A Nice Cuppa

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Sympathy for the Kettle is a subtle tea house which curiously appeared one day. Like the subtle forces of tea it is a powerful magnet in the community for anything that ails you. In the small tea house lined with creative concoctions designed exclusively by and only for Sympathy for the […]

Until recently, the only things I knew about Delaware were my sister-in-law was raised there, the Duponts reside there and major corporations are headquartered there. I had heard about the beaches from friends, but had never really spent any time there. Then my grandmother purchased a house along the peninsula in Bethany Beach. […]

Steven Raichlen???s The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques originally inspired this roasted cabbage recipe, one of my favorite summer grill recipes for friends.
Over several preparations of this dish, I have made a few changes to the recipe, and this go around, I also wanted something to replace the fat of the half stick […]

One of the most common questions asked when serving up coffee is..
“How do you take yours?”
“With cream and sugar.” is the response of many Americans, but do you ever wonder how coffee drinkers in other countries drink theirs? Well, let’s take a little virtual trip around the globe.
Austria
In 1685, the very first […]

My recent roasting attempt didn’t do justice to these gorgeous, plump blonde beans from India via Burman Coffee Traders. The Malabar beans are swollen from their curing process, an accidental result from the long sea voyage the beans took long ago. As the coffee beans sat, absorbing the sea air, they swelled, and produced […]

There’s no denying the refreshing quality of iced tea on a hot summer day. And the plethora of options available nowadays span across every fruit group to every tea leaf to every degree of sugar content.
My latest favorite comes from the good old standby, Snapple.
Over the years, our wacky friends at Snapple have introduced […]

CROUCHING BARISTA, HIDDEN LACTOSE (continued…)
Recap: Things heat up for the chemically involved: Tuti’s attempt to get closer to the package brings her head to head with a customer who makes her uncharacteristically quiet, and Pramana’s bungalow is routed out by a not-so-mysterious gentlemen from his past.
And now we continue, with […]

If I told you I???m not a huge chocolate fan, would you think less of me? All of my life, I have opted for anything creamy, buttery, and sugary when it came to dessert. I was a caramel kind of girl. Since caramel is sugar, butter, and cream, it makes sense. […]

If you’re like me, you’re constantly battling against the tide of food magazines that threaten to overwhelm your home. I have them in every place imaginable. On the coffee table, in the kitchen, by my bed, in the car … the list goes on and on.
I keep promising myself that one day I […]

Who wants to think about hot drinks when it is sweltering in most parts of the world? Not me that’s for sure. So I am always looking for new ways to enjoy my favorite hot beverages in the summer without feeling like I am going to melt. I created this recipe after […]