Category: Recipes

  • Recipe: Herbaceous Baked Eggs

    Recipe: Herbaceous Baked Eggs

    This one is so lovingly easy I thought I would just show you in photo essay format. About 2 minutes of prep and 20 minutes of roasting in the oven or toaster oven. It’s become my absolute favorite egg recipe when I have a half hour to make breakfast. Read more

  • Lunar New Year Tea Recipe

    Lunar New Year Tea Recipe
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    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,… Read more

  • Drink Feature: Rendezvous Tea Latte

    Drink Feature: Rendezvous Tea Latte
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    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… Read more

  • Recipe: Spiced Mulled Cider

    Recipe: Spiced Mulled Cider
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    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. Read more

  • Refreshing Summer Tea Blends

    Refreshing Summer Tea Blends
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    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.… Read more

  • Experimenting with Coffee Cherry Tea

    Experimenting with Coffee Cherry Tea
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    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… Read more