91 tea leaf Recipes

water, chopped rhubarb, pitted red tart cherries (may use thawed-frozen, fresh, or canned), fresh sage leaf (can use blossoms ), tea bags (i like luzianne), balsamic vinegar, honey (more or less , to taste), lemon slice (optional)

consider pansies , violets, johnny-jump-ups, nasturtiums, and marigolds. all are edible with interesting flavors. use flowers that have not been sprayed with pesticides (some available at gourmet shops and whole foods markets), shaved cheese hard cheeses such as parmesan or pecorino romano take on an attractive lacy look when shaved paper thin and placed upon an open-faced sandwich, rolled cheese cut cheese into 1/4 squares. put 1 tsp of olive oil on your hands and roll cheese squares into balls. then roll in cumin, curry, or finely chopped herbs, piped herbed mayonnaise or creme fraiche use an icing flower tip and place a fresh or thawed frozen pea atop the piping, layer it place a small spinach leaf, with stem , atop an open-faced sandwich. place a thin slice of hard-boiled egg on top of that and sprinkle with either nutmeg and sea salt, pickled ginger and a dot of wasabi, or a combination of crushed herbs, chopped egg & asparagus finely chop hardboiled eggs, using only half as many whites as yolks, and press onto an open-faced sandwich with a mayonnaise based filling. upon this, lay a short piece of asparagus, citrus , herbs & spices cut small triangles of fresh lemon or orange, removing peel. sprinkle lemon triangles with fresh basil or parsley and orange triangles with cinnamon or curry, grilled vegetables grill red and green peppers, zucchini, or pearl onions. cut peppers into strips, zucchini into squares, and leave pearl onions whole, use a very small cookie cutter to cut hearts from thin slices of pickled beets. or, cut small hearts from bread, dip in melted butter, and sprinkle heavily with curry before toasting in a 350 degree oven, herb or nut dip cut filled tea sandwiches into triangles and butter the long cut side. press this buttered side into crushed s or very finely chopped nuts

constant comment tea bag (or equivalent amount of loose tea), fresh lavender, rose water , to taste, milk (rich or richer or richest) or half-and-half (rich or richer or richest) or heavy cream (rich or richer or richest), sugar, to taste (your choice honey , raw sugar, brown sugar, etc.), whole mint leaves or whole lemon verbena leaf, lavender flowers, orange slice (small, thinly cut slices)

ginger, unpeeled and sliced, mint leaf, green tea bags, honey, lemon juice

lemon zest, fresh garlic scapes or 1 small bunch fresh chives, finely chopped, fresh goat cheese (chevre), fresh ground black pepper, english cucumbers, washed, unpeeled, loose leaf red leaf lettuce or arugula, lemon slice

fresh water, wild oregano leaves, anise seed, lightly crushed coriander seed (a small amount), sage leaf, sugar or honey

fennel seed, rose hips (organic ), sage leaf, thyme leaves, fresh ginger (thin), orange (thin), honey or lemon, if desired

cream cheese, room temperature, minced scallion (white and green parts ), raisin nut bread, fresh turkey or 8 slices smoked turkey breast (thin slices), fresh basil leaf

camomile tea (leaves or bags), water, semidry white wine, honey, orange juice, light rum, fresh lemon juice, raisins, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, ground nutmeg

loose leaf jasmine green tea (i get mine from www.teadojo.com), filtered room temperature water, raw sugar or 1 -2 tbsp honey, lemon

brewed green tea, tangerine, sliced, chopped mint leaf (1 handful ), ice

loose leaf tea, water, sugar (adjust to taste), no-sugar dry pectin

apple juice, water, assam tea leaves, fresh bay leaves (see tip, below ), cinnamon sticks, sugar to taste

boneless muscovy duck breast halves, essence , recipe follows, salt, ground black pepper, sliced shallots, sliced garlic, fresh orange juice, loose earl grey tea leaves, dark chicken or duck stock, sweet orange marmalade, minced fresh rosemary, cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried leaf oregano, dried thyme

dried lemon balm leaves, dried lemon thyme leaves, dried lemon verbena leaf, dried lemon geranium leaf, dried lemongrass, leaves, dried lavender blossoms, honey or sugar, to taste, fresh lemon slice, to garnish, ice, to serve

scharffen berger 82% extra dark chocolate or 2 (3 oz) limited edition 72% el carmen chocolate, finely chopped, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, bay leaf powder, ground ginger, boiling water, whole milk, heavy cream, drop vanilla extract