Lemon Basil Mojitos

On a recent indecisive March weekend (where it was snowing on Friday night and 70 degrees on Sunday afternoon when daylight savings time changed), I was suddenly hit with a craving for the refreshing flavors of spring. So I pulled out my Moroccan Mint tea-infused rum, some fresh basil, a lemon and locally-made Modern Gingham…

Tea Foodie’s top 5 recipes for 2012

2012 commemorates the year I started my tea foodie blog. I’ve tried to post something once a week to journal my cooking with tea explorations and tea foodie finds. It’s fun to look back and see how much content I’ve built up in less than a year. It’s also fun to finally have my cooking…

Moroccan Mint Tea-Glazed Nuts

I’ve tried roasting many a nut, and they’ve never turned out quite right until I discovered this recipe. The key to success here is to pan toast the nuts on the stove before you coat them with any glaze and before you roast them in the oven. I season the nuts with my Zanitea Moroccan…

Green Tea Salt 3 Ways

This will likely be the easiest recipe I post. A simple green tea salt you can both make and use three ways . . . or more. I’ve been playing around with different salt and tea combinations, inspired originally by the flavored salts Jamie Oliver writes about in Jamie’s Kitchen. What have I learned? When…