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Entries from February 2008

Tea and Ice Cream = Yum!!!!

February 29th, 2008 2 Comments

Tea and ice cream can be a great tasting combination. However, it is usually pretty hard to find any green tea ice cream or anything of that nature in a regular supermarket. But, it is actually possible to make your own tea flavored ice cream. Here is a great recipe for making your own tea flavored ice cream:
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Tea Bricks…?

February 28th, 2008 1 Comment

I recently learned something rather interesting about tea. It turns out, that back in the day, out in China, tea used to be compressed into large bricks. These huge bricks of tea were used as an ancient form of currency. I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on a huge chinese brick of gourmet tea!!! especially […]

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Can Tea Expire…?

February 27th, 2008 1 Comment

Many of us sometimes overload our pantry’s (or tea storage areas) with tea or simply forget about a tea that we have somewhere. Sometimes one of these “forgotten teas” can lay unbrewed for months and maybe a year or two. So, if you do rediscover one of you “forgotten teas”, you may be asking the question […]

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Grow Your Own Tea! (Camellia Sinensis Plant)

February 25th, 2008 3 Comments

I have recently learned that it is actually possible to grow your own tea. Green Tea, Oolong Tea, White Tea, and Black Tea are all made from the same camellia sinensis tea plant. This means that if you plant and grow a camellia sinensis plant you can make almost any type of tea you want. […]

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Tea Review: Rishi Green Tea (jade cloud)

February 24th, 2008 No Comments

I have found the Rishi, Green Jade Cloud Tea to be a very solid loose leaf green tea.
The Basics:
This Rishi Tea is 100% Organic. And even better it is “nurtured by the clouds and cool mist of early spring”, at least thats what it say on the package. This tea comes from the Zhejiang province of Southeast China. […]

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Loose Leaf Tea: Superior Taste

February 24th, 2008 No Comments

I am still recently inexperienced in the world of Gourmet Tea. Although I have always loved tea, I usually just use tea bags. So the other day, I discovered a new world. The world of loose Leaf tea. Loose leaf tea has distinguishably superior taste to that of tea bags, and anyone who has yet […]

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Tea Thermometer and Timer

February 22nd, 2008 No Comments

I rescently came across a very interesting new tea gadget. It is the  Taylor Tea Thermometer and Timer (I am in no way affiliated with this company or website). This device makes tea brewing quite a bit easier. First off, it allows you to bring the water for your tea to the perfect temperature. And the […]

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Tea Video: Hilarious Tea Commercial

February 21st, 2008 No Comments

This is just a straight up hilarious tea commercial. I really need to try this tea, because whoever makes it is legit

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5 Reasons to Drink Green Tea

February 11th, 2008 No Comments

Everyone knows that green tea is a healthy drink. However, you may not know all the great reasons to drink green tea. Here are 5 great reasons to start drinking green tea. (by the way, many other teas have similar benefits to green tea.)

Healthier Blood Pressure. It has been proven that people who drink tea […]

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Easily use Tea in Baking

February 10th, 2008 No Comments

A interesting way to use tea is in baking. When you are baking that cake, muffin, or other pastry; tea can easily be incorporated to add a distinctive taste.
Sometimes people try using tea in cooking and come away with not so good results. This is because if you just throw some green tea leaves in […]

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