Category Archives: recipe

Tiramisu with Tea?

Posted on June 19, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Tiramisu
Photo: Homemade tiramisu by my husband

Typically tiramisu is made from some kind of coffee, but what if we switched it up and made it with tea?! Using tea would give it an entirely different flavor, so it should probably have a new name, right?  Any ideas? Have any of you tried this before? Or, have you subbed tea for coffee in any other recipes?

After a quick online search I found this recipe for Match Green Tea Tiramisu which sounds interesting, but I was thinking more along the lines of a strong black tea substitute. Then, I found this recipe for Tea Tiramisu from Juls’ Kitchen.  This is more like what I am picturing.  Surely there are others out there as well.  I guess I wont really know how well it translates until I try it myself.  Stay tuned in for updates on my tiramisu tea experiments!

→ Leave a comment

Posted in recipe

Tagged , , ,

Green Tea Shortbread Cookies

Posted on May 8, 2013 by | Leave a comment

… just in time for Mother’s Day!  Remember folks, it’s coming up THIS Sunday.  I’m sure you have planned something super great for the wonderful moms in your life, but how about adding one more little thing?  These unique and delicious shortbread cookies:

Cooked Cookies

The recipe comes from Martha Stewart (of course) and can be found here.  While making these cookies we did not video ourselves, but you can check out a video of Martha and chef Ellen Greaves making them.  I assure you that in our kitchen we looked equally as gracefully and tidy as these talented bakers look.  Promise.

Tea two

First you will need tea!  Green tea powder to be exact.  This powered is easy to work with and makes these cookies a super cute great color!  Obviously, I didn’t have this at home (when do I ever have all the ingredients for a recipe? Never, that’s when.) So, I improvised.  I used Good Earth’s Super Green tea.  This does have some matcha (a type of green tea powder) in it, so I get points there.  It also has citrus, so I should get points for creativity there too!

GTSB Batter

Then you mix together all the other stuff you need.  Yum!

0507132041a

Then you do a bunch of other stuff, like chill the dough, cut the dough and roll it out.  All found in Martha’s recipe.  She is much better at describing this sort of thing.  THEN! Then you cut them into your (or your mother’s) favorite shapes.  I like cats, so I made them all cats! Too cute! Then you bake them, let them cool and eat them.  Or package them up and give them to you ever deserving mother. Happy Mother’s Day!

→ Leave a comment

Posted in green teas, recipe

Tagged , , , , , , ,

Apple Cake

Posted on October 23, 2012 by | 3 Comments

This isn’t a post about tea.  So sorry.  It is however, a post about delicious apple cake! Hooray!  In fact, it goes well with a nice cup of tea, but I will get into that later.   Now, more about cake…

This recipe is adapted from the Czechoslovak Cookbook and calls for some rather unusual ingredients like single-acting baking powder and instantized flour.  Hum, probably because the book was published in 1965.  After thinking it over a second it was decided that the staples from our pantry would be just fine.  And I must give credit where credit is due … my husband, Chris baked this cake, I just ate it!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup sugar

4 eggs, separated

4-5 tablespoons milk

3 tablespoon cornstarch

1 1/2 cups instantized flour

2 teaspoons single-acting backing powder

7 large apples, pared and sliced thin

Cinnamon sugar (3 tablespoons sugar mixed with 1/2 tsp. cinnamon)

3 tablespoons melted

Directions:

Cream butter, sugar and egg yolks well.  Add milk mixed with cornstarch; blend well.  Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.  Sift flour with baking powder; fold in. Spread batter on a greased and lightly floured 4-sided baking sheet (used 9×13 baking dish).  Cover with apples; sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and melted butter.  Bake in a preheated 325 degree over for 20-30 minutes.  (Using 9×13 allow 40 minutes for baking)

This is cake is light and delicious and would pair wonderfully with a tasty fall tea such at Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Sunset or a strong chai tea with plenty of spice like Atlantic Spice Company Chai.  However, today I enjoyed my cake with a cup of Keurig Hot Apple Cider from Green Mountain Naturals … stay tuned for the review!

→ 3 Comments

Posted in recipe

Tagged , , , ,

Adventures in Baking: Lemon-Earl Grey Squares

Posted on June 1, 2012 by | 2 Comments

My husband loves to bake and is kind enough to tackle any recipe I throw at him.  So when we got our latest issue of Cooking Light in the mail I wasted no time in asking him to whip up this tasty looking summer treat for me.  I mean, it has tea in it, how could he refuse.  In this recipe he used Twinings Earl Grey loose tea, even though it called for tea bags.

These little beauties are similar to traditional lemon squares, but with the added element of Earl Grey tea to pump up the sophistication and flavor!  These squares are no one-trick ponies – they’re sweet and lemony, but also have a savory side thanks to the tea.  They are so good.  I ate two before I even realized I had finished one, they are just THAT good.

If you are looking to impress at the cookout this weekend, or the bridal shower, or the grad party, or the whatever check out the recipe here and try it out for yourself.  Total time is about 2 hours, but actual hands-on time is only 25 minutes. Easy. Did I mention I didn’t bake these and my husband did all the work? :)

Just look at those big flecks of tea!  This summer, remember that tea isn’t just served hot or even in a cup.  There are so many different ways to enjoy tea when the weather warms up!  Do you have a favorite tea-in-food recipe?  If you share it with us, we might make it and then we will give you props for sharing!

→ 2 Comments

Posted in black teas, recipe

Tagged , , , , ,

Homemade Juice and Iced Tea

Posted on September 2, 2011 by | Leave a comment
Ok. Ok. This one does sound strange, but trust me, its tasty!  This recipe was developed completely by accident, and now I can’t get enough.  Most mornings I prefer a liquid breakfast.  Now, before you get any crazy ideas about what I’m drinking before heading off to work, let me set you straight.  I like juice.  Fresh juice.  Homemade juice.  Basically, its important for me to know what I am fueling myself with.  This isn’t always easy, but for breakfast it works.  I make my own juice from fresh and/or frozen fruit and orange juice.  One morning in particular it was a little later than usual and a little more sleepy than usual. My juice came out way too thick – undrinkable.  It need to be a bit thinner.  Not wanting it to be watery,  i didn’t want to add more water and I just finished the last drops of OJ.  So, looking around my kitchen for a spoon to try to eat this stuff, my eyes found the big pitcher of iced tea that I had made the night before.  Hum…good idea?  Maybe.  Not one to say no to tea, ever, I poured a small amount in my juice.  Then found that spoon i was looking for a stirred.  The first sip was good, but still to thick.  More tea?  More delicious!  And there you have it.  The story of how juice with iced tea came to be.  Since then the recipe has been tinkered with and its now a winner every time.
For this recipe you will need a blender or juicer and pre-made iced tea, chilled
Iced Tea:

I had used a fruit tea and black tea combo, but you can use whatever you heart desires.

Juice:
1 banana, peeled
1/4 cup blueberries,
1/4 cups strawberries, frozen
1/4 cup OJ
1/2 crushed ice

 

Blend until smooth or run through the juicer.
Then add 1/4  to 1/2 cup of iced tea, to taste.  Thats it!  Enjoy!  Feel free to experiment with different fruits and have fun with it!  Be sure to let us know if you come up with an interesting mix.

→ Leave a comment

Posted in recipe

Orange Mint Iced Tea Recipe & Giveaway

Posted on August 23, 2011 by | 26 Comments

UPDATE: And the winner is…Jessica Duplisea! Thanks to everyone who entered. Jessica, we will be contacting you about receiving your winnings!


Drawing was out of 22 because we disqualified 2 ping back comments (links on our own blog) and 1 from Stash tea…they have enough tea! ;)

*   *   *

Yesterday I made this fabulous Orange Mint Iced Tea.

orange-mint-iced-tea

Many people have heard of sun tea, but have you heard of refrigerator tea? It’s like it sounds…gather all of these ingredients and put in a quart-sized covered container. I used a large nalgene bottle.

4-6 bags of your favorite black tea

1/2 Orange, sliced (use the other half for garnish)

12-14 mint leaves, chopped (I put mine in a T-sac so I could easily remove the mint after steeping but you don’t have to)

Place all of the ingredients in your bottle. Refrigerate at least 6 hours — overnight works well. In the morning you’ll have deliciously fresh iced tea. And…you’ve been warned. This tea is stronger than it tastes! I was described as having hummingbird-like energy today!

Now on to the giveaway. Win samples of three of Abby & my favorite teas! Also, be on the lookout for reviews of these teas soon.

TO ENTER:

Mandatory Entry: How do you prefer your tea? Hot or iced?

(comment to tell us)

(One Extra Entry for Each – comment once for each entry to let us know!)
-Follow @Delecteable on Twitter.
-”Like” DelecTEAble on Facebook
-Follow DelecTEAble NetworkedBlogs.
-Tweet this giveaway. (Once Daily) Feel free to copy/paste:
I entered the @delecTEAble giveaway for a chance to win free tea! You can enter too here: http://bit.ly/rpcjPV #giveaway (Please RT)
Remember, each entry must be left in a separate comment. A winning comment will be chosen at random. Winner has 48 hours to reply and claim their prize before a new winner is selected.
Giveaway ends on Monday August 29th, 2011 at 8 PM EST. Only U.S. residents can win but others are welcome to comment.

*This giveaway is not sponsored. We simply want to get the word out about our new blog and introduce you to some great teas!
Photo thanks to my friend Jess who gave me these amazing straws that she found at Gus & Ruby.

→ 26 Comments

Posted in giveaway, iced tea, recipe