Biscuits and scones can take on flavors sweet and savory, can be shot through with the essence of spring, can filled with fruits or vegetables or cheese. Pour yourself a cup of tea -- it's time to experiment (and devour).

Today: Introducing the underrated kitchen workhorse: the tea towel.

Congratulations to thefood, whose Tea with Honey and Lemon Compound Butter won the contest for Your Best Recipe with Tea!

Once again, we want to give a big thanks to all of our volunteer recipe testers for your thoughtful comments and for helping us continue to strengthen our recipe recommendations. You can read the winning headnote and tester's comments by clicking through to the Community Picks recipes — the comments are at the top. And even if the recipe you tested wasn't chosen as a CP, please feel free to leave your testing notes in the recipe's comments section. Constructive criticism is always encouraged!

Congratulations to Rivka, whose Vanilla Rooibos Tea Cookies won the contest for Your Best Vanilla!

In the midst of Thanksgiving preparation, the test kitchen provided us a breath of fresh, turkey-free air.

You never know what to expect in the Food52 Test Kitchen.  Whether it's missing a food delivery, spilling a container full of peppercorns, or standing over a pot of caramel that won't seem to cooperate, we try to handle any hurdles in style.  This week was no different, but we still had fun cooking, tasting, and folding (yes, folding). Check out snapshots from another day in the kitchen, and remember to follow us on Instagram @Food52 for more foibles and fun.