Tea Is the Secret IngredientThat Makes Pretty MuchEverything More Delicious.While we love sipping our tea, this ingredientis vastly under-recognized for its use in cooking;here are some ideas to get you started:.1. Matcha Layer Cake with Vanilla Buttercream FrostingThis decadent dessert gets its gorgeous green hue from2 1/2 tablespoons of matcha powder, a Japanese green tea.2. Tea-Glazed DrumsticksThe glaze is a simple mixture ofbrewed tea, orange juice, and honey.3. Earl Grey-Poached CodPoaching fish in tea is the genius prepmethod you never knew you needed.4. Earl Grey ShortbreadsHere, buttery shortbread cookies get the fragranttreatment thanks to a touch of Earl Grey tea leaves.5. Chocolate Earl Grey CakeAdding a cup of Earl Grey tea into the batterinfuses this decadent chocolate cake withbergamot flavor and delicious herbal fragrance.6. Lemon-Chamomile ShortbreadButtery taste and crumbly texture, plus thescent of citrus and herbal tea, makes thesesimple biscuits the ultimate after dinner treat.7. Chai Hot ToddyThis homemade hot toddy recipe uses chai tea in a deliciouslycreative way: By infusing it into a heavily spiced rum cocktail