January 2013
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Tea-Infused Honey Cookies
Hello, my lovelies! I know I’ve been away for quite some time. I come back, hanging my head in shame, and bearing delicious offerings before me.
My friend Elizabeth goes to school in NYC, and she graciously offered to bring me back some tea! I’ve never been to Argo Tea before, but I’ve coveted their website, and there were definitely some things on there I wanted to try - one of...
September 2012
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“Tea is the act of creating leisure in a chaotic world.”
– Ms. Wang.
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“A cup of tea would restore my normality”
– Douglas Adams
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Rebloggable chai cookie recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp chai tea (or any kind you want)
1 cup softened butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups chocolate chips
1 cups chopped walnuts (if you so desire. I didn’t use them)
1. Preheat the oven to 375 deg F.
2. Crush tea into a powder. If you have a food processor, great. If...
August 2012
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raininmyteacup asked: Hello :), I was just wondering if perhaps you could post the recipe for the chai cookies. They sound delicious!
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“I am still; I drink my tea; I listen.”
– Bonnie Johnston
Improvisational Gong Fu Tea →
Really cool video about gong fu without all the equipment!
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New theme, and I've added Twitter!
How’s it look?
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I just placed a huge order from Adagio.
Right now, in honor of Sherlock Holmes week, they’re doing a promotion - 20% off all of Cara McGee’s BBC Sherlock inspired teas.
I started off placing an order for The Woman and The Mind and the Heart.
Then I added some Honeybush, because I want to experiment with that - it’s just the thing for another one of my Doctor Who teas.
Then I added some Hibiscus because that’s...
theoddboi asked: i think you had misunderstood my question, i had meant if you empty a tea bag and use the tea from the tea bag as loose leaf tea, would that work?
July 2012
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theoddboi asked: Hi, i was wondering if its possibly to take a tea bag and empty the tea and use it as a loose leaf tea, because tea bags tend to not make the best tea?
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In Defense of the Tea Budget →
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Added a search function to the sidebar!
Everything should be properly tagged as well, so you can find teas by name, company and varietal.
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falafelforlife asked: So, I really, really love chai - right now I'm working through a case of Teavana's White Ayurvedic/Samurai Mate blend...but I was wondering if you could recommend other chais and tea blends that are a little different. I'm sure you have great suggestions as to what else is out there!
mahalosillygoose asked: Hey, I saw your answer about mug infusers and wanted to tell you that I have the Kati mug! I have one for home and one for the office and my mom has two too. They are great mugs, but if I could do it again, I'd get one from David's tea because their infuser baskets are flat (instead of domes) so they sit better on the lid/dish and they have a handle (despite being double walled, the Kati...
June 2012
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This blog is now officially on hiatus
It’s been sitting here for almost a month with me feeling guilty about not updating it.
I don’t have a place in my house that’s to my tea photographing satisfaction, so I’m putting this on hold for now. I may update infrequently, but likely full posting will resume again in September.
If you miss me, you can feel free to check out my Steepster, which I’ll be...
May 2012
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Just applied for a job at Teavana
Don’t know if they’ll call, but I’m crossing my fingers. It’d be AMAZING to work surrounded by all that tea!
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temperusmaximus asked: How many cups does an ounce of tea make? And what are the benefits of steeping a cup of tea multiple times? Does it change the flavor profile or is it just so you can enjoy multiple cups from the same batch?
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omi-tan asked: Hey, have you ever tried Hong Kong milk tea?
April 2012
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We've got winners!
Thanks to all of you who entered! It’s such a pleasure to share my joy of tea with all of you, and it’s so great to see how much you all love it as well!
Winner #1: sun-shy
Winner #2: the-healthy-hippie
Winner #3: heybabysosad
Remember, winners, I need to hear back by Wednesday the 2nd or I’ll pick someone else, since I want to get these out before finals start!
Cheers to...
Giveaway is closed!
Working on tallying up the winners!
