Steep It Loose

It seems that our Blue Mountain Nilgiri is turning out to satisfy a certain type of palate. Maybe it’s because this tea is so understated or because it lacks nearly all the astringency people might expect in a black, but it seems that this delicate tea gets lost on many people. And since we all…

Since I’ll be talking about one retailer each week, I decided to focus my attention, this week and next, to retailers (and e-tailers) who have a particularly good shop for the Valentine’s season. My focus this week will be on a new bakery in Denver called Living the Sweet Life. This past fall, owner and…

This dish is so easy to make it is tea-diculous…I know it’s not a word, it’s a play on words… Ingredients: 2 TBS oil 2 TBS garlic, minced 1 red onion, diced 1 lb shrimp, peeled & deveined 1 yellow squash, cubed 1 green zucchini, cubed 1 red bell pepper, choped 1 can corn, drained…

I just found this video this morning, made by Lainie from the LainieSips tea blog. She has some interesting tips on varied brewing methods for our Organic Monkey-Picked White Tea. This loose leaf tea is both Organic & Fair Trade Certified, and comes in tea tins as well as bulk bags. Check out what Lainie…