teaspoons & petals

teaspoons & petals' tea granita recipe featured in Food Trust

Hooray! My tea granita was featured in the Food Trust's newsletter (yes, this announcement is a tad delayed as the warm weather was just fading to chilled air when it was published). For those of you not familiar with the Food Trust in Philadelphia:

"The Food Trust strives to make healthy food available to all. Working with neighborhoods, schools, grocers, farmers and policymakers, we've developed a comprehensive approach that combines nutrition education and greater availability of affordable, healthy food."

Lots of love for the Food Trust. Take a peek at the recipe featured in the newsletter right here.

tea style: leanne marshall

I often dream of the day that my closet will be filled with the elegant creations of Leanne Marshall (winner of project runway 2008). When I stumbled across this dress on her blog and in her etsy shop, I was blown away by it's delicate beauty. Even though it's designed to be a wedding dress, I've imagined wearing this to a garden tea party while serving flowering teas from large glass pots. Champagne pink roses and lilacs would be strewn about the table. Maybe I'd serve lavender cookies.

While dreaming of wearing the dress, I was inspired to write this haiku:

peony tea blooms

ivory waves of cotton

catch falling petals