November 2013
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Recipe for Herb Crusted Chicken with a Tea Aioli
Infusing tea into dishes is generally done by steeping the tea in a liquid of some sort and integrating that into the dish. We are going outside the box just a bit to explore another way to put tea into your recipes. I don’t want to give away too much, but let’s just say tea… Continue reading
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Teapot Styles — Christmas Cheer
Snowmen and Santas and Evergreens, oh my! Teapots with Christmas designs won’t lead you on a yellow brick road through a haunted forest and up to the city of Oz to meet a wizard, but they will say, “There’s no place like home … there’s no place like home … for the holidays!” And the… Continue reading
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More Offbeat Tea Patents
It’s hard to say how much time and energy has been exerted over the years on the problem of how to deal with wet, squishy used tea bags, but “a lot” would be a good guess and probably something of an understatement. I wrote about some of these possible solutions in my last article about… Continue reading
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3 Perfect Teas for Your Thanksgiving Feast
Last year I listed teas for your Thanksgiving holiday tea time and the year before that I wrote about starting your Thanksgiving plans with tea. So you’re probably wondering what three teas did I miss or are there new teas out there? Read on to find out! The key to serving teas with your Thanksgiving… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books 10
Though the focus here is (obviously) on recent and upcoming tea books every once in a while I like to mention one that’s been around for a while. I mentioned this one here about four years ago but I thought I’d throw it out there again. You may have read reviews of Harney & Sons… Continue reading
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Tea Kettle Philosophy — Sibling Rivalry
The kettle is on (a recent survey showed that about 30% of regular tea drinkers use a kettle on the stove to heat water), the teapot is prepped, and my mind has some time once again to drift into reverie, tending toward the philosophic variety. The idea of sibling rivalry comes to mind, especially with… Continue reading
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Tea Review – English Tea Store Black Peach
When I drink tea, I like to taste the tea and nothing else. Everybody has their own preferences and I’m not saying my way is better than anyone else’s. But I like my tea untainted by any such substances as milk, sugar, lemon, sauerkraut (just seeing if you’re paying attention) and the like – the… Continue reading
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Recipe for Tea Caramel Swirl Cheese Cake
At first glance your eyes dance a little as your tongue starts to salivate. Your lips start to quiver with anticipation. Sweet creamy cheese cake with a tea infused caramel sauce entwined together in such harmony, creating a symphony in your mouth. 2/3 cup sugar 2 ½ cups of heavy cream 1 tbsp gold needle… Continue reading
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5 More Tea Time Faux Pas
Tea time is for enjoyment, but being on your best behavior is good, too. It makes things more pleasant for everyone. Having explored some rather … uh … well … inappropriate tea time behavior in previous articles (10 Egregious Tea Time Behaviors and Top 5 Tea Time Faux Pas), I am expanding on the list… Continue reading
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Tea Quiz: What’s in This Tea?
Time for another tea quiz, all you fellow tea lovers. Let’s see how it goes. This time around it’s all flavored teas (sometimes misnamed as “tea blends”) where you need to identify not the tea itself but the “stuff” added to it. First, the question in the title can be said several different ways. There’s… Continue reading
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