The perfect afternoon tea scone! Aromatic, flakey, and pillowy soft, Chef Shania Thomas-Floyd has created the ultimate scone. Bursting with fresh blueberries, these delicious scones perfectly balance the floral flavor of Earl Gery tea with bright citrus notes from lemon zest. Make your next afternoon tea party unforgettable with Chef […]

  Loaded with the enticing flavors of cinnamon, cardamom, and pink peppercorns, chef Shania Thomas-Floyd has created the perfect tea cookie. These buttery shortbread cookies use the unique blend of Rise and Chai tea from Conjure Tea to take ordinary butter cookies to the next level. You might want to […]

This cocktail was first created for the Boston Park Plaza Hotel.  The Historic Park Plaza was originally called the Statler Hotel when it first opened its doors in 1927 and the Statler Lounge in the hotel pays tribute to that history.  New England has a long history with rum.  At […]

This variation on a Bloody Mary is a wonderful vehicle for an earthy, smoky, Lapsang Souchong tea.  Lapsang Souchong is smoked over pine needles and pine wood for a wonderful tarry, peaty smokiness reminiscent of a good Islay Single Malt Scotch. This drink can be enjoyed without the alcohol as […]

This lightly cured and smoked Salmon can be used as shown here for a first course, or with different accompaniments as a main course.

This Italian holiday classic is incredibly moist and more tender than you will believe. Although the hands on time is not long, you’ll want to plan two days ahead to tea brine your pork belly overnight, then rub it with tea, herbs and spices and allow to sit another night before slowly roasting.

For the holidays on a variety of menus I have often featured ‘Tea Nog’ which is a handmade eggnog made by replacing some of the base liquid with a slow cooked Masala Chai base.  For an at home version, the Masala base can be blended with a good commercial egg nog, […]

This preserve is equally at home on the breakfast table or with your afternoon scones as it is on your Thanksgiving dinner table.

This wonderful cocktail was created by Marzi Pecen for a Tea Cocktail event that she was leading. She noted that even non-gin drinkers enjoyed it! Consider making extra of this multilayered Jasmine Syrup to use with the Green Fruits salad, or just to keep on hand. You’d be amazed how […]

This recipe by Joanna Pruess was created for a tea cocktail book that we are currently writing together.  Joanna expressed that everyone is jumping on the matcha green tea bandwagon for hot or cold beverages, in smoothies and ice cream, as well as in cocktails. In this seductive variation of […]

Lucy’s Fried Chicken, a cherished Texas restaurant chain offers a variation on the Southern specialty Chess Pie made with tea. What could be more perfect to serve at any barbecue?