Caution: Rant Ahead

What marketing genius came up with this ad campaign? They’ve been in the DC subway trains for months – a photo of a pair of feet in flip-flops resting up on a porch railing that overlooks a nice pond somewhere (presumably while the owner reclines in a chair or something). The tag line is “The way tea should taste.” My brain completes that as “The way tea should taste. Like feet.” Plus they have a sweetened green tea variety and I firmly believe that sweetened green tea should be federally legislated against.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled recipe.

Moroccan mint tea is very easy – it just requires some time, some mint and some green tea.

1. Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and turn off. Throw in 6 green tea bags and let it sit for 2 hours
2. Remove the tea bags and bring the water to a boil again. Turn off the heat. Crush a handful (1/3 – 1/2 cup loosely packed) of fresh mint to release the oils and throw into the water. Let sit for 2-3 hours.
3. Remove the mint. If the tea is too strong for your liking, dilute with water. Chill and enjoy!

About the photo:
Today’s goal was to get the look of sunlight without using sunlight. I backlit the mint by bouncing the 580 off the kitchen walls and brought out the texture of the leaves with the Lumo Pro. Because I wanted the light to seem as if it were coming from a single source, I put both flashes to camera left and used a folding mirror to add in some fill light.

ISO 200, f5.6@1/200. 580EX II @ 1/8 power, LumoPro 120 @ 1/32 power. Mirror reflector.