For Christmas, Julia got me an assortment of gitfts including some looseleaf tea and a strainer from Teavana. Here you’re looking at the Celestial Temple blend, a Chinese high-elevation mix of black tea leaves. I am not a tea expert or a snob. While I appreciate using a tea ball or other device like this strainer for using looseleaf, 99% of my tea consumption in my lifetime has been via bags. At work I mostly use bags of green tea, herbal tea, or Earl Grey depending on my mood and the season. I often head to the coffee maker and hear a yelp of “It’s not ready yet” when I’m just siphoning off some hot water from the release valve on top of the machine. That’s what the spigot is for, people. In fact,... »View More
Many people say there’s nothing more American than apple pie. However there is another sweet treat that’s one hundred percent red, white, and blue. From coast to coast, Americans are wild about iced tea. What many don’t realize is that although it’s based on an Asian brew, iced tea is an American innovation. Iced tea’s popularity can be traced to the heat wave of 1904 when tea merchant Richard Blechynden decided to serve tea over ice at an exposition in St. Louis. Americans have since perfected different methods of making iced tea, along with several innovate recipes. Black teas from Ceylon, China and Java are most commonly used to make iced tea. Flavored teas such as lemon green tea, peach black tea, Formosa oolong,... »View More
Whether you are looking to lose weight, tone up, or simply make your body healthier, Hoodia with green tea is a great option for you, and there are tons of different reasons for this, which, if you are interested in, then you are definitely going to want to read on to find out more. What Hoodia With Green Tea Is Hoodia with green tea is a green tea supplement which is manufactured by the Maximum International Company, and which is used universally not only to help with weight loss and physically improve the body, but as well to prevent and even cure diseases. The way that Hoodia with green tea works is that it uses the green tea extract to reduce your appetite as well as clear your body of any toxins, so that almost immediately after beginning... »View More
Many people say there’s nothing more American than apple pie. However there is another sweet treat that’s one hundred percent red, white, and blue. From coast to coast, Americans are wild about iced tea. What many don’t realize is that although it’s based on an Asian brew, iced tea is an American innovation. Iced tea’s popularity can be traced to the heat wave of 1904 when tea merchant Richard Blechynden decided to serve tea over ice at an exposition in St. Louis. Americans have since perfected different methods of making iced tea, along with several innovate recipes. Black teas from Ceylon, China and Java are most commonly used to make iced tea. Flavored teas such as lemon green tea, peach black tea, Formosa oolong,... »View More
It may come as a surprise to learn that many Chinese people are meticulous in regards to tea wares. The reason for this is that tea wares (such as teacups and teapots) play an integral role in the preparation of tea. A proper Chinese tea ceremony would not be truly successful without the use of proper tea wares. In fact, it has been said that the true essence of a Chinese tea ceremony could not be experienced if the tea wares involved were lacking. One of key items in the typical Chinese tea set is the Chinese teacup. These days teacups come in different designs and forms. They even vary in accordance with their intended use. This article will detail three of the best-known and most popular Chinese teacups currently available. These teacups... »View More
As I read Kristen King’s post, Traditional Summer Refreshment: Homemade Iced Tea, at Lively Women, and her reminiscenses of her mother making this brew, I also recalled my mom making homemade refreshing beverages on hot summer days. I grew up on a farm, long enough ago that soda pop was a rare treat. So Mother made our refreshments. These consisted of iced tea, lemonade, and mint tea. Sometimes she combined the tea and lemon juice, then added a spring of mint. The mint grew along the brook that ran behind our farmhouse and across the pasture. We children were assigned the task of picking mint that Mother would steep in the hot tea. After Mother developed Alzheimer’s, she still enjoyed iced tea and lemonade as her... »View More