Orange Scones with Clotted Cream

The English have been responsible for many great inventions - television, jet engines, David Bowie - but the best, I think we can all agree, is Tea. I mean Tea in the sense of Afternoon Tea, High Tea, Champagne Tea, or - most importantly - Cream Tea, that post-lunch/pre-dinner event that involves a cup of milky Earl Grey, a scone, clotted or Devonshire cream, butter and jam. What a gorgeous idea. Thanks, England!


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Ginger Creams

In most cookbooks, the table of contents reads something like: Appetizers, Mains, Sides, Desserts (et cetera, et cetera). If I ever made one, the only categories I would need are: Breakfast, Desserts, Breakfasty-Desserts, and Stress-Eating (...and maybe a brief addendum for all the tofu and vegetables).


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Maldon: Earl Grey Shortbread

When I moved to England in 2010 to go to school, my friend Christina and I hadn’t found a place to live. We had been seriously stressing out about it for a month or two – we didn’t want to be homeless when classes started, but it was impossible finding a flat when we weren’t there to see it. Christina left a week before me, and by some "friend-of-a-friend" miracle she met up with Brad and Tony, also from Canada, who took her in to their home. When I landed at Gatwick a week later, Brad had driven well over an hour from Maldon, Essex to get me. At like 7 in the morning. Can you imagine doing that for someone you’ve never even met? I wouldn’t – I’m ashamed to say I’m not that nice.

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