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Biscotti & Tea
I have never made biscotti before, but this fantastic recipe from The Monday Box blog for Cinnamon Red Hot Biscotti Cookies peaked my interest to give it a shot. I already had cinnamon imperials in my pantry from some Christmas cookie recipes, so this was perfect. The dough was quite wet and heavy and tricky
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Floral Tea
It may be an overcast, cloudy gray day, but the late summer flowers are adding major color. I cut a very colorful bouquet using hydrangea, phlox, a couple of fern fronds, and one spectacular rose. With a pot of my favorite Yorkshire Tea, an apple, and some chocolate chip cookies an outdoor tea can be
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Home Office Tea
I’m lucky to be afforded the luxury of working from home if need be. Such as snowstorms, appointments, injury, or my brain simply not wanting to make the 60 mile round-trip drive. Today is one of those days. Working in my home office also allows me access to my own flowers, tea, tea wares and
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Tea and Tennis
For a change of scenery, I decided my morning tea warranted a visit to the side deck. I’m blessed to have two lovely decks to enjoy. One is in the shade all day, the other gets serious mid-day and afternoon sun. This side deck faces the old, weed-filled garden in the distance, a section of
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Fortnum Favorite
Sometime’s a tea can evoke a feeling or memory and the Fortmason blend tea from Fortnum & Mason does that for me. My first exposure to Fortnum & Mason was in 2002. My then boyfriend and I were on our first trip to Disney World in Florida. Upon visiting Epcot, the UK exhibit called my
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Lemon Cake and Lace
Although more of a pink, white and blue color theme for this 4th of July weekend instead of red, white, and blue, I DID add a wee American flag. My first attempt at this lemon blueberry cake turned out okay. Not great, but okay. It tastes wonderful, but it’s a wee bit lopsided and is
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Pu-Erh and Peonies
Oh, how I DO love my summer Saturday morning tea on the deck. Even on gray days, as long as it’s not pouring and the winds aren’t whipping, I’m there. With early summer flowers starting to appear in the garden, some floral scent and color adds to the display. Our peonies are blooming. Although battered
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Tea & Croissant for One, Please
On this first Saturday of summer, a fluffy croissant caught my eye. Meaning it called my name and there was no way I was leaving the baked goods section without it. Here is the rundown of today’s festivities: I used my bone china Allyn Nelson Collection with the Summer Rose pattern. All made in England.
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A Touch of Pink
We FINALLY had a warm, sunny day on a weekend where I could enjoy tea outside on the deck. It has been a horribly cloudy, rain-filled month of May here in central Maine. I cut some wee pink wild flowers (some may call them weeds) from the yard and pulled out my favorite teapot and
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Daffodils & Oatcakes
After a long day of yard work and helping my husband move boards for our deck redo, it was high time for some tea! I was excited to finally see my old daffodils are starting to bloom. So, I cut a few to add a touch of color. They’re called ‘Smokey Bear’ and I bought
Tea Time With Heidi 