The Secret Ingredient by Laura Schaefer

Author:Laura Schaefer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A Paula Wiseman Book

Extra-Healthy Tea Smoothie

This smoothie makes for a great breakfast or snack!

Ingredients

1 cup pomegranate-flavored black tea

1/3 cup organic whey (The acai-flavored whey from Tera’s Whey in Reedsburg, WI, is awesome!)

1/2 cup blueberries

1/2 cup strawberries

1 banana

Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend on low for 1 minute. Then, increase the speed and blend on high for 1 minute. Makes 2 delicious smoothies.

July 30 4:31 p.m.

Chapter Fourteen

Tea is the new tea.

—UNKNOWN

Halt, Teashop Girl! Who is spying now, Annie Green?” The last voice I wanted to hear in the whole wide world shouted at me from the cereal aisle just as Louisa, Genna, and I pushed the cart toward the checkout.

Zach. How was this possible?

“Zach, do not come near this cart.” I put myself between him and it, but it was too late. He left his friends behind and came bounding toward us.

“Mmm, white chocolate chips. I approve. When will the next scone be done? I’ll take five.” He saw everything we picked out, even though I was leaning over the cart and trying to stack the less interesting foods on top.

“Zach,” Genna said. “Go away. Stop spying on superior life forms. We’re trying to do something special here, and you’re driving Annie crazy.”

“He is not,” I said. I stood up straight again, folded my arms over my chest, and glared at him. Okay, maybe a little crazy. But I wasn’t going to admit it.

“Hello, young man,” Louisa said. We all turned to her, unconsciously waiting for a verdict. Surely Louisa would understand why I wouldn’t want a spy around the shop. Period. Especially a rude one who kissed me and then tried to pretend it didn’t happen. “How is your family?”

All three of us gaped at her. Zach recovered right away, though, and said, “They’re good.”

“Tell your parents to come in and see us at the shop,” Louisa said. “I’d like to share some new teas with them.”

“Okay,” Zach said. He didn’t seem to know what to say after that, so he ambled back to his friends.

“Louisa,” I hissed. “I think he’s the one who messaged SweetCakes about our secret ingredient. We need to ban him! And his family,” I added. “Immediately! And I need to buy all new scone ingredients. Let’s put the currants and white chocolate back on the shelf.”

“Nonsense, dear. Don’t worry. It’s time to check out.” Louisa gave me a squeeze and I made a face at Genna. She shrugged helplessly.

I loved my grandmother. But sometimes she didn’t get it at all. I bet boys were a lot easier to deal with when she was young.

Genna and I helped Louisa put her groceries away, and then I went home and straight to bed. I wanted my next blog post to be extra special. I planned to hand out fliers promoting SteepingLeafScone.com at the farmer’s market on Saturday, which meant that I’d need to be up early tomorrow for baking and taste testing.

When I woke up, I didn’t go to the shop. Instead I planned to use our kitchen at home for my next scone.

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