This is a cake you can eat as a pudding hot from the oven with cream or custard or leave it to cool and have a piece with a nice cup of Hawaiian Colada Rooibos tea. You will need for the cake: Oven 180 C, 350 F or Gas mark 4 4 oz butter 4 …
Month: May 2015
Recipe – Tomato and Cheese Whirls
Sometimes one does not want something sweet with a cup of tea but something savoury but the question is what? I came up with a little 'biscuit' type thing after seeing a recipe for a cocktail nibble which was not quite what I was looking for. Now I know some of you are very fond …
The English Tea Store Supports Bridges of Hope
Bridges of Hope held their first annual Afternoon Tea for Hope on Sunday, May 3rd in Nisswa, MN. The event was attended by more than 115 guests and more than 25 volunteers, including Nisswa fire fighters. Bridges of Hope is a 501c3 nonprofit serving the Brainerd Lakes Area whose mission is to build bridges of support, …
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May 2015 Tea of the Month – Keemun Panda
The first discounted tea this month is our Keemun Panda, in bags or loose leaf. Keeman is written in traditional Chinese like this: 祁門紅茶, and pronounced chee-MEN. It brews into a vibrant red with smoky and chocolately hints. Of all the China black teas available, Keemun Panda is probably one of the best known. Keemun is …
Recipe – Fruit Pies
Fruit pies are one of my favourite desserts and go very nicely with a cup of tea. I made an apple pie yesterday but you can use any fruit you like, be it tinned or fresh. If you are using fresh fruit then you may need to sweeten and cook the fruit first. If using …
May 2015 Tea of the Month – Earl Grey Green
Is it grey, or is it green? Our second Tea of the Month for May is both! Enjoy 15% off the forever favorite made fresh with bergamot and green tea. Bergamot is a small citrus orange that blossoms in winter. Tea was originally flavoured with bergamot to imitate the more expensive types of Chinese tea. …
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A Tribute to Mothers
We’re finally in the month of May, and we’re in the middle of Spring. This means more outings, more time outside, and more time spent with family, especially mothers. Mother’s Day is celebrated in May in the United States. For the US, mothers have been celebrated and thanked for about a hundred years. All mothers, …
Recipe – Coffee Cake
Once you learn how to make a simple cake you can change the cake by changing the flavourings. This recipe is just the basic creaming method cake with added coffee flavouring and coffee flavoured icing. You can make it look really special with some icing. Remember the ratio is one egg to 2 oz butter, …
Princess Charlotte
It’s a girl! The second Royal Baby is here and she’s a princess! Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge! Royal fans all across the globe who were waiting for this little bundle of joy to arrive are rejoicing! On the night of her birth, Britain’s most famous landmarks, Trafalgar Square, Tower Bridge, …
Garden Makeover
Ivy is a very good plant for growing over things that you want to hide. Unfortunately it can get very out of hand as I found out last year. We have a brick wall in our garden that acts as a boundary with the field next door and last year I looked at it and …
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