Friday, February 5, 2010

Friday Links


Green Tea Scones {via inomthings}


Breaking news: tea flavored stuff (specifically Earl Grey) is cool!


Because tea bags aren't that exciting... Tea submarines!


Damn Fine Tea's Chinese New Year special is mighty darn cute.


An uber mod teahouse in Beijing.


Green tea and ginger cocktail... Ooh la la!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Matcha Rice Krispie Treats

This is another recipe that we demonstrated at the Winter Fancy Food Show. It was very popular, but more importantly, it was SO easy to make! We used a tablespoon because we're matcha addicts, but you can add a teaspoon if you like yours to be flavored a little more subtle-y.

Matcha Rice Krispies



Matcha Rice Krispie Treats
makes 12 large squares

6 cups popped rice cereal
10 oz marshmallows (1 bag)
3 tbsp butter
1 tbsp Shiki Matcha

1. Melt butter and marshamllow over medium heat in a large saucepan.
2. Once completely melted, remove from heat and mix in cereal and matcha, until well incorporated.
3. Pour the mixture onto a parchment paper lined baking dish and let cool for 10-15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!


Matcha Rice Krispies

We donated some matcha rice krispies to the Cookies Without Borders ~a bake sale for Haiti~. You can read about how it collected more than $5000 dollars, here!

Friday, January 29, 2010

Matcha Trail Mix

We demonstrated this recipe at the Winter Fancy Food Show and it was a smashing hit! Make sure to use salted nuts and pretzels so that it's a good blend of sweet and salty. It's especially fantastic with walnuts and pecans!

Matcha Trail Mix

Matcha Trail Mix

2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp water
1 tsp Shiki Matcha
1 cup salted nuts
1 cup pretzels, broken

1. Heat sugar and water over medium heat in a large skillet.
2. Bring to a boil. Once the micture thickens, remove skillet from heat and add matcha, mixed nuts & pretzel bits.
3. Stir with a wooden spatula until the syrup dries and a light green crust forms on the nuts. Enjoy!

Friday, January 22, 2010

Friday Snippets

Our newest ad on JapanUp! Magazine... Keep an eye out for it in the February issue!




Exercise and green tea may help with post-treatment breast cancer blues.



...AND maybe treatment of uterine fibroids. Ladies, green tea is good for you.



Mmmm.... Green Tea & Sea Salt popcorn from Popcorn Pavilion!



Green Tea Yuzu BEER!!! Oh, those Belgians...



A recipe for Matcha Azuki cupcakes at Cupcake Bakeshop!



P.S... Our friends at Tastespotting is turning 3 year old today. Make sure to check them out for the latest matcha recipes!