May 2014
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Recipe for Tea Focaccia Bread
Baking bread can seem very daunting to many. Focaccia is one of the simplest breads to make. If you ever wanted to start making bread but feel a bit overwhelmed, give this lovely recipe a try and you will find it was not nearly as hard as you thought. Using tea in this adds a… Continue reading
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How British Is Your Tea Time?
Tea – check! Scones – check! Is that enough? How British is your tea time? It needs to be more than just those two items. Gauge your set-up against a typical British tea time to see how close you come. A Fairly Typical British Tea Time The key word here is “time” since the time… Continue reading
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The Truth About Lie Tea
I’ve been writing about tea for a while now, and I’d like to think that I know a few things. Maybe I actually do. But from time to time I run across a tea-related tidbit I’d never heard of before. Take lie tea, for instance. I first encountered the term recently, when I was writing… Continue reading
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5 Signs That You’re “Going French” at Tea Time
France has been in the news lately as having a surge in tea consumption at levels similar to what they imbibed when tea first came there courtesy of the Dutch in 1636. Louis XIV, known as the Sun King, started drinking tea in 1665, thinking it would cure his gout (a condition caused by excessive… Continue reading
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Tea Meets Wine
Disclaimer: Please drink responsibly. So, there’s wine and there’s tea and, as the popular saying goes, never the twain shall meet. Or shall they? To be quite honest, the notion of blending wine and tea isn’t a concept that sounds very appealing to me. But I could be a bit biased since I’ve never been… Continue reading
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How Many Cozy Styles Are There?
One of the most effective ways to keep your teapot warm during tea time is the cozy. And there are so many different designs that you are sure to find one that best adds just the right touch to your tea time table. This array of designs can be divided into several styles. Dome Cozies… Continue reading
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What Your Tea Says About You II
In part one of this series, I took a look at a recent article in the British press. The writer tried to draw connections between certain types of people and the tea they drank. It was a fairly Brit-centric way of looking at things but as it turns out judging a person by the tea… Continue reading
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5 Keys to Grading Teas
Sad to say, but not all tea leaves are created equal. This is especially important when you are buying premium teas, unlike blends that have teas of all grades in them. Grading standards have been developed over the years but tend to vary between tea growing countries and for the type of tea being produced.… Continue reading
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Recipe for Tea Fruit Salad
Using the word “salad” implies a healthy nutritious meal or side dish. This tea fruit salad takes the salad in a whole new direction. There are plenty of vitamins in this deliciously simple dish, but it provides one lip-smacking devilish tea dressing. This super simple to make dish is perfect for those hot days when… Continue reading
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Tea and the Uncensored Movie
Tea and a movie is a great combo. You steep up that delightful Earl Grey, Russian Caravan, or even some Jasmine Green Tea, and select a movie to settle back on your comfy couch or chair and watch. This is where censorship can play a role, as you will soon see. Movies come in various… Continue reading
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