I have never been a tea drinker. Unusual for a southern girl, I know. I discovered coffee in my last year of college. Since then, I have had an undying love, & some might say, obsession with it. However, I am slowly coming around to the idea of tea.

While in Hong Kong, Mr. FGK ordered a London Fog Latte during one of my coffee runs. We made our way down to the bakery next to our hotel for our morning order of egg tarts & pineapple buns for breakfast. Then, as we had done each day, scurried to the front stoop of the nearest closed store in the shade & ate. Passersby probably thought this was strange. It was just what we did the first day & continued to do each day thereafter.  I asked if I could have a sip of his London Fog, not having a clue what it was.

For clarification, now that I know, a London Fog is an Earl Grey tea latté.  Earl Grey is black tea that tastes like oranges. And Mr. FGK let me have a sip of his. That was his mistake! My first ever taste of Earl Grey & I was blown away. I kept asking for more & taking larger & larger sips. As soon as we were home from our trip, I put Earl Grey tea on the grocery list & began to research what I could do with it.

So, for our tea party, we are having London Fog Lattés with Earl Grey Shortbread Cookies. A killer combination of smooth & creamy, citrusy & buttery flavors.

The first recipe is the London Fog Latté recipe. It falls in my “super easy” recipe category. I promise, if you are entertaining & want to make this for friends, it is as simple & easy as it gets.

Now, for the shortbread cookies. This recipe is just sweet enough with vanilla added to enhance the orange citrus taste of the tea. It makes 3 dozen so you might want to try this out for your next party. And it does pair beautifully with the lattés, but each of these recipes could stand fine on their own.

Enjoy & happy baking!