Steeped

Get your oolong on! From morning eats to evening sweets,Steepedinfuses your day with the flavors and fragrances of tea.Romance your oat porridge with rooibos, jazz up your brussel sprouts with jasmine, charge your horchata with masala chai! Annelies Zijderveld's deliciously inventive tea-steeped recipes include:Matcha Chia Pudding ParfaitsEarl Grey Soba Noodle SaladGreen Tea Coconut RiceChamomile Buttermilk Pudding with Caramelized BananaEarl Grey Poached Pears with Masala Chai Caramel SauceThis beautiful book will inspire you to pull out your favorite teas, fire up the stove, and get steeping! EDITORIAL REVIEW: A Los Angeles Times Favorite New Cookbook of the Year: Think about all the coffee-infused foods out there (cakes, ice creams, liquors and BBQ spice rubs, to just name a few). Zijderveld makes a powerful argument that were missing out when we fail to similarly incorporate tea as a spice into our everyday routines. The book is part tea primer but also intrepid tea explorer, with recipes such as strawberry camomile jam, Moroccan mint-flavored quiche, a spinach salad featuring pecans encrusted with a masala chai maple syrup, and hurricane popcorn with Dragon Well teafurikake. (Its like salty-sweet kettle corn, but with tea.) This book would make a great gift for both tea newcomers and those who can rhapsodize about the smoky complexities of a Lapsang souchong.