TweetI heard someone mention a Gravity Teapot the other day on twitter and my interest was peaked. I had never heard that term before. It turns out I knew what it was, just had not heard the term before. The first time that I went into a Teavana store, I was introduced to a gravity [...]
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TweetIf you are a tea drinker and living in a dorm away at college, then I know how difficult it can be to have some of the comforts of home. Making loose tea in your dorm room though is pretty simple with a few basic things. Here is what you will need: An electric tea [...]
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TweetRecently I received a package from Tea Forte and I am really excited to share it with you. It contained the new Kati Loose Tea System and samples of their new individually packaged loose leaf tea. They have created a simple way to brew loose tea. It is a double walled ceramic mug that contains [...]
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TweetMy daughter received this very cute Children’s Tea Set for her birthday last week. It is made by Schylling and is a porcelain tea set that she can really use. Just like Fiestaware, it is brightly colored. It is perfect for brewing her own tea. She can either put a tea bag or two inside along with [...]
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TweetOne of my favorite tea cups is my Steepware Steeping Mug. I use it pretty much every day to brew loose tea. The reason I love it so much is that in comes in three pieces: mug, lid, and steeping basket. It is all ceramic and the steeping basket rests inside of the mug perfectly. [...]
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TweetThe electric tea kettle is an integral part of our kitchen. It is used every day even in the hot summer months. I love making iced tea in the summer and I believe the best kind is when you steep the tea leaves in hot water and then cool it with ice cubes or in [...]
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TweetMighty Leaf Green Tea Tropical is one of my favorite teas that is in a tea bag. My husband and I recently attended a really fundraiser for my daughter’s school. The event was held at a really nice local hotel with a very fancy ballroom. After dinner, the servers came around with the dessert course [...]
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TweetTea, infusion, decoction, tisane? With all the various titles, it can be a little confusing, if not daunting when it comes to herbal preparation. Simply put – a tisane is an infusion of herbs without any leaves from the tea bush (although, camellia sinensis, tea is considered an herb). Thus, tisane and infusion mean exactly [...]
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TweetYou may know matcha as the powdery green tea that is blended with hot water in order to make a refreshing & healthy cup of tea. Have you ever wondered how matcha powder is made? Well I did so I set out to do some research in order to find out. Tea leaves that are [...]
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TweetAs I mentioned in an earlier post, I usually brew a cup of loose tea to go in the morning. Since then a few people have asked me to suggest the perfect loose tea to go cup and here are a few that I have found. This Chocolate Tea Thermos is perfect for making loose [...]
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