Over the Teacups

Giving Voice to the Tea Industry

National Oatmeal Month

It’s National Hot Tea Month and we’ve been celebrating at the Fancy Food Show and Specialty Tea Institute Tea education classes in San Francisco. Tea rooms, tea bars and specialty tea companies across the nation hosted tea classes, tea tastings and special tea events. It’s also National Oatmeal Month – see Berry Berry Oatmeal Scone recipe.

Earl Grey Cranberry Tea Bread Recipe

Earl Grey Cranberry Tea Bread Recipe – Earl Grey tea seems to always go well with fruits or citrus of any kind including oranges and cranberries. Any time of year is cranberry time and the new flavored dried cranberries are wonderful. Substitute Pomegranate or Blueberry Cranberries for a tweak, allow the bread to dry and then give it a sparse drizzly swiggle of royal icing.

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Bliss Tea’s Chocolate Brownie Scone Recipe

Bliss Tea, a New England tea company in New Hampshire, shared her Chocolate Brownie Scone Recipe with me this morning and here it is just for you! Enjoy!

Tea at Grant House – Friday, Dec 10

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Time for Tea

What better way to spend a holiday Friday afternoon than tea with friends? It’s the Christmas season and Jennifer Petersen, Cuppa Countess, invites you to bring a friend for Afternoon Tea at The Grant House, 1101 Officer’s Row, Vancouver, WA (historic Fort Vancouver) from 2:00 p.m. to [...]

Apple Thimble Tea Cakes Recipe

Basket of Apple Greetings
Happy Thanksgiving!
Many of us are searching for something simple and smaller for Thanksgiving desserts for family dinners, potlucks or for a tea party. There’s the appeal of the whole pumpkin pie or apple pie and then there’s the reality of portion control.
The apple orchards have outdone themselves this year and delivered nice [...]