Tea Cup

American Tea Room Teacup & Tea Sale

by Shannon on April 6, 2011

American Tea Room Teacup & Tea Sale

TweetEaster (April 24) is just around the corner and Mother’s Day (May 8 ) is not far behind that. If you are looking for the perfect gift, then American Tea Room just may be able to help you out. They have offering 10% off on all teas and teacups today through Saturday (4/9/2011). How about [...]

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Tea Ball Weight

by Shannon on February 22, 2011

tea ball weight

TweetTea Balls can be a good way to steep your favorite loose tea in a mug. I have one though, that doesn’t get much use because of the tricky way you have to hook the chain around the handle of the cup. If you don’t hook it, then the whole thing falls in and then [...]

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Green Tea Latte Recipe

by Shannon on October 2, 2010

Green Tea Latte Recipe

TweetI am a huge fan of Starbucks’s Green Tea Lattes. I could drink one everyday. Unfortunately starting around $3 a pop, they are not the most economical thing to drink. So I’ve come up with my own green tea latte recipe and it works for either hot or cold drinks. You will need: the milk [...]

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Vintage Tea Cups

by Shannon on September 23, 2010

TweetSometimes just a single vintage tea cup will do. When you don’t want a full set and perhaps are just looking for something fancy to take tea in, then finding looking for something special is in order. Taking a browse through those on available on eBay, there are a tea cups from all over the [...]

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Bodum Double Walled Tea Cups

by Shannon on September 21, 2010

Bodum Double Walled Tea Cup

TweetI love double walled tea cups. Generally they don’t have a handle and I love the smoothness and ability to hold the cup from any side.  Some of the best known are these Bodum double walled tea cups. The double wall helps to insulate your hand from the heat of the liquid inside. And it [...]

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Tea to Go Cups

by Shannon on March 14, 2010

TweetWhile out and about today, I found these neat tea to go cups and wanted to share. It is a travel tumbler with a built in tea infuser basket. On the lid there is a little lever that swings the basket into the water. When the tea is done steeping, you just lift it out [...]

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American Tea Room’s Midori Sencha

by Shannon on January 22, 2010

TweetToday I am sipping on American Tea Room’s Midori Sencha, appropriately enough in my steep tea cup. Well perhaps not completely so because the cup shows a teabag, but I love it.  This blended tea is a lovely green loose tea flavored with melon and a number of flowers.  It is my first time trying [...]

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Loose Tea to Go Cup

by Shannon on January 8, 2010

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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Top 5 Tea Essentials

by Shannon on November 5, 2009

Tea Kettle

TweetIf you are just starting out or are a long time tea drinker, it is always a great idea to have all of the right tools for brewing the perfect pot of tea.  Here is our list of the Top 5 Tea Essentials that you should have in your kitchen. Tea Kettle.  You need hot [...]

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