Sitting
in the garden surrounded with plants and flowers, listening to birds chirping, sipping
a cup of tea with a relax mind is just an indulgence for a mom with kids that are
ever so active. Once a while, I will
pamper myself to have a ‘me time’ while my boys are still in bed or taking
their nap by having an English breakfast or afternoon tea in the garden. This
is the time when my Crabtree & Evelyn precious fine food collection will be
served.
Not
only does Crabtree & Evelyn have a wide range of luxurious toiletries, they
have gourmet foods too, like cookies and
biscuits, fruits jam and tea. You will see them under the Fine Food corner. Frankly speaking, initially when I first
stepped into the shop, I dare not ask or even walk close to Fine Food corner. Why? It
was because of the word ‘FINE’. Fine
Dining, ooohhh then Fine Foods must be referring to expensive stuffs. Furthermore, all the products are so…..nicely
presented. They will definitely mark up
the price for that. But then, surprisingly
they were actually at an affordable price, not expensive as what I thought of. From there onwards, every time I shop at Crabtree
& Evelyn, I will definitely patronize the Fine Food corner. All the beautiful tins and boxes, bottles and
jars, and some special barrels seemed ‘waving’ and ‘whispering’ to me: “Come
and touch me! Bring me home! Taste me!” Sometimes I just can’t resist and I will bring
back one or two.
Crabtree & Evelyn
Fine Foods Corner
The
story of
Fine Foods
Celebrate the holiday season with
our banquet of fine foods, made with love and care in England. Inspired by the
very best of festive British fare, these flavourful goodies use only the finest
natural ingredients and traditional cooking methods for wonderfully intense
flavour. Beautifully hand-drawn illustrations have been transformed into
charming wrapping for gifts that will brighten any winter pantry.
~ Crabtree
& Evelyn
Let’s
have a mini tour to this corner. They have cookies & biscuits, preserves
and tea. Of course, they will have festive food for some special occasions or
holidays like Christmas and so forth. They will come out some special flavors
with special packaging available for own consumption, collections or as gifts.
Cookies &
Biscuits
Crabtree
& Evelyn has a wide range of cookies and biscuits. They have Traditional
Shortbread Biscuits, White Chocolate and Raspberry Biscuits, Strawberries and
Cream Biscuits, All Butter Almonds & Vanilla, All Butter Chocolate Chip,
All Butter Lemon, All Butter Orange, Double Chocolate Chip, Lemon & White
Chocolate Biscuits, Honey and Oat Biscuits. Triple Chocolate Chunk Biscuits is the new
flavor.
At
present they have Dark Chocolate Chunk & Hazelnut Biscuits, Christmas
Pudding Biscuits and Gingerbread men for Christmas. They also have limited
edition biscuits – All Butter Tarocco Orange Biscuits.
I have
not tasted all of them, especially those new arrivals and special editions. My friend Jess recommended me the Strawberries and Cream Biscuits and it
became my favorite one. It is made in
Great Britain.
Oh my, these biscuits are
a great excuse to pop the kettle on. The
biscuits are crumbly and chunky. Hmm…
the strawberry flavor is so aromatic. And I get to bite the cubed strawberries which
blended so well with the smooth cream. Each
bite just melts in my mouth.
Nonetheless,
I find the biscuits a little bit sweet but it is just nice if we eat the
biscuits and pair it with a cuppa Crabtree & Evelyn’s tea. They are perfectly
matched.
The tea will offset the sweetness
but it will not shadow the flavor of the biscuits.
Tea
Crabtree & Evelyn has two types of tea – black tea and
flavor tea.
Afternoon
Tea, Earl Grey Tea and English Breakfast
Tea are the black teas. Their black teas
are smooth and mild compare to other brands. Basically, these teas goes well with any
flavors of biscuits and cookies. For
scented tea, they have Green Tea Scented with Jasmine, Organic Camomile Tea and
Organic Peppermint Tea. Now, they have new flavors – Mint Green Tea and
Blackberry Green Tea. I have not tasted the new ones but I heard that the
response to the Blackberry Green Tea was great.
Normally,
I will take Green Tea Scented with Jasmine for breakfast and tea break; At night, I will end my day with Organic
Camomile Tea.
If you ask what’s my
favorite tea? My answer will be Organic Camomile Tea. It is the chill-out drink
for me. The calming, warming and comforting blend of camomile leaves helps to
sooth and relaxed my senses after a busy day. Sometimes, I will add in a slice
of lemon or honey to spice up my cup of tea. Organic Camomile Tea is produced
in Germany.
Preserves
Crabtree
& Evelyn has preserves that we used to call Jam. They have Blueberry Preserve, Breakfast Marmalade,Raspberry Preserve, Strawberry Preserve, Citron Curd, Tarocco Orange
Marmalade, Strawberry and Rose Water Preserve and Wild Blueberry and Lavender
Preserve. I
love their preserves as they really add in fresh fruits. I get to bite into
chunks of fruits and the taste just burst in my mouth. That’s why we called it Preserves. Pair them
with toasted rustic bread or buttery crumpets. Superb! For Strawberry Preserve,
it can be even served with a dollop of cream on a Devonshire scone. I love to toast the bread, spread a layer of
butter, then followed by the preserves…wow! Such a heavenly bite! Seriously delicious!
My
favorite will be the Wild Blueberry and Lavender Preserve. I love the combination of the flavors. With the first bite, you will taste the wild blueberry,
then slowly and gently the light Lavender taste builds up in your mouth. Yummy!
Actually it is slightly sweet but when
served with a cup of tea from the Crabtree & Evelyn’s tea range, it will be a splendid blend!
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Above are the three of my favorite fine food products. Let’s indulge ourselves with Crabtree & Evelyn fine food too! Hope you enjoyed
reading this post!
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All the products of Crabtree
& Evelyn are bought with my own pocket money.
All opinions
expressed are my own.
