The Botanical Kitchen
Recipes, travel and the occasional rant
Taking some time out for mint tea is a must in Morocco. During my travels this summer I found no rhyme or reason as to the time of day. It was offered ALL the time! There is much ceremony around it and all sorts of rituals across different parts of the country. Four simple ingredients […]
Taking some time out for mint tea is a must in Morocco. There is much ceremony around it and all sorts of rituals across different parts of the country. Four simple ingredients Contrary to what I had thought the tea used is not black tea but gunpowder green tea. This is accompanied by fresh mint […]
My jasmine flowers have all but gone this week. I miss their sweet scent wafting through the window in the evenings. Of course the scent is no where close to the intensity of the bushes in my grandmother’s gardens in India or East Africa. There the blooms are so much bigger and used for adorning […]
This is a wonderful, zesty martini – just perfect for a summer evening in the garden. You’ll need 125ml vodka 1 Kandula Earl Grey tea bag Zest and juice of a lime 3 tbsp sugar syrup Ice cubes 4 tbsp sugar Edible flower garnish To make 2 glasses Infuse the vodka with an Earl Grey […]
A whole 3 days dedicated to tea and coffee? How fabulous I thought and indeed it was! Tucked away on London’s Southbank was a maze of boutique coffee and tea companies all with their stories to tell. First off, the gorgeous light, nutty coffee from The Ethiopian Coffee Company which I used in my Hazelnut and Coffee Biscotti. (Sssssh don’t tell […]
I have never smoked anything before. Seriously. Not as in cigarettes, naughty things or food so this was a real challenge in my head. It was beaututifully simple though and filled my kitchen with the most amazing smells. First from the tea smoking, then the buttery walnuts and then the beautiful tarragon leaves. The recipe […]