June 2012
-
Quiz: How Are Your Tea Time Manners?
The question of manners at tea time comes up online and in the real world. In fact, some feel rather more inclined when enjoying tea to follow certain social conventions and even tea rituals and ceremonies. From the way the tea is prepared to what foods to serve to how to pour and enjoy the Continue reading
-
How Tea Became Hip
How did tea become hip? Hold on a minute. Things have improved in recent years or perhaps even decades, but one could still argue that tea is suffering from an image problem. You know the one – staid tea rooms frequented by ladies of a certain age, neatly trimmed crustless sandwiches, and so on. Not Continue reading
-
Here Kit-tea Kit-tea!
There’s something about tea that attracts cat lovers. Or maybe there’s something about cats that attracts tea lovers. Clearly there’s something … because so many of us dearly love them both. It’s certainly not because tea-drinking is easier with cats around. Cats sniff or bat at the tea leaves, even try to eat them. (Although Continue reading
-
When Tea Is Not a Beverage
The link between tea and literature is a long one, with tea being mentioned in countless novels as well as a long list of books written about tea. I recently read Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie (working my way through her whole series) and came across a scene that at first caused confusion and Continue reading
-
Gong Fu Tea Ceremony with a Dash of Milk
Ever since I became professionally involved with tea, I’ve had many people approach me to tell me their horror story of being pulled by the arm when they’ve visited China; being taken to a room where a Tea Master makes the tea, they receive a thimble of tea and are then charged “an arm and Continue reading
-
The Tea Princess and the Chinese Restaurant Tea
A sudden craving for Chinese food drove this “Tea Princess” and her hubby from hearth and home out into the wilds of the city to satisfy our appetites. Little did we realize the tea disaster awaiting us! In case you haven’t been following my “Tea Princess” adventures, it all has to do with the dearth Continue reading
-
5 Ways to Keep Your Pot of Tea Warm
For those of you who like to steep up a nice 4- or 6-cupper potful of tea the problem of how to keep the tea warm in-between cupfuls is a well-known issue. Different ways have been devised over the years to handle this and keep your pot of tea warm. Here are five of the Continue reading
-
Pairing Tea and Food — Stuffed Bell Peppers and Ceylon Black Tea
Time for another recipe (the 3rd in a baker’s dozen). This is another that goes great with tea. Be adventurous and give her recipe a try with a pot of the tea named and assess the pairing for yourself. The recipe: Stuffed Bell Peppers with Ground Turkey and Sun-Dried Tomatoes Ratcheting up an old favorite Continue reading
-
The Growing Popularity of Matcha
When I began exploring tea and tea culture about seven years ago the only thing I knew about matcha was that it was a powdered Japanese green tea used mainly in the Japanese tea ceremony. While it may have had other uses in Japan and elsewhere, here in the U.S., as far as I was Continue reading
-
Review of English Tea Store Darjeeling White Tips
Basically there are two types of white tea leaves available to the consumer: the kind with long, thin silvery (sometimes downy) leaves, and the kind with leaves of varied sizes and colours, sort of like what you might find on a forest floor. The catalogue photo for this tea depicts the former, while these Darjeeling Continue reading
search
Recent Posts
- Top 5 Tea Trends for 2025
- Unlock the Potential of Tea Bags: Perfect Iced Tea
- Jams to Jazz Up Any Picnic
- 3 Teas to Savor Spring
- Elevating Easter Brunch
follow us
Newsletter
Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.
Tag cloud
Assam Tea Autumn Black Tea british british food caffeine cake Ceylon chai Chocolate Christmas Darjeeling Tea earl grey English Tea Store fall flavored tea Green Tea Herbal Holidays Iced Tea Loose Tea oolong PG Tips recipe recipes rooibos Scones stash Steeping Tea tea tea book Tea Books Tea Gadgets tea party Teapot teapots Tea Recipe Tea Recipes tea review tea reviews tearoom tea room tea time tisane twinings
blogroll
- Construction Gear Blog
- Flag BlogLED Blog
- Northline Express Blog
- Online Stores, Inc. Blog
- Safety Equipment Blog
- Safety Girl Blog
Tea Blog 