February 2014
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Tea Moments – Doing Laundry Revisited
The time has come to revisit that most special of tea moments – the one where you have the laundry well under way and are being lulled by the swish of the washer and hum of the dryer. It’s been awhile since I wrote about enjoying any kind of quiet tea moment. In fact the… Continue reading
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The History of the Perfect Cup of Tea
I write a few monthly columns for this site, one about tea books and one about tea gadgets and offbeat news. Though it might seem otherwise, I don’t actually write on a monthly basis about perfect tea. But I’ve covered the topic many times already and I’m about to do it one more time. For… Continue reading
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Teapot Styles – Modern
What is modern? When it comes to teapots, the sky seems to be the limit and there is no one agreed upon design standard. Time to check out a few. Sleek and Elegant Designs This seems to be the styling that most readily comes to many people’s minds when they think “modern.” It certainly was… Continue reading
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Most Offbeat Tea Recipes
I see a lot of recipes for dishes that incorporate tea in one way or another, so many in fact that I tend to skim over the majority of them. But I had to sit up and take notice recently when a recipe for Tea Mac-n-Cheese appeared in these very pages. Which is a pretty… Continue reading
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Teas and Chocolates for Your Valentine’s Day Tea Time
February, known for Groundhog’s Day where we see how much more Winter weather we’ll need to endure, is thankfully punctuated in the middle with romance. Valentine’s Day on the 14th is an occasion to say “I love you” in a number of ways that have become traditional through the years – some date it as… Continue reading
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Tea Braised Beef and Red Potatoes
Who doesn’t love slow cooked pot roast and potatoes? Options: wake up early and prepare your roast and then put it in your slow cooker, all before you go to work, or take four hours on the stove top and oven to make that tender roast. Here’s an idea: don’t do either and make it… Continue reading
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Is It Scone Time Yet? Definitely…Somewhere!
A lot of folks will read this article title on either Facebook, Twitter, or other social media sites and click “LIKE,” “Favorite,” or otherwise indicate agreement. True scone lovers know that anytime is good for scones, especially when served with tea. The most common time of day for serving scones is an afternoon “cream tea”… Continue reading
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Some “Hearty” Teas for Valentine’s Day
Pardon my play on words. Obviously there are various meanings to the words heart and hearty but with Valentine’s Day falling in this month it seemed as good a time as any to look at some hearty teas. Even if Valentine’s Day wasn’t nigh, it’s still winter in the Northern Hemisphere (a relative concept here… Continue reading
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Saying ‘I Love You’ with Tea
by Guest Blogger Sarah Rosalind Roberts You walk through your door after a long, hard day. You’re tired, itching to put the kettle on, but instead you hear six, beautiful, little words. “Do you fancy a cuppa tea?” The sheer delight at hearing this, and even just thinking about it, fills me to the brim… Continue reading
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