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…
Mother’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…
Frozen 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…
Vicky’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…
Fun 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…
Tea 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…
Tea 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…