Time to Celebrate the Cup of Happiness – Part 2

January 25th, 2011

That special experience of tea drinking can be greatly enhanced - learn how to do so this Hot Tea Month - here are some more tips to celebrate this January:
Resolve to Drink Tea the Proper way
We are not talking about holding the cup in the correct, genteel way, rather in actually brewing the tea correctly [...]

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Time to Celebrate the Cup of Happiness – Part 1

January 17th, 2011

So many of us have a warmly close, even inextricable relationship with our cup of health, happiness and healing, the Cup of Tea, that it was evidently thought fit to dedicate not just a day, or a week to tea, but an entire month! January of each year is Hot Tea month; a time to [...]

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Tea Recipes From Around the World – Indian Masala Chai

December 3rd, 2010

Let us take a look today at the way that tea is made in India - it bears no resemblance to the way that tea is drunk in other parts of the world - in India tea is cooked - not boiled but - cooked!  It is drowned in milk, it is rendered syrupy sweet [...]

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Top 10 Gift Ideas for Tea Lovers - Part 2

November 10th, 2010

In our last post we spoke about the best gift ideas for tea lovers - with the festive season not so far away you may want to get cracking on getting just the right thoughtful gift for those that really matter in your life. Let us take a look at some more great gift ideas [...]

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Top 10 Gift Ideas for Tea Lovers - Part 1

November 1st, 2010

If you are tea lover, some of these items will strike a chord with you, or you can think of getting one or more of these things for the tea lover in your life or your family - here are the top ten best gift ideas for tea lovers -
Tea Themed T Shirts
Most tea lovers [...]

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The Many Reasons to Drink Green Tea

October 20th, 2010

We have spoken about green tea from time to time - about how it can help with weight loss, about how it is different from black or white tea, and in several other connections. Let us speak today, about the many ways in which green tea is good for us; the many health benefits that [...]

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Common Tea Related Terms and What They Mean

October 5th, 2010

Whether you have long been a tea lover or whether you are a recent convert, chances are that there are certain tea related terms that may not be fully understood. So let’s take a look at some tea related terms that are commonly used in connection with tea -
Agony of the Leaves - This refers [...]

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Tea Quotes and Tea Drinking Philosophies

September 25th, 2010

Those of us who truly savor our cup of tea know that there is a philosophy behind tea drinking; it is the cup that unifies and the love for this beverage cuts across geographical and intellectual boundaries, inspiring the best thinkers to say the following about tea -
Sir Philip Sidney said about tea, words that [...]

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More Tea Myths and Facts

September 5th, 2010

There are a lot of myths and misinformation that have become linked to tea drinking and we are trying to sort the fact from myth in these posts.
Tea is Not Suitable for Children to Drink - Myth
Tea is quite suitable for children to drink. In fact it is a whole lot more suitable than a [...]

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Some Tea Myths and Facts

August 25th, 2010

Now over the ages, with tea drinking being as widespread as it is - several myths have gotten mixed up with the facts and the very real benefits of tea drinking.  A number of misconceptions about tea and tea drinking have been born out of anecdotal theories that have been born out of its use. [...]

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