Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Trying to play catch up

Lemon Lime Kampai



Sweet lemongrass, tart apple bits, zesty lime, spearmint, kiwi, and green Roobios.

Rooibos tea is known for helping with seasonal allergies.

Blends great with Pineapple Kona Pop which has a great tropical flavor. Very nice with Strawberry lemonade (tea) and Wild Orange Blossom.



Jasmine Oolong

Jasmine enhances the oolong flavor. Calming aroma, great as a noon day brew. Oolong is also known as Wu-long and is known to help with metabolism and digestion.

Blends well with Scarlet Cloud which is berries and mint. Also blends wonderfully with “To Life” and Wild Orange Blossom.




Here are some recomendations for you to try till I can get my blog back on track. Comment below once you have tried them and give me your oppinion!



Earl Grey White

Traditional Earl Grey flavor brought up to date by taking the essence of the wonderful Bergamot and blending it with a nice white tea.

Bergamot is good for lifting  spirits, and comforting nerves. White tea being the highest in antioxidants and lowest in caffeine. White tea also promotes the removal of toxins in your body and hydration.

Pleasantly blends with Lavender Dreams which helps to relax as well, Pear Luna, another great relaxational tea, and Earl Grey Crème’.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Its a sad, sad day in the tea world.

(If you click the title of this entery it will take you to Teavana's Facebook so you can see for your self and also link up with them and get the new product listing.)
Taken directly from Teavana's Facebook page:

At Teavana, our tea masters work tirelessly to continue to develop flavors that fulfill our promise to deliver premium, high-quality, loose leaf teas. We are poised to deliver an exciting collection of teas inspired by fine living, exotic journeys and epicurean delights. To welcome these new teas and make room for them on our Wall of Tea, we must first say goodbye to dear favorites. We’ll list them below, so you can stock up on your favorites before they go!


2011 Discontinued Teavana Teas:


Go Go Goji White Tea
Yunnan Emerald Buds Green TeaRaspberry Soiree Green TeaNine Dragon Golden Needle Black TeaAssam Gold Rain Black TeaPeach CranTango Black TeaSkinny Chai Pu-erh Black TeaThousand Mountain Jasmine Black TeaAssam Breeze Black TeaProsperous Peach Oolong TeaRooibos Peach Bloom Rooibos TeaTiramisu Treviso Rooibos TeaHaute Chocolate Rooibos TeaTarocco Ruby Orange Herbal TeaDokudami Umami Herbal Tea


While it hurts to say goodbye, we can hardly wait for our new tea launch.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Blending Teas

Here are a few good blends
 Blueberry Bliss:
       Raspberry Riot,
       Strawberry Lemonade,
      Lemon Youkou,
      Apple Lemon Pomegranate,
      Wild Orange Blossom,
      Tarocco Ruby Red.

If anyone would like to add blends you can do so in the comments!!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Had a good weekend out drinking?

If you have had a good hard weekend of drinking a little of the hard stuff maybe you might want to think about drinking some tea!

On top of eating bananas and drinking plenty of water or Gatorade, drinking certain teas can help your liver function thus helping to process the alcohol better and reduce the length of hang over time!!

At Teavana you can get a wide variety of teas to help you with all different organs and bodily functions. I am just going to give you a few different ones that are for liver.

Mate'Vana: A deliciously smooth herbal tea that is perfect for coffee lovers. It does contain caffeine, but many people have a different reaction to this stimulant since it is blended with the other natural xanthines found in Mate (theophylline and theobromine). Together they create energy without jitteriness or addictive tendencies. This tea is also a wonderful diet tea, since it curbs hunger. MateVana does contain nuts.
Mate teas are a cardiovascular aid, hunger suppressant, and mental and physical stimulant. Mate contains several different Xanthines, besides caffeine, which when blended create a different kind of energy, which will not cause jitters. Also includes some Rooibos tea, which is high in vitamins and minerals and contains antioxidants.

Cacao Mint Black: The ultimate after dinner tea! Comprised of black tea with rich hazelnut and cocoa pieces make this a chocolate-lovers delight. But the smooth minty undertone really sets it apart from other teas. Add our natural Rock Sugar and a splash of cream for a decadent treat! Studies show that black tea helps to lower cholesterol and reduce the cholesterol absorbed by the body after a fatty meal. It also gently stimulates the heart and circulatory system, keeping blood vessels soft. This helps to avoid heart disease and strokes. Finally, studies show that black tea helps to regulate your blood sugar and lower blood pressure. It contains 20% of the caffeine in a cup of coffee.

English Breakfast Tea:A flavorful and popular blend of full-leaf, high-grown Assam, Nilgiri, and Ceylon black teas. English breakfast blend is a perpetual morning-time companion to tea lovers everywhere. And the gentle caffeine content will help wake you up without making you as jittery as coffee. May assist in lowering cholesterol/Good for the Heart. Promotes healthy teeth, skin and bones.

Sencha green Tea: Sencha literally means 'steamed tea'. With a fresh vegetal taste, this favorite has a quality and flavor beyond the ordinary. Sencha is the everyday tea of Japan and is delicious anytime. The sweet green leaves are cylindrically shaped and dried following traditional Japanese techniques. A perfect choice for green tea lovers! This tea is an excellent source of antioxidants, particularly EGCG. Studies show that green tea may help boost your immune system, inhibit the growth of certain cancers, soothe the stomach and digestive system, regulate your blood sugar and lower your cholesterol. This tea contains 5-10% of the caffeine in a cup of coffee.


Just a few teas to help fight the hang over blues. These are, as everything else, not fool proof ways to prevent or rid your self of a hang over. The only way to prevent is to not drink at all. You want to remember to keep hydrated. If you are going to go out drinking I must ask you to drink wisely and don't drive if you have been drinking. No matter how much or how little. Please drink responsibly.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

When the weather has you down, tea can lift you up!

Last week we had a few days of 60+ degree weather. I was happy, I was excited. I just got new shorts and a new summer dress, my fiance' had gotten me a new wrap type jacket. I am slowly getting set and ready for that wonderful season called summer. I was greatly depressed when I watched the news last night and they said that dreaded 4 letter word. $n*w! They also mentioned temperatures in the mid 30's to low 40's for most of the week. Nothing above 45 till NEXT week!!!

There goes all my excitement for sun and heat, iced teas while I get a tan. Shorts and tanks, flip-flops, bathing suits. All gone, except that one little dram of hope.... till I woke up from a mid afternoon doze off (I forgot to drink my Mate' this morning.) and look out the window. It was snowing. I was going to take the dog out for a walk, but he wont walk in snow, weather its barely a flurie or its coming down in shovel fulls. He hates snow more than I do.

Then I thought about how great it is to sip a nice hot steamy cup of <insert fave tea here> after you have been out on the cold. How great it is to sip that hot cup of tea watching the snow fall, and NOT going out in it. Then I thought about how each of my teas trigger a thought or memory that makes me smile. So I got my lazy buns out of my blankets and un-wrapped the dog, we went to the kitchen and made our selves a nice hot pot of Earl Grey. Yes, my dog and I sat on the couch watching Bizarre Foods, longing for summer but living blissfully in the sweet steam rising from our cups. Also don't forget the wonderful mood lifting herbs available in tea as well. It is mentally and medicinally helpful.

I would like to encourage you to also live in the sweet steam of your favorite blend. Share with me, and HaRRRy the tea drinking pooch what you are drinking today.
HaRRRy not wanting to get out of his blankets to make tea!


Monday, March 28, 2011

Allergies are a problem no more.... well less of a problem anyway!!

Teavana sent me this wonderful little news letter today letting me know how great rooibos teas are for my seasonal and everyday allergy problems so I felt complelled to share!

Also blending Blueberry Bliss with  Silver Yin Zhen Pearls is perfect for allergy season.





http://www.teavana.com/tea-info/allergies-rooibos-to-the-rescue?SC=EMROINC&cm_mmc=Email-_-RooibosforAllergies-_-cust-_-RooibosRemedy

Friday, March 25, 2011

Earl Grey Creme

As I sit down to write this I am indeed enjoying a cup of this fine black tea. It is a very light bergamot and black blend with a suttle vanilla kiss. Enhanced with blue cornflowers it is a wonderfully light and lovely mid afternoon, early evening drink. I even added a little non-dairy creamer to it and lightly sweetened.

Bergamot is a natural anti-depressant

Black tea aids in lowering cholesterol
good for heart
regulates blood sugar
promotes healthy teeth skin and bones

Although this is a creamy tea is is non dairy

20% caffeine of equal amount coffee

best blended with snow peak downy tips, Swiss vervaine melange', and cacao mint black

$4.50 for 2oz (about 25-30 tea spoons)

1 teaspoon to 8oz of water brought to 195-205 degrees and steep for 2-3 minuets


 
http://www.teavana.com/The-Teas/Black-Teas/Earl-Grey-Creme-Black-Tea.axd

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

I just found out.....

That sadly enough I am allergic to a tea that is exelent in weight loss. I have a sever allergy to Pu-erh. I was down for 2 days with a migrain. It does taste very good, actually I loved it. I will have to stick to Mate's for weight loss, that and green tea. Just wanted to let you guys know that I will not be able to give you reviews on that peticular kind unless some one else gives me a review to share.

I also want to share my condolances to the family and friends of Elizabeth Taylor. She was an icon and her presence will be missed.

Monday, March 21, 2011

I LOVE TEA!!!!

            I know, lame title for my first post but there is no other way around it!!! I love it. I drink about 3 cups of hot tea in the morning, 2 tall glasses of iced with lunch, a small glass of iced with my wine and dinner, and then 2 more cups before bed. THAT'S A LAZY DAY!!! If I have been out side working, exercising, or deep down cleaning, its way more.

          I love tea bags from the grocer, loose leaf from World Market or Teavana, making my own, you name it and I love it. Spicy, mellow, smooth, green, black, white, floral, fruity. Even my dog drinks tea! Tea is very diverse but it doesn't have to be complicated. If you really want to get into it I can point you in all the right directions.

      Today's post will just be a simple listing of teas, amount of tea to water, temperature for brewing and length of steep time. In all of the teas there is a ever expanding variety of flavors. There are fruits, floral, spicy, earthy, just because it says black doesn't mean it will taste like the typical tea bags we make summer iced tea with. I have a wonderful black tea that is a ginger peach, it has mellow fruity notes with a nice little peppery kick from the ginger, you cant even tell its a black. Its more like a serving plate for the flavors. If you have any questions just comment below and if I don't know the answer, I will go find out and post another blog answering you to the fullest that I can.

        All teas have 2 different measurements and times, the first is the hot, the second will be the iced. When making iced you brew it with the standard 1 cup of water (8oz) but you pour it into a tall glass full to the rim with ice. The melted ice makes up the water you need for dilution. If you are not using ice then brew with the water and then pour it into a glass and add another cup (8oz) of cold water and then enjoy or refrigerate for later. This is the brewing system I use because it is fast, easy, and makes 16oz at a time. They have a larger one that makes 32oz at a time. You just put the loose leaf tea in it and add your water after its brought up to temp and close the lid. Once it has steeped you just pick it up and sit it on top of your vessel of choice. It will drain right out the bottom and the tea stays in the top. I also tear open store bought tea bags and dump them in and use it the same way. You get better flavor because the tea has room to breath.

All measurements are teaspoons to 8oz of water and all temps are in Fahrenheit.
          Tea type-------------Amount----------Temp---------------Time

  • White Tea                 1.5                      175                           4-5 minuets
  •                                    3                       175                           4-5
  • **Flav. White               1.5                      175                           2
  •                                  3                         175                          2
  • Blooming                 1 ball                    180                          3-4 minuets untill bloomed
  • **Green                         1                       175                            1
  •                                  2                        175                             1
  • Oolong                      1                        195                            3
  •                                   2                        195                           3
  • Mate'                      1.5                        208                          5-6
  •                                 3                          208                          8-10
  • Rooibos                  1.5                       208                           5-6
  •                                  3                         208                          8-10
  • **Black                        1                        195-205                  2-3
  •                                  2                       195-205                    2-3
  • Herbal                      1.5                       208                         5-6
  •                                 3                          208                         8-10

** teas will turn bitter if infused longer than suggested time. If stronger flavor is desired add more tea.
I obtained my brewing instructions from Teavana.





Hope I helped somebody out today! Now I am off to drink a tall glass of Mate' to get rid of my headache!! Enjoy!




World Market Tea Shop:   http://http://www.worldmarket.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=4339833&ab=header:menu:fooddrink:drink:tea

Teavana Store Front:   http://www.teavana.com

Tea maker I use:  http://http://www.teavana.com/Tea-Gift-Center/Tea-Gifts-by-Experience/Beginning-Tea-Drinker-Gifts/Teavana-Perfect-TeaMaker.axd