Cookbooks and Green Tea

Today felt like the first day of winter. That’s being a little dramatic, but a chill was certainly in the air. I traveled into Manhattan today to look at cookbooks. There were so many beautiful books that I left empty handed and overwhelmed. The next task on this blog is to figure out how to send a recipe or two, something not so overwhelming!

This kettle has to be one of my favorite things. It’s useful, beautiful and very traditional. As soon as I got home it was used to make a pot of green tea. Green tea is thought to have health benefits such as lowering the risk of heart disease and being useful with weight loss management. All this is up for debate, but what’s not in question is the pleasure of a hot cup of tea on a chilly day.