Hello,
Can you believe it’s that time of year already? Yes, National Tea Day is coming up this Saturday and as, for me at least, it’s one of the most important days of the year, I collated a tea quotes video for your enjoyment.
More tea-related treats coming up this week, but for now, grab yourself a cup of your favourite brew and indulge in some tea wisdom. Enjoy!
Hello,
When we think of Afternoon Tea, our minds often turn to the lovely cakes, pastries and of course tea. However, we rarely think about where the tea actually comes from, how it’s manufactured and the people who produce it.
Following are a number of YouTube videos which examines the tea industry. As I come across more videos, I will add them below. If you have any recommendations for this list, comment below.
Enjoy!
The History of Tea – TED Talks
Assam’s modern slaves : The real price of a cup of Tetley Tea
Tea documentary; The Bittersweet Truth Tea Drinks
“Tea Time”, an animated short by ESMA
How it’s made – tea bags
With just 2 ingredients, you can make these extra special meringues, which can be used for a wide number of puddings, desserts, tea time treats, or enjoyed on their own.
The distinctive colour and flavour of the meringues comes from the golden caster sugar used in this recipe.
The following recipe is enough for 1 large meringue nest which could be shared between 5-6 people as a pavlova, or about 6 mini sized individual nests. You could also create 2-3 medium sized meringues with this recipe.
3 large egg whites
150g golden caster sugar
You can freeze the meringues until ready for use. The meringue can be used in a number of different recipes, such as Berry Meringue Nests.
For a quick and simple dessert or afternoon tea treat, here’s a recipe for those moments when you need something decadent, but lack time.
With only requiring a few pieces of fruit and a little yogurt, you can create impressive looking and tasting meringue nests, within a relatedly small budget. You can try any combination of fruit and sauces. How about caramel sauce, chocolate sauce and chopped banana.
I hope you like this recipe, if you do, please leave a comment below. If you have any ideas on how to use meringues, again please leave a comment below.
Thanks for reading, see you soon!
Homemade butter, like most homemade food, is simply better than any you can purchase in a store. For a start, it has a fresher, cleaner flavour, and you can control what goes in your butter.
It is so fun and easy to make, you only require a few tools and as an added bonus, there is minimum waste because the by product is buttermilk, so why not have a go?
Tools required:
Ingredients:
Method:
Shape and wrap the butter in greaseproof paper and store and use as you would shop purchased butter. I ended up with over a pound of butter and 2 cups of buttermilk, which can be used in all sorts of recipes, including scones, bread and soups.
You can flavour your butter with salt, herbs, pepper, spices, even alcohol to make say brandy butter. Making your own butter can open up a wide range of culinary avenues. All you need to do is experiment and have fun.
Hello, and welcome to Day 2 of Afternoon Tea Week, here on ChampagneTwist.com
As you may know, Afternoon Tea is my favourite meal, and I designed my ideal afternoon tea menu.
Anything highlighted in the menu clicks through to a recipe.
What is your ultimate Afternoon Tea Menu? Please share in the comments box.
Hello everyone, and a very warm welcome to new readers. This is Afternoon Week on Champagne Twist
This week is a very special week for me, as over the next 7 days we get to celebrate my favourite meal. Imagine an entire week dedicated to all things Afternoon Tea.
There are special events up and down the country, including discounted afternoon teas at some very nice establishments, so be sure to check them out. For more information, please click the link – AfternoonTea.co.uk.
But stick around here, and you will be awarded with the following treats:
General introduction and what you can look forward to this week on ChampagneTwist.com
An Afternoon Tea menu to rival all, featuring a host of brand new recipes.
The return of Wednesday Thinking, where I showcase thought provoking articles from social media, focusing on a recent and relevant topic. The aim is to help raise awareness and contribute to positive and proactive discussion and conversation. 3 guesses what this week’s topic will be.
More brand new recipes in celebration of all things Afternoon Tea, with a slant towards vegetarian, vegan and plant based diets.
A look back at some of the best (and worse!) afternoon tea treats, plus a general history of Afternoon Tea.
All sorts of craft makes relating to my favourite hot drink.
Highlights of the week.
All this a more on ChampagneTwist.com. Please subscribe so that you don’t miss out. Thanks for reading, I hope you will enjoy the next few fun packed, tea filled days.
See you soon!
This week is Afternoon Tea Week. In celebration, I’m posting every day this week all things related to my favourite meal of the day.
Here is a little trailer video to get you in the mood.
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Dont forget, Afternoon Tea Week starts tomorrow.
Hello,
Well it’s been a busy time here at Champer’s HQ, so it was nice to take some time out and visit the William Morris Gallery. To make the visit extra special, we though we would treat ourselves to an Afternoon Tea at the on-site Tea Room.
So it was with great disappointment that at 3.50pm, the billed Afternoon Tea, which many fans of this meal know is traditionally served at 4pm, was no longer available. The only viable option left for us, was a pot of tea and a slice of Victoria sponge.
The cake, as Victoria sponges go, was nice – the sponge was moist, with a good flavour. There was a fairly generous layer of buttercream, and a rather less generous layer of raspberry jam. It was nice, but not anything special, and I think a little over priced. The tea on the other hand was a complete let down. Having asked for English Breakfast, I received what I can only describe as a mint flavoured black tea, a rather unusual, but not successful blend.
The tea pot didn’t match the rest of the crockery – not that I usually mind, but when 1 or 2 things go wrong, other otherwise minor issues tend to show up on my radar. A pity, because the meal experience slightly tarnished a lovely trip to the gallery.
We plan to revisit the William Morris Gallery later in the year, as it’s such a wonderful, inspirational venue – a post is to follow soon. However, I’m reluctant to revisit the Tea Room, and will seriously consider taking my own afternoon tea to enjoy in the nearby park.
Rating: 3.5 out of 10
