Woo, Friday! I’ve had a good week, very laid back for some strange reason. I even had time to read a book. Well, I’m only on page 23 but that’s quite an achievement for me! Let’s get cracking on this week’s questions then.

#1. Clair’s question. What’s the biggest kitchen blunder you’ve made?

Read all about it, read all about my granola adventure here. I make granola bars like you’ve never seen, honest .

#2. What’s your favorite snow day beverage?

A steaming hot coffee in the winter is the best thing ever.

#3. What’s your favorite way to eat celery?

I like them in my pasta.

#4. What’s the most unappealing looking food you can think of?

Whenever I go to seafood restaurants, which is pretty rare unless we get invited to dinner, I always quicken my step when I walk past the live seafood languishing helplessly in tanks, oblivious to the fiery deaths awaiting them in the kitchen nearby.

Say what you want but there’s something about this picture that really puts me off live seafood, no matter how good it’s supposed to taste.

Want to play Four Foods on Friday? Simple, go over to valmg’s blog at Fun, Crafts and Recipes and grab the details. Have a great weekend, everyone.

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I know this is going to sound pretty wierd. I’ve been drinking tea for like years now, all kinds of tea but it took me a simple meal at a simple restaurant to discover, of all things, Cameronian tea.

At lunch one day, I ordered a cup of Cameronian tea for my daughter to sooth her dry, scratchy throat. To be honest, when I ordered it, I had no idea what kind of tea it would be. It just said “hot tea” on the menu. Not very descriptive but I knew it couldn’t be Chinese tea otherwise it would’ve said so.

At any rate, she’d never tasted Cameronian tea but it was love at first sip. Between wondering what kind of tea it was and going back to that restaurant for seconds, I picked up a 20-teabag pack of gold blend Cameronian tea at the grocery tea.

Turns out it tasted just like the one we’d had. Eureka, we’d found it! I can steep a whole pot using only 2 teabags and 4 dessertspoons of sugar and it tastes wonderful! It’s aromatic and not too sweet but I’m not sure if you’ll still need diet pills after a big meal or if this tea has natural slimming benefits.

But hey, for the price of 1 small cup of Cameronian tea at the restaurant, I can now brew 5 pots at home. Guess what, we’re having Cameronian every other day of the week !

I have to admit I’m a bit of a late bloomer. It was only in the last year that I actually learnt to appreciate red wine. Yes, only red wine, I will drink nothing else . So as far as wine is concerned, I still have a ways to go learning more about the different kinds and what goes with what.

Vinturi Essential White Wine Aerator

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The weather has been extremely hot so I’m drinking plenty of tea to cool down. I brew a pot of Chinese tea every morning in a teapot similar to this one and it lasts me the whole day.

Helen Chen Oolong Teapot - White - 26 oz.

I typically brew a different kind of Chinese tea each day, sometimes oolong, sometimes tikuanyin or whatever but always a different one so I don’t get bored . Simply place the tea leaves into the pot, add boiling water and let it steep.

This teapot is not to be used on direct heat or microwaved. The tea won’t stay hot all day in a teapot like this unless you use a tea cozy, but that’s fine with me, the weather is so hot I prefer to drink my tea at room temperature. If I want to drink it hot, I just add a little hot water to my cup.

This Chinese teapot features built-in strainer holes to hold tea leaves back as the strained tea is poured out through the spout. It’s not expensive but it’s very useful to have in your kitchen if you’re a tea lover like me. Makes a great Mother’s Day gift for Mom too.

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Like I said, we’re having some really hot days lately, mostly in the 90’s. We got a bit of rain last night and that’s supposed to offer some reprieve. Yes but no enough. A long cool glass of Ribena lychee will definitely help .

This is a refreshingly different drink for hot afternoons. I tend to associate Ribena with being a drink for kids. But throw a couple of canned lychees into a glass of Ribena with ice cubes and it instantly becomes a drink for grown-ups . In fact, it’s quicker to make than for the lazy bone at the insurance company to print out my auto insurance receipt, duh!

My kids love how the lychees turn a light shade of purple after sitting a while in the Ribena. To them, this drink is not only tasty, it’s pretty as well.