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| "Tea Time" cards by J.L.- set of three |
My husband is obsessed with cappuccinos and lattes. This obsession started this summer while visiting my relatives. My uncle has a fancy espresso-maker (and everything-else maker), and David ended up having 2-4 lattes and espressos a day! For someone who did not drink very much coffee beforehand... that is a lot! Though, I must admit his coffee dependency greatly increased with our son's birth (around the time my caffeine intake decreased... due to pregnancy and breastfeeding), Recently,after talking about espresso-makers for almost 4 months, he bought a small stove-top espresso maker (European style), and now makes several cups regularly on weekends... we've been late for church because of them! He is enjoying experimenting with his drinks, which has inspired me to do the same with my teas. And with art.... Below are photos of my "Tea Time" card set and a recipe for a London Fog (Earl Grey Latte).
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| "Cake Fairies"- fairies decorate a delicious piece of cake, tending to the roses |
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| "The Tea Fairy"- a fairy is sailing away in the the tea saucer |
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| "The Coffee Fairy"- a fairy is drinking her own cup of coffee |
Here is my version of a London Fog :
Ingredients for 1 cup:
-Early Gray Tea (I like Distinctly Tea's Early Grey de la Creme) --two teaspoons loose leaf in tea-ball
-1% milk (1 cup or 1/2 cup, depending)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 scant teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 cup hot water (optional)
- hand-frother
You can make this in one of two ways... either with milk and water or just milk. For the half-and half version, boil water. In the meantime, heat 1/2 cup of milk, either on the stove, in a steamer, or microwave on high for 1 minute.Sprinkle 2 scant teaspoons of sugar in your teacup. Pour 1/4 cup of the milk into your tea-cup. Froth the remaining 1/4 cup of milk, set aside. Add the vanilla and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add the tea-ball (with the 2 tsp of Earl Grey leaves), and pour the 1/2 cup boiled water over top. Finish your cup with the 1/4 cup frothed milk. Steep to your liking.
The all milk version is similar. Instead of boiling any water, heat the full cup of milk.. but make sure it is steaming hot! Put your teaball in your tea cup at he beginning, along with the sugar. Pour all of the milk on top. Add the vanilla. Stir. Once the milk-tea has steeped to your taste, remove the tea ball and froth the whole cup of tea (or as much as you can without making a huge mess!) Enjoy :)
-J.L.
