scones, raspberry preserves, lemon curd and clotted cream. This scented black tea is a blend or raspberry peach and…
~ buccaneer tea by SerendipiTea~ This past weekend my friend Audrey, proprietress of the beautiful Heirlooms Tea Room in Hutchinson Minnesota, gave me this tea to sample. It’s called “Buccaneer” by SerendipiTea! I’m not usually a fan of flavored teas, but this blend is truly amazing. Indian black tea, toasted coconut, vanilla and rooibos create…
~ fairy cakes ~ “Flowers add romantic history to our food. They lend a charming, healthy, and unusual dimension to our tables. During Queen Victoria’s reign there was a Primrose Day. A fanciful recipe for fairy cups called for a peck of flowers pounded with ladyfingers, three pints of cream, sixteen eggs and a little…