Cooking with Tea

lapsang souchong tea-smoked duck ham 

Sarah from Simply Cooked was our November Daring Cooks’ hostess and she challenged us to create something truly unique in both taste and technique! We learned how to cook using tea with recipes from Tea Cookbook by Tonia George and The New Tea Book by Sara Perry.

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Thanksgiving Day-Style Turkey Sandwich

Thanksgiving Day-style turkey sandwich

with a layer of cranberry sauce, slices of roasted turkey breast, 

turkey gravy, crumbled corn bread croutons, 

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Pan de Cadiz

Early this year, while browsing La Tienda's catalogue, a small dessert loaf called Pan de Cadiz caught my eye. It's marzipan baked with a filling of candied sweet potato, normally sold and eaten during the Christmas season. Of course, I had to find a recipe for it, found one online written in Spanish, and this one in English.

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Iced Guinatan Halo Halo with Mochi Pearls

iced guinatan with mochi pearls

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