April 2014
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How to Set the Perfect Easter Tea Table
Easter is a time of rebirth and renewal, when we know that the dormant world around us is reviving and once again budding. Reflecting that at tea time is easy to do with a few key ingredients. Here’s how to set the perfect Easter tea table: Pastel Colors Just about any color is appropriate here,… Continue reading
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The World Green Tea Association
In places like the United Kingdom and to a lesser extent here in the United States green tea is still something of a newcomer, although it’s gained a great deal of popularity in recent years. In Japan, the equation is flipped. While black tea and other varieties are not completely unknown there, the Japanese are… Continue reading
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10 Top Ways That Printed Tea Books Beat Out Those e-Versions
When Johnny Carson was host of the Tonight Show (yes, I’m that old), he would do a countdown of 10 top this or that. I am now shamelessly “borrowing” that routine here (as others have done before me) with my top 10 ways those print version tea books are much better than those e-book versions.… Continue reading
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Notes on Wild Tea
I never gave much thought to the concept of wild tea until recently. When I ran across Wild Tea Hunter, a book about wild tea. Which I haven’t actually read yet. But one of the interesting claims the author makes for the book is this one, “Discover how wild and ancient tea trees contain a… Continue reading
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If Teapots Could Talk…
Awhile back I wrote about if your teapot could talk, what kind of things it would say (actually, having several teapots, it turned into quite a chatter session). Since then, I expanded my wonderings into the imaginary “minds” of teapots and what commentaries they would make on their lives as teapots. So, here goes. First… Continue reading
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Recipe for Tea Waffles
Sunday morning is the day you must indulge and treat your self. With only a few precious hours before you must say goodnight to your weekend, live it up. Take a few extra minutes to really enjoy your breakfast and start your day right. Tea waffles with a wonderful cup of tea to accompany you… Continue reading
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6 Teas That Do Surprisingly Well Served British-Style
The British are known for their love of tea and that attitude that tea is the cure for all of life’s mishaps. Break a nail (after just having a very expensive manicure and special nail polish applied)? Have a cup of tea. Your spouse ran off with the clerk from the grocery store? Have a… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books 15
Occasionally I take a look at a book here that I might have overlooked and this time around its Wild Tea Hunter, by JT Hunter, who “has studied with Taoist masters, Buddhist monks, and the tribal people of Yunnan in their mysterious tea cultures.” The book currently appears to be available only in an electronic… Continue reading
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Is It “Bubble Tea” or “Pearl Milk Tea”?
Warmer weather in the U.S. usually means iced tea, sweet tea, and a tea drink that is growing in popularity here (as well as in Europe). It is sometimes called “bubble tea” and sometimes “pearl milk tea” (or “boba milk tea”). Having spent many years as a technical writer where the difference between “hit Enter”… Continue reading
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Tea Time With Great Historical Figures
So which great people throughout history drank tea and which did not? This is hardly the place to do an in-depth review of the topic, but we can be pretty sure about the tea drinking habits – or lack thereof – of certain great historical figures based on where and when they lived. It’s likely… Continue reading
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