I was sitting here thinking of a fun and healthy way to spice up Valentine’s day and, of course, tea and vodka came to mind! This is a delicious green marTEAni recipe that is sure to get the night started off right.

ONO Strawberry Kiss MarTEAni

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 tsp Matcha green tea powder

1/4 oz strawberry liqueur

1/4 oz passion fruit juice

2 oz vodka

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Rim a martini glass with sugar

2. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake until   chilled.

3. Pour into a martini glass.

4. Garnish rim with a strawberry.

ONO Love Fortune Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 large egg whites
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3 teaspoons My Sweetheart tea brewed*

* Use 2 tsp of My Sweetheart tea for 1/2 C of water and brew for 3 minutes. This will create a strong and intense flavored tea.  Take 3 tsp for the recipe.

1. Write fortunes on pieces of paper that are 3 inches x .5 inch. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Grease 2 baking sheets.

2. Create a 3-inch round stencil out out of a plastic can lid.

3. In a bowl, lightly beat the egg white, vanilla extract, almond extract and vegetable oil until frothy.

4. Sift the flour, cornstarch, salt and sugar into a separate bowl. Stir the tea into the flour mixture.

5. Add the flour into the egg white mixture and stir until you have a smooth batter. The batter should not be runny, but should drop easily off a wooden spoon.
Note: you can also dye the cookies at this point with food coloring.

6. With a small offset spatula, spread batter through the stencil so it is a circle onto a silpat or parchment paper, about 6 per cookie sheet.
7. Bake until the outer 1/2-inch of each cookie turns golden brown and they are easy to remove from the baking sheet with a spatula (14 - 15 minutes).

7. Working quickly, remove the cookie with a spatula and flip it over in your hand. Place a fortune in the middle of a cookie. To form the fortune cookie shape, fold the cookie in half, then gently pull the edges downward over the rim of a glass, wooden spoon or the edge of a muffin tin until the ends meet. Place the finished cookie in the cup of the muffin tin so that it keeps its shape.

Each serving includes (based on a total yield of 9 cookies):
Calories 93, 11 g Carbohydrates, 1 g Protein, 5 g total Fat, 1 g Saturated Fat, 0 mg Cholesterol, trace Fibre, 72 mg Sodium, 18 mg Potassium.

ONO My Sweetheart Tea