The only problem with my plan was that I
had been stuck for ideas up until recently; in fact, only yesterday the
inspiration for a cold tea-based drink hit me when a good friend excitedly
shared her recipe for iced raspberry green tea with me. This was rather serendipitous, seeing
as the raspberry forest in my backyard (we’ve deliberately lost control of the
bushes) is absolutely heaving with ruby red fruit.
So today I decided to finally try my hand
at brewing up some refreshments with the intention of trying it out on my
family. I began by making a number of
infusions of a deliciously light and fruity green tea that Alyson had given me
at Christmas (Bi Luo Chun). Once
these were poured to my pitcher, I added some organic honey to take the edge
off, but not to make it sweet. I
then added a good handful of raspberries which were still warm from the late morning
sun. And that was it! Simple as that! With a wish and a prayer I put my
concoction into the fridge for chilling.
While I waited for the fridge to do its
magic, I baked a cake (as all 23 year old men do in times like these), slathered
it in homemade custard and covered the top with raspberries. When all was ready for consumption my
family and I sat down to a gorgeous slice of cake and some tangy, but
refreshing iced tea. What a
perfect combination.
I hope that this post, and other like it in
the blogosphere will inspire you to do something creative with your tea and in
the kitchen too. In my opinion,
this was a Saturday well spent!
Happy sipping and keep cool,
Brendan
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