Category Tea Time
Tea Time: Ti Kuan Yin Oolong (Review)
Well, I finally got to visit the tea shop My Cup of Tea again, after having been away from Montreal for a year. You would think that in Korea I could have visited some nice tea shops and tasted some interesting teas, but though I went to a tea expo, it seemed to be less […]
Wild Blueberry Scones (Gluten-free)
Recipe from ‘The Allergy-Free Cook Bakes Bread’. The texture was nice, but I did find they could have been sweeter (not surprising, considering the small amount of sugar the recipe calls for). I did make a few modifications: I used butter instead of vegan spread, and I sprinkled some raw sugar on top of the […]
Orange Spice Cookies (Gluten-free)
Recipe from ‘The Allergy-Free Cook Bakes Cakes and Cookies’. These turned out really well, both flavour and texture-wise. I did find they needed to bake quite a bit longer than the recipe recommended. The only modification I made was sprinkling the cookies with a bit of maple sugar before baking. Update: It turns out the […]
Foraging Fun: Yarrow, Self-Heal, and Wild Strawberries
I’ve recently set my mind towards trying to identify which edible (or otherwise useful) plants I could discover growing close to home…whether in my boyfriend’s yard up north, or near my apartment in Verdun. Getting started with plant identification may not be the easiest thing, but once you learn the name of a certain species you will […]
Tea Time: Tea Sparrow Teas
I like the Tea Sparrow concept: premium loose-leaf teas, carefully selected from various sources, are shipped to your door each month, allowing you to taste varieties that you would perhaps otherwise never sample. Since Tea Sparrow does not sell the tea, they can independently select those teas which they deem truly special, thus garnering exposure […]
Tea Time: Milky Oolong
I happened to be in Chinatown one day, and came across a nice looking tea shop called My Cup of Tea. My interest piqued, I decided to go in, and encountered a thoughtfully laid out space: a rectangular room lined with shelves showcasing different varieties of tea, most of which were packaged in cute little […]
