The Table
Crumpets
Tea and crumpets. Sounds good, right? But what are crumpets? Crumpets are fat little pancakes. They are soft, spongy, and chewy. They are basically good jam delivery systems. The surface of the crumpet is covered with holes that fill up with your favorite tasty topping. You can top your crumpet with butter, jam, jelly, or…
Read MoreMother’s Day Tea 2013
For the last few years we’ve had afternoon tea on Mother’s Day. Last year’s menu included: Savories: Pimento cheese sandwiches, chicken salad in mini phyllo cups, cucumber sandwiches, olive and nut sandwiches. Crumpets with lemon curd and strawberry jam. Sweets: Petit fours, Nutella and raspberry jam sandwiches (a refined version of peanut butter and jelly),…
Read MoreFrozen Fluffy Strawberry Pie
Summertime’s here. Need something cool to go with your tea? Strawberries are in season so I thought I’d share one of my favorite summer pie recipes with you. 1/2 pint whipping cream 4 oz. cream cheese, softened 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk 2 1/2 cups strawberries, chopped or pureed 3 T lemon juice 2…
Read MoreVicky’s Tea Pot Collection
Birds of a feather… Several of my friends share my love of tea and tea ware. Today, I thought I’d show you some of Vicky’s tea pots. She’s starting her granddaughter, Kate, off right! She has her very own tea set.
Read MoreFun infusers
Teatanic and Manatea infusers! How fun! My neice, Deidre, found these at JC Penney. I love the creativi-tea! They’re made of flexible silicon so they can stand up to the hot water. You can find them online at http://fredandfriends.com/
Read MoreTea pots vs. coffee pots
“I’m a little teapot, short and stout…” Tea pots are generally short and round whereas coffee pots are taller and narrower. The tea leaves go right into the pot first and then the hot water goes in second. The traditional “brown betty” teapot allows the tea leaves to swirl and unfurl and creates a wonderful…
Read MoreTea infusers
I prefer loose tea. The taste is richer and fuller. But how do you brew it? You can buy yourself a “tea ball” infuser for brewing a cup. Here’s a nice picture on a wikipedia article. Or you can buy a larger infuser (sometimes called a tea basket or tea filter) that fits in the pot. Some…
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