The Tik Tok Tea Cheesecake

I jumped on board to try the yogurt cheesecake with Bischoff cookies trend that is on social media.


2 t Earl Grey Tea
1/4 C Hot Water- over 200 degrees, steeped 5 minutes
1 C Greek Vanilla Yogurt
6-7 Tea cookies, preferably Biscoff


Mix the tea and yogurt together.


I did not have Biscoff cookies, but I found these tea "biscuit" like cookies like cookies.
After I add the cookies I refrigerate for 4-5 hours.



I'd say this was a fun treat.  A new way to get some fun flavored yogurt too.

I did not have the Greek yogurt and I still liked it, but I am sure it would be even better with Greek.  I think the Greek yogurt would make it thicker and not as tart as the low fat yogurt.

It's okay to play with your food.


 



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Alaska Herb Tea, Wild Rose Tea

Ever tried Wild Rose Herbal Tea?

I had not.  I have had other rose teas, but not a wild rose tea...would there be a difference?  Would I like this one?  I am not a rose in my tea fan.


https://www.alaskaherbtea.com/products/rose-herbal-tea


I have to say when a friend asked if I wanted to try this tea I was a bit skeptical.  A tea made with rosehips, rose leaves, and rose petals...sounds super floral and a bit much.
However it was very nice and light.


I enjoyed this tea.  I actually would have enjoyed it a bit more robust.  I just had the one tea bag to try from a friend, but if I had more I think I would have mixed it with a straight black tea to give it some more depth and strength.  But, it was a nice lightly floral rose tea.  I was VERY pleasantly surprised.
You can't ever know if you will like it until you try it!




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Hand Made Tea Wallet


How cute are these tea wallets?

One of gals that went on the London Tea trip made one for myself and all the other ladies on the trip.
A very kind and thoughtful gift.

It even came with some teas!!!
Great for putting tea in my purse and not loosing the packets.











 

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Burning Cinnamon Sticks with my Chai Tea

 My friend sent me this post, from The Fern.

They were burning cinnamon.  We both wondered why and if it smelled good.


I had the chai, but sadly was out of large cinnamon sticks.  I headed the local grocery and picked up some cinnamon sticks.

Since the post was from Kurdistan, I thought maybe it was the Ceylon Cinnamon, but I could tell from the photo it was the regular cinnamon we have here.


I made some chai tea and then proceeded to burn a cinnamon stick and lay it along side the cup.


I was all prepared for the great cinnamon notes to waft throughout my kitchen and home.
But, nope, it really did not smell good.

It was smokey and there was nothing nice about the aroma.  They say it is good to keep mosquitos and other bugs away, but I would not waste my cinnamon sticks to burn them.

I guess you never know until you try it for yourself.


The chai tea was good and we will leave it at that.
If you try it, let me know what you think.






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Snowed in, it's a chai latte kind of day

Expecting lots of snow what more do you need then a giant cup of tea!

I wasn't going anywhere because of all the snow we were getting this weekend.  I decided to make myself a giant cup of peppermint chai with cold foam.

I was making about 5 cups of chai, so I scooped out 5 t of loose leaf chai and steeped in about 2 cups of hot water, over 200 degrees for 5 minutes.



I then added 3 cups of oat milk to the cup with some ice.
Yes, it is freezing and snowing out and I am making an ice chai...don't judge.


I then took whipping cream and frothed it with some peppermint syrup.


I then poured the cold foam on top of the chai mixture.


Lastly I added some crushed candy canes on top.


This is so easy and delicious to make.
Get creative and use different teas for your lattes.
Add different syrups to your cold foams.
Try some hot and some cold.
Create your own favorite drink!









 

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Harney & Sons Christmas Teas- Holidays, Celebrations, and Winter White Earl Grey


I was after Christmas shopping at World Market.  While there I discovered 3 Harney & Sons Tea that were holidays tea and thus were 50%!

Finding teas on sale is super great time to try teas!

https://www.harney.com/collections/all-loose-tea

I am a big fan of Harney & Sons, if you follow me, you already knew this, lol.

Earl Grey is also my favorite.  The first one here is a Winter White Earl Grey.


This is a Chinese Mutan white tea with bergamot oils, and natural flavoring

I love to make iced tea at work.  If I use tea bags I will take 5-6 tea bags (I am not making a gallons worth)  and steep them for 10 minutes* using the appropriate temperature.  Since this is a white tea, I don't let my water get over 175 degrees.    I may add a little sugar- less than 1/3 C.

*No matter if it is a black, white, green, purple, oolong, pu-erh, yellow, purple, mate, or herbal tea I steep an iced tea for 10 minutes.



I also found Celebration and Holiday tea.
They were great as well.

Celebration Tea:
Black tea, apricot pieces, passion plum flavor, apricot flavor, blue cornflowers, hazelnut flavor, cinnamon spice flavor. Contains natural flavors.


Holiday Tea:
Black tea, cloves, almond flavor, orange flavor, vanilla flavor, safflowers, three types of cinnamon, orange pieces. Contains natural flavors.

I think that this holiday one was my favorite of the three.  The Winter White Earl Grey was a very close second though.


And a year or two ago I discovered White Christmas.  It is a really great white tea too.

White tea, cardamom, white chamomile, almond flavor, vanilla flavor, and cardamom flavor. Contains natural flavors.



Here is more on making a gallon of iced tea.



Making a gallon of iced tea at home.  I always have 2-3 gallons in my fridge at one time. 
 If I use tea bags I will take 8 tea bags for a gallon  and steep them for 10 minutes* using the appropriate temperature.  Since this is a white tea, I don't let my water get over 175 degrees.    I may add a little sugar- around 1/3 C.

*No matter if it is a black, white, green, purple, oolong, pu-erh, yellow, purple, mate, or herbal tea I steep an iced tea for 10 minutes.

Water temp is so important!!  You don't want to bruise the delicate tea leaves.




Once steeped for 10 minutes I strain the tea in the gallon pitcher.  I then fill the remaining pitcher with water and put in the fridge.








 

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