November 21, 2013

Holiday Gift Ideas for Tea & Coffee Lovers

Here are some great Holiday Tea & Coffee Gift Ideas for the Holiday season.  And the best news … they are fun, easy & fast to create! Make your own teabags You’ll need: Tea Paper tea sacs stapler string paper markers Fill the Tea sacs with 1 tsp of tea.  Fold over until the opening is closed, place a string on the edge and staple closed.  Make a tea tag by cutting the paper into your desired shape (teapot, tea cup, flower, etc.).  Write the name of the blend or the name of your gift person and any other information you would like (brewing information, information on the tea blend, etc…).  Staple your tea tag to the other end of the teabag string. Put your handmade teabags in an […]
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March 13, 2013

Irish Tea – Loose Tea Comes Home To Ireland

St. Patrick’s Day is almost upon us, and while the beverage most associated with this holiday is Guinness or (shudder) green beer, it seems like an opportune time to talk about the beverage most consumed in Ireland, tea. My best friends (Amy and Michael) moved to Dunmore East, County Waterford, Ireland 15 years ago and lived there for ten years.  I was fortunate to be able to visit them at least once a year while they were there and every visit was wonderful. During the second year of living there they opened a café called The Melting Pot in Michael’s family’s house.  Amy asked me on one of my visits to bring over some loose tea that they could serve in the café since teabags were the only […]
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