Comments on Nourish Me: Tea

Saw your photo on the CLICK event image gallery. ...

2008-08-01T14:20:00.000+09:30

Saw your photo on the CLICK event image gallery. It is very very beautiful. I had never heard of rooibos.

Ana, you know, it's just not quite the same withou...

2008-08-01T14:05:00.000+09:30

Ana, you know, it's just not quite the same without you here!!! Thank you. I feel old today (had half a bottle of wine and a cocktail over lunch yesterday)! Will you send me an email? My system crashed a few months ago and I lost everything...miss ya, I do.

Holler, you are so funny! I don't know why I started drinking tea over coffee, though I think it has something to do with giving up smoking...tea and cigarettes are not so closely aligned as coffee and a smoke!

I just don't like tea, I just don't get it! It jus...

2008-08-01T08:10:00.000+09:30

I just don't like tea, I just don't get it! It just tastes like dirty water to me. I do want to like it, but it hasn't happened so far :( I do love your photos though and I am once again contemplating what is lacking in my tea break :)

Happy, happy birthday Lucy! :) ...Hope it's a grea...

2008-07-31T17:35:00.000+09:30

Happy, happy birthday Lucy! :) ...Hope it's a great one with good food, good books and lots of laughter...Ana xxx

Julia, I haven't had dandelion in a very long time...

2008-07-30T16:21:00.000+09:30

Julia, I haven't had dandelion in a very long time...thanks for the reminder!

Grocer - sounds good to me. Great minds think alike, no? ;-)

LOL!In a moment of madness the other day I added b...

2008-07-30T15:59:00.000+09:30

LOL!
In a moment of madness the other day I added brown rice green tea to hot water to get some noodles going in lieu of not having any (not frozen) stock at hand. It was a bloody great idea!

what a coincidence.

What a great idea cooking grains in tea! I'll cert...

2008-07-30T15:25:00.000+09:30

What a great idea cooking grains in tea! I'll certainly try that.

Dandelion is my tea of choice.

Kyle, I'm so pleased you liked it! Hooray! Isn't t...

2008-07-30T11:27:00.000+09:30

Kyle, I'm so pleased you liked it! Hooray! Isn't the amaranth amazing with those flavours? Such a simple idea...for a while, I was obsessing over complex recipes, but it's the simple ones, done well, that elicit the best reponses (from the testers around here as well as blog readers). Thank you!

Rosa, you feel it too? Coffee is wonderful in its own way, but draining of my energy. Must look into the detox tea you mention.

Blushing, bee! Thank you - get creative with that gunpowder green, I say. Something sweet, perhaps?

wifemothermaniac (brilliant name), do give it a try. Millet will never be the same!

Thank you, Sue, I hope you enjoy playing with your tea.

oh god, YUM!!! I just tried this recipe and it is ...

2008-07-30T11:15:00.000+09:30

oh god, YUM!!! I just tried this recipe and it is delicious!!! What an unusual flavour and texture, so delightful to find an entirely new set of flavours so pleasing to the palate. Thanks, Lucy!!

What a beautifully written post, thank you for lot...

2008-07-30T02:39:00.000+09:30

What a beautifully written post, thank you for lots of new ideas.

oh my, must try cooking millet in tea, how cool!

2008-07-29T17:05:00.000+09:30

oh my, must try cooking millet in tea, how cool!

you are so breathtakingly creative!!! i have some ...

2008-07-29T02:15:00.000+09:30

you are so breathtakingly creative!!! i have some gunpowder green tea now pleading for some grain action. thanks for a lovely click!

Like you, I prefer to start my day with tea (Kusmi...

2008-07-29T02:02:00.000+09:30

Like you, I prefer to start my day with tea (Kusmi Tea's Detox is my favorite at the moment). I weaned myself off coffee a year or so ago and love waking up feeling, well, awake! I had no idea you could cook grains in rooibos...

I've long been an avid rooibos drinker, but never ...

2008-07-28T16:49:00.000+09:30

I've long been an avid rooibos drinker, but never thought to take it that step further into cooking - thanks for the inspiration!

Utterly lovely images... this is a recipe I will surely be trying with the amaranth I bought from the Co-op the other day.

Ricki, I thought of you with your mint! Have you m...

2008-07-28T09:14:00.000+09:30

Ricki, I thought of you with your mint! Have you made a mint pesto? It's beautiful with tomatoes.

Shula, thanks, darls.

AOF, I reckon that the verications really ARE getting out of control! Umeboshi in bancha, you say? Yum!

Simona, yes it's good, very good, for light rice and grain based dishes. With the added bonus of not involving you making a stock - phew.

Thank you Wendy - it's one of those images that makes one think twice. My mum loves it, but, like you, found it a little ponderous!

Calli, Macrobiotic truffles...delicious little bites. A lecturer once told me that teas, particularly herbal ones, can replace some stocks. I though her a genius. Nettle tea is also super-delish.

Katrina, so do I. Wish you were closer, that is. One day...you never know.

Anh, you are such a delight! It was wonderful to meet you - BOTH of you - on Saturday and I will be in touch for another outing. Perhaps we could do some kitchen work together at some stage!

Sophie, I do have to get up extra early some morning to get any sense of calm!! This is a very simple idea, but the simple ones are the ones that I always come back to. I must say that these are rather good with adzuki beans.

Cookinpanda, plain, this is grand. I cannot thank Lisa enough for the introduction. Greens are all you need - there's plenty of protein in the combination of grains and tahini.

Lisa, and there you are! Thank you, once again, for sharing the recipe. I used to be a 6 cups of strong coffee a day girl, but one day, I just couldn't do it any more. The odd espresso now..I do still love that black stuff.

Thank you Neen - get brewing, I say!

Vegeyum, you'll like this, I'd venture to say. Simple, but bold enough to hold interest. You know, my dog loves it, too?

What a fabulous click! I love all of the ingredien...

2008-07-27T22:12:00.000+09:30

What a fabulous click! I love all of the ingredients, but never never never would have thought of putting them together.

What a fascinating post. I love how calming tea is...

2008-07-27T13:26:00.000+09:30

What a fascinating post. I love how calming tea is, and I love the flavor of Rooibos, but I'd never thought to cook with tea! How interesting. And I love your first photo, by the way.

I do enjoy rooibos, though I admit that I can't im...

2008-07-27T02:37:00.000+09:30

I do enjoy rooibos, though I admit that I can't imagine a morning without two cups of strong coffee. Lovely recipe Lucy. Very inspired.

Great idea. I'd probably eat these plain, but I l...

2008-07-26T22:35:00.000+09:30

Great idea. I'd probably eat these plain, but I love your idea of putting them in soup. I'm jealous of your calm and relaxing mornings-- I find myself frantically trying to get out of the house on time...

A lovely idea Lucy. Your mornings sound so much m...

2008-07-26T17:23:00.000+09:30

A lovely idea Lucy. Your mornings sound so much more calm and measured than mine!

As you say, lots of possibilities here. I like the idea of a floating them in a soup to add a bit more substance to the meal

Nice to meet you in person today Lucy. :)And this ...

2008-07-26T17:12:00.000+09:30

Nice to meet you in person today Lucy. :)

And this is such an exquisite dish. Like Nora, I was thinking it must be some kind of sweet dishes but it is not (I guess we have the Asian connection there!). Something for me to try I am sure.

It must be that morning tea that makes you so clev...

2008-07-26T15:04:00.000+09:30

It must be that morning tea that makes you so clever. Wish I were closer to share a cup.

Rooibus is a favorite of mine and what a great ide...

2008-07-26T07:25:00.000+09:30

Rooibus is a favorite of mine and what a great idea to infuse its flavor into grains. These sesame nibbles do look like truffles, macrobiotic ones.

That first image - I thought it was a beautifully ...

2008-07-26T07:24:00.000+09:30

That first image - I thought it was a beautifully decorated dish when I saw it on your flickr page! Lovely. Just lovely.

An intriguing recipe too. Will be trying this out very soon.

I love all the photos. The top one made me stop in...

2008-07-26T05:49:00.000+09:30

I love all the photos. The top one made me stop in wonder for a good while. I like roiboos a lot. I never thought of using it as cooking liquid. I will definitely try.