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November 9, 2011

  • Beyond the Teacup: Cooking with Tea

    One of the best pieces of cooking advice anyone ever gave me was “Never cook with water if there’s some other liquid you can use instead.” The person who told me this was a mighty good cook, so I took her advice to heart. Over the years I’ve experimented with numerous “water substitutes.” Broth, wine,… Continue reading

  • Tea and White Chocolate

    Tea and chocolate go together like love and marriage, like Cookie Monsters and cookies, like riverbeds and water, like… well, tea and chocolate! White chocolate is different from full-blown chocolate yet also goes well with tea. Unlike regular chocolate, white chocolate does not include chocolate liquor and cocoa solids. It does include cocoa butter and… Continue reading