Loose Leaf Iced Tea

Believe it or not, the recipe I get asked how to make the most is iced tea. If you have a package of loose leaf iced tea (my preferred vice over commercial tea bags) you can easily brew yourself the perfect glass to sip or pitcher to share. Here’s how. Loose Leaf Iced Tea By…

Sesame Oolong Crusted Chicken

You know you are loved when friends and family ship you thoughtful gifts of food. The most special of these are the fresh-from-the source foods that those who love you know you’ll appreciate. My grandma used to ship us her homemade strawberry freezer jam, my aunt would send us boxes full of pickled bologna (a…

Tea Foodie’s Frozen Faves

It’s been a hot summer here in Denver, CO! To beat the heat, I find myself going back to some of my favorite tea foodie dishes in the iced or frozen category. Thought I’d share some of my top picks for recipes to cool down with tea. Enjoy. Happy cooking and sipping! Tea Foodie’s Frozen…

Cherry-Ginger Oolong Mayo

I’ve been into made-from-scratch sauces lately. Homemade ketchup, mustard, salsa, pesto and hummus have paid my fridge a visit recently. None stay long. They’re all so delicious they get gobbled up pretty quickly. It’s homemade mayonnaise that’s always scared me, though. Raw eggs, emulsifying…it sounds somewhat bothersome and time consuming. But this oolong tea-spiked mayonnaise…

Plum Oolong-icious Screw

Get your minds out of the gutter, people. It’s a cocktail. I’m slowly working my way through our liquor cabinet infusing anything I can with one tea or another. This time I made a tea-infused vodka that I turned into a refreshing twist on the screwdriver, a highball cocktail that is typically made with a…

Banana Oolong Pudding

I am a collector (borderline hoarder) of yummy teas. My friend, Kerry, understands this about me, which is why she introduced me to Canadian tea company DAVIDsTEA several years ago. Kerry is from Canada and travels back there often; she usually picks up a DAVIDsTEA treat for me when she goes. This recipe is inspired by…

Milk Oolong Tea-Braised Fish (or Tofu)

My lover, Dan, is from Iowa; therefore, he is genetically programmed to be a meat and potatoes man. So fish and tofu don’t make it onto the menu very often at our house. But when my friend, Danny (not to be confused with lover Dan), brought me a package of Quangzhou Milk Oolong from DAVIDsTEA…