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Foods and candies for tea time (both British and other), recipes (with or without tea) original to author.

  • Recipe for Tea Sausage Quiche

    The warmth of a roaring fire, friendly voices, a pot of tea and a warm quiche fresh from the oven. Brunch anyone? What is the point of having a late breakfast if you must wake up early and prepare the quiche? Quiche is generally made in a pie shell with an egg based filling which… Continue reading

  • Recipe for Tea Scalloped Potatoes

    When considering comfort foods one delights in visions of mac-n-cheese, mashed potatoes, soup, pasta and so much more. In most of these visions you will be hard pressed not to find some kind of cheese or potato in the recipe. There is just something about the rich full flavor of cheese and the hearty warmth… Continue reading

  • Most Offbeat Tea Recipes

    I see a lot of recipes for dishes that incorporate tea in one way or another, so many in fact that I tend to skim over the majority of them. But I had to sit up and take notice recently when a recipe for Tea Mac-n-Cheese appeared in these very pages. Which is a pretty… Continue reading

  • Tea Braised Beef and Red Potatoes

    Who doesn’t love slow cooked pot roast and potatoes? Options: wake up early and prepare your roast and then put it in your slow cooker, all before you go to work, or take four hours on the stove top and oven to make that tender roast. Here’s an idea: don’t do either and make it… Continue reading

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  • The Tea, Fruit and Cheese Plate

    When considering a tea party or maybe just a tea for one, consider skipping the pettifors and making a fruit and cheese plate instead. The fruit and cheese plate is not just for wine. With an abundance of wonderful quality teas that hit different notes on your palate embracing a wide variety of flavor profiles,… Continue reading

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  • Recipe for Green Tea and Green Bean Quinoa Risotto

    The word risotto embodies rich comfort food with its creamy slow cooked goodness. Throw in a little Quinoa, green beans, and green tea and you have what can only be described as, healthful and delicious! Healthy eating is not depriving yourself of all that is considered rich but is simply adding in more healthful ingredients… Continue reading

  • Recipe for Tea Mac-n-Cheese

    As cold weather sets in, visions of comfort food embrace your thoughts. What is better than home-made, creamy macaroni and cheese with bacon, of course! Oh yes, even when using tea, bacon still makes everything better. Green tea is used in the water you cook your pasta as well as in the milk used for… Continue reading

  • Recipe for Tea Cheese Bites

    We have all seen that preverbal cheese ball covered in nuts sitting in the center of a plate surrounded by crackers. This is not that, whew! Small bites sized creamy cheese balls surrounded by tea glazed pecans. Your palate is sure to enjoy this creamy, crunchy, salty yet sweet bite. One of the wonderful things… Continue reading

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Cream Tea

    I’ve been writing about tea for a while now, and I’ve learned quite a few things during that time. But there are probably as many – or more – things I still don’t know. Like, for example, what is cream tea? Until I decided to write this article, I’d always assumed it was tea with… Continue reading

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  • Recipe for Tea Bacon Jalapeño Poppers

    The perfect bite is a marriage of flavors and textures on your palate that creates a symphony only a genius could write. This jalapeño popper combines crispy bacon and creamy cheese which in addition to creating the perfect bite helps to diminish some of the heat from the pepper. The use of Lapsang Souchong adds… Continue reading

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