Friday Knows Tea

 Lemon Pound Cake with Death's Flower Glaze Death's Flower Hello, darlings! A few months back our house teen, Teacup, designed for us a whole collection of teas inspired by the hit D&D actual play show Critical Role. The blend featured in today's recipe post immediately became a fan favorite, and we drink it frequently in our house as well! Death's Flower is inspired by Caduceus Clay , a kind-hearted and loyal Firbolg cleric. The tea itself is a humusy, rich, dark earthy blend of fifteen year cave aged puerh tea with dry grapefruit peel and perky hibiscus. Our friend Celeste Conowitch mentioned in passing that this tea would be fantastic in a glaze of some sort, and while she may have meant a savory glaze for roasts (which would also be delicious for sure), I immediately  decided we were talking about cake. Because as the tea house's Executive Fae, it's my job to be sure we are always talking about cake. On the spot, in that moment, I promised y'all a ...

Today's guest post comes to us from Ben, who we hope will share more of his fabulous recipes in future! -Friday I’m a bit of a tea obsessive. What started as an (unhealthy) addiction to coffee, has now seen me change lanes to tea. And with this change, I’ve always tried to get creative with my tea use. From  putting together therapeutic cups of turmeric tea , to using tea bags as a way to battle my shoe odors,  I’ve found a plethora of ways to adapt it for everyday use. Enter these chamomile tea and lemon shortbread biscuits. Using tea for baking isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind when I think of interesting ways to  incorporate it, but these shortbread biscuits are too good not to try. Chamomile is the perfect ingredient for these shortbread biscuits. Its delicate flavors and relaxing  properties match beautifully with the lemon zest, bringing together a subtle taste to an already  comforting food in the form of shortb...