March 2010
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Let Your “Tea Nose” Do the Talking
Tea drinkers don’t always realize what an asset their nose is for selecting and savoring tea. Your sense of smell is probably 70% of your enjoyment of foods and beverages, especially tea. With thousands of blends, those aromas can tell you a lot about how well you’ll like the taste of the steeped tea. Sometimes,… Continue reading
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Most Unlikely
A large portion of our kitchen is occupied by my tea and its paraphernalia. And tea does not always remain in the teacup, but sometimes makes it onto our plate. Even though I cook with tea, I am often surprised at the other unexpected places that I find my favorite beverage. Sometimes, its in other… Continue reading
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Tea — It’s What’s for Breakfast
Tea is a splendid idea any time of day – morning, noon or night, before, with or after a meal. So why is it that we have something called a “Breakfast Tea” and what does it have to do with Breakfast? The blend itself, which is comprised of Assam, Ceylon and Kenyan tea, and is… Continue reading
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Book Review — “Cha-No-Yu: The Japanese Tea Ceremony” by A.L. Sadler
While I may be the tea expert in my small circle of family and friends, I am repeatedly humbled by those out there whose knowledge vastly surpasses my own. I know what I like, and a little bit about the industry, but feel that there is always so much more that I still need to… Continue reading
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Teatime Memory — My Summer Job
Sitting down at teatime is always a great break in the day. You can set aside your tasks and cares to replenish body and soul. For me, this is also a time of reflection. As tea flows from the pot to the cup, so memories flow from the past to the present in my mind.… Continue reading
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Review — Harney & Sons Organic Assam
Name: Organic Assam Brand: Harney & Sons Type: Black tea, Assam Form: Silken Teabags Review: Assam is a tea that I have a love/hate relationship with. A truly good Assam is a wonderful thing: A great palate cleanser after a big breakfast, a wonderful pairing with chocolate, and a sturdy, bracing drink any time of… Continue reading
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Some Assam Tea Types
One of the basic teas in most black tea blends is Assam tea. It’s sort of a “stealth tea,” mixing in with Keemun and other black teas but always making its presence known with its distinctive flavor. You can buy Assam tea on its own, too. There is a wider variety of Assam types than… Continue reading
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Cadbury — The Easter Bunny’s Friend
“How sweet it is!” That’s a line made famous by Jackie Gleason in the early days of television. He must have been thinking of Cadbury, as do lovers of chocolate everywhere. Small wonder that the Easter Bunny has become best buddies with this global leader in the production and marketing of chocolates and other confections.… Continue reading
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