Most people simply think of tea as a drink they enjoy on a hot summer day or cold fall evening. However, many use the beverage for more than hydration. It’s not uncommon for people to brew peppermint tea for nausea or chamomile tea to relax or go to sleep. In …
Last weekend I took a trip to TJ Maxx to browse their “food” section for something new and tasty. Yes, I know, it’s not the best place for snack browsing, but there aren’t many places to get different things in my town, so I have to take what I can get. …
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After trying matcha for the first time this past weekend, I found myself with a monster craving for it. There’s just something about that earthy, plant-like flavor that had me wondering how it tastes in and with other things. I’ve seen all sorts of matcha-inspired foods, from ice cream to …
Even though my tea-loving sister has talked up matcha for a while now, I never got around to trying it until recently. While she was making matcha bread, I was sticking with what I knew in Earl Grey. However, this past weekend I decided it was time to see what …
It’s no secret: I love black tea. I enjoy it so much that I put it in baked goods. I’ll drink it hot or cold. With sugar or plain. Cream? No thanks, I want to taste the full flavor. Normally gravitate toward Earl Grey in all its tasty glory, but …
Until November 5th at 11:59pm EST, you can enter to win a Matcha Single Steeps Sampler from Tea Forte. The sampler contains 15 matcha pouches of 5 flavors, 3 pouches of each: Simply visit the entry page, where you will like their Facebook and Instagram, then enter your email address. At …
Everyone’s heard of brown, cane, granulated, and other common and/or popular sugars, but what about coconut sugar? On a trip to World Market last weekend, the prospect of such new, interesting sweetener caught my eye. Big Tree Farms Organic Coconut Sugar (Blonde) advertised itself as a low-glycemic sugar with a 1:1 ratio with granulated sugar. Plus, it was …
When I order loose leaf tea early this year, one of the flavors I chose was Teavana’s Earl Grey Creme. Good choice, right? After all, I love Earl Grey, and creme sounds, I don’t know, vanilla-y? I’m sad to report, however, that the name didn’t live up to the hype. …
