Make this lovely cake to enjoy with your afternoon cuppa over the holidays!This light and moist cake is not too sweet and has a refreshing green tea fragrance. The frosting uses cream cheese but has enough sweetness to mask the sour taste. The matcha (green tea) powder gives it a … Continue reading
We do not have everyone’s tasting notes yet, so we are postponing their publication until next week. If you haven’t completed your tasting, please do so as soon as possible and publish your notes as comments on this post from last week.We look forward to reading everyones detailed comments about … Continue reading
It seems to me that I have spent a large fraction of my existence longing to ski. Since childhood, I had imagined it to be nothing less than exhilarating, earthbound soaring. Poetry in motion. When I finally did start to ski—just last year at the age of 34—I was not … Continue reading
Long ago and far away, but in this same galaxy, when I was just getting into wine and wine culture, I had a million questions about why certain aspects of wine were supposed to be so important, especially since at the time it didn’t seem so important to me. After … Continue reading
Any fair-minded student of imperialism is compelled to admit that the British constantly sought to open up a more regular form of commerce with China. Their diplomatic efforts were unflagging, but the Chinese viewed them only as outside “barbarians” bearing tribute. In 1792, for instance, the Lord McCartney was carried … Continue reading