Category: Recipes


  • Lunar New Year Tea Recipe

    This year, we wanted to share with you a fun way to incorporate tea in your Lunar New Year celebration. While not a tradition Jason or I grew up with, it’s one we now love. On New Year’s Day, the kids make the tea and serve it to the adults. And not just any tea,…

  • Drink Feature: Rendezvous Tea Latte

    What do you get when you mix our Twilight black tea, froathy milk, and a gourmet rose syrup? A Rendevous with pure delight! You can stop by the shop during the month of Febrauary to enjoy this decidant treat. Okay, okay, we know not all of you can make it to downtown Ames. Do not…

  • Recipe: Spiced Mulled Cider

    Every autumn I look forward to a drink that is second only to tea: Spiced Cider! Here’s how I make it for my family.

  • Refreshing Summer Tea Blends

    There is nothing quite like iced tea to refresh your body during the hottest of summer months. But don’t let yourself be limited to just tea. We’ve found many botanicals that are naturally caffeine free, delicious, and can be enjoyed as iced tea or made into a simple syrup and served like an italian soda.…

  • Experimenting with Coffee Cherry Tea

    Since it arrived, everyone in the shop has been dreaming up new ways to use Coffee Cherry Tea. Of course all the usual tea steeping ways. Iced tea with an elder flower syrup is phenomenal and definitely a favorite. Coffee Cherry Iced Tea 7g coffee cherry tea (heaping teaspoon) 4oz just boiled water Steep 5…