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A Little Tea and Some Carrot Pineapple Bread

© Jerri Brooker

We live in stirring times - tea stirring times.
Christopher Isherwood

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How's your day going? Mine's pretty leisurely, so I'm spending some time on the computer reading and writing.

I recently read Tammi Chang's article on Green Tea: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/heal...

Her writing got me to thinking about tea and the part it plays in my life. So much so that with the thought of it I made myself a cup of TenRen's green tea that I bought at Costco. TenRen is the largest and best know tea manufacturer in the Far East. Visit their website if you're interested in knowing more about them:

http://www.tenren.com/ .

Anyway, I'm enjoying the tea as I write.

Join me in a cup of tea, won't you?

Whether you have tea in a mug or pretty bone china teacup and saucer, we'll have a good time.

Now that's better, isn't it?

The tea and company reminds me of a simpler time when I was young.

As a kid I was not very healthy. I spent a lot of time at my grandmother's house while the rest of the family was running around doing errands, sightseeing or taking longer vacations. I had an upset tummy a lot and my grandmother would make me tea and dry toast to settle my stomach. Of course, coming from grandma, it was wonderful.

I certainly couldn't tell you what kind of tea she had or how it was served, as I don't remember. But she did have a collection of bone china cups and I'm sure she served it in a beautiful floral cup.

Today, on occasion, I have tea with my grandkids. It's a treat for us all to sit around and visit over a cup of tea. They don't drink it at home, so it's special to serve them tea. My youngest grandson likes oolong tea and some of the others like Earl Grey.

Aside, I remember my grandpa drinking coffee when I was a kid. He would put cream in it, pour a little coffee in the saucer and drink from the saucer. I imagine it was because the coffee cooled faster that way. Funny what snippets of memory surface over a cup of tea, hmm?

Besides conversation, what should we enjoy over our cup of tea?

I know!

Carrot Pineapple Bread


This recipe came from my husband's aunt and I dearly love it. The recipe makes two loaves. One for you and one to give to a friend.

2 cups grated carrots

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