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Monthly Archives: February 2016
The Tea Library – “The Tea Lover’s Treasury”
Tea and books – a combination that for many is right up there with bacon and eggs, tomato and basil, and fish and chips.
Posted in review, tea thoughts
Tagged books about tea, James Norwood Pratt, tea, tea library, teaism
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Flower Power!
“Flowering tea” aka “blooming tea” is a splendid way to round off any social event with a bit of theatre in a teapot.
Posted in review, tea types
Tagged blooming tea, Chinese tea, double happiness, flowering tea, Jasmine, scented tea, tea, teaism
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Cold Brewed Green Tea – Getting Set For Summer
Seeing as our recent dusting of snow has melted, the bitter North wind retreated back to its Arctic lair, and temperatures finally nudged back above freezing, I’m starting to become slightly more optimistic regarding the eventual return of clement weather.
Posted in tea diary, tea making techniques
Tagged Chinese tea, cold brewed tea, green tea, Maojian, summer drink, tea, teaism
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Lights, Camera, Tea!
After a lot of umming and ahhing, we can now finally unveil our first foray into the magical world of the moving picture.
Tregothnan – Putting The “T” in “British”
Cut England, and it bleeds tea. Tea has been a part of the country’s cultural landscape for so long, and is so deeply engrained in the nation’s sense of self, that the years prior to the introduction of the sacred … Continue reading
Serendipitea And The Not So Common Clay
This was one of my best charity shop finds, a classic example of how being in the right place at the right time can pay off.
Saffron Tea – Moroccan Liquid Gold
After my recent post about mint tea, I checked our cookbook collection just out of curiosity, and to my surprise I discovered that we’d had a recipe for Moroccan Mint Tea all this time, hidden away in a Swedish language … Continue reading
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Tagged cashews, Green gunpowder, green tea, Medjool dates, Moroccan, Saffron tea, tea, teaism
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Tea Haiku No. 3
Pot and cup empty, The elegant leaves, though spent, Left behind qi gifts.
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