(ETA: Unfortunately, the server for my website was down for most of Tuesday evening, so this post is going up one hour after midnight. Apologies for the wait!) Once again, it’s teatime! I received an adorable tea set from DAVIDsTEA this Christmas, so I decided to use it today.

Isn’t it cute? The stars in the design are white and shiny silver. Plus the teapot comes with its own stainless steel basket to hold loose-leaf tea, which is a nice convenience. It holds about four or five cups worth of tea—and the cups are actually a little bigger than I expected.

Today’s tea selection is a new favorite of mine: Vanilla Comoro (also called Vanilla Decaf) from Harney & Sons. I’ve tried a few decaf teas in search of a low caffeine option, and this is probably the best one I’ve tried so far. It steeps to a surprisingly dark color, and the aroma is delicious. It’s a sugary, cakelike vanilla smell. It actually reminds me a little bit of a toasted marshmallow.

So for my teatime treat, I thought I’d make s’mores. They compliment the vanilla in the tea really well. Plus, toasting a marshmallow and sandwiching it between some chocolate and two graham crackers is about as cozy and nostalgic as it gets. The taste reminds me of some of my school retreats in the mountains, of huddling together with my friends around a bonfire and watching tiny sparks float into the sky like fireflies.

And since the theme for this post is apparently marshmallows, here’s a bonus picture of something else I bought recently…

These impossibly adorable foot-warmers are made by Smoko Inc. They hook into your computer via USB cable and keep your feet nice and toasty. I’ve been using them a lot so far this winter. (Plus they’re s’mores with little smiles on their faces… How can I possibly resist that?)

Thanks for joining me for tea!