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2022 – A Year In Tea

02 Monday Jan 2023

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The year was certainly a doozy. For a lot of people. Thank goodness there’s tea!

I’m not sure I would have survived without it.

First making an appearance on September 4, 2017, my regular Monday morning “What’s In My Cup” feature has been going for over 5 years. It’s hard to believe there could be so much to talk about, and I’ve hardly scratched the surface.

Let’s review last year.

In 2022, I sampled and reviewed 22 different flavours of tea from David’s Tea, Tetley, T’Kettle, Puck, Stash, Yorkshire Tea and President’s Choice. They included black, green, and white tea, rooibos, and herbal infusions. Of those, I’m most smitten with T’Kettle’s Citrus Burst, a refreshing grapefruit based fruit infusion. Youngest Son shared his London Fog Bubble Tea with me. I’m still not a fan of bubble teas, but teas with an alcoholic Twist weren’t too shabby. In May I tried 7 brands of chai in The Great Chai Challenge. Of those, my favourite belonged to Tetley, both for flavour and cost.

Tea is best shared with friends, so in 2022, I called upon my friends to participate by share their favourite tea and/or drinking vessel in a monthly Monday feature. Unfortunately, I don’t have any friends.

That’s not true.

But getting friends, family members, and acquaintances to agree to write was challenging. I’d like to extend my thanks to 5 fabulous folks who did:

Mom – Tetley Lemon Ginger

Sam – Jasmine

Nicole – Tazo Chai

Jacob – Puck Earl Grey

Elena – Celestial Sleepytime (who also wrote a beautiful poem)

Auntie M also introduced me to Yorkshire Tea, where I discovered “The Tea Song” as well as the introduction of the “Tea Emoji”!

I shared some repurposing projects, including my tea kettle succulents, and I wrote about the tissue transfer technique after watching The Great British Pottery Showdown.

It might have been time, laziness, business, laziness, lack of motivation, or laziness, but I featured more Tea photographs and quotes this year. “Setting the scene” for these photos may seem like a pretext to avoiding work, but each one required forethought and fussing so they don’t look as amateurish as I think they do.

Of course, Tea Time wouldn’t be complete without tea time treats, and this year, instead of focusing on scones, I tried Peanut Butter Bread, Caramelized Pear Upside Down Cake, Date Almond & Yogurt Bread, and Chocolate Babka. The Babka was a 2-day challenge.

I have no idea what 2023 will hold. Honestly, I haven’t thought that far ahead. As always, I’m open to suggestions and I’m willing to share my space. So put the kettle on and pull up a chair. Let’s sip away our sorrows, share our secrets, and swap some stories. All with a good cup of tea!

Happy New Year!

What’s In My Cup: Emerald Green Tea

03 Monday May 2021

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Green tea is one of the most popular types of tea consumed in North America. For centuries it was used for medicinal purposes, from headaches to depression. It is lower in caffeine than black or oolong tea. Some studies have shown that green tea can increase the metabolic rate, short term, and it may kill bacteria and inhibit some viruses, improving health overall. Green tea is also high in the amino acid, theonine, which can have a calming effect. 

Normally, I am not a green tea drinker, but there have been a few exceptions: Tetley’s Citrus Kiss, Stash’s Pomegranate Raspberry, and Tetley’s Lychee Pear. All were hits in my books!

Quite awhile back, Big Guy shared a pot of Emerald Green Tea with me, from a boxed set he was given. This particular tea was imported from South Africa, but the “story” on the box that went with it was centered in the mountainous region in the Zhe province in China. Hmm….

Emerald Green_ed

The old expression, “buyer beware” applied here. Often boxed sets of specialty teas are sold in box stores, especially around the holidays. They look nice, but the quality of the tea can be questionable. I don’t know if that was the case here, or if we steeped it too long. Green tea, if steeped for more than minute, it can become quite bitter. It was…unpleasant.

Or maybe I was created to just not like most green teas.

Green Tea meme

The lemon cookies, however, were delicious. 😉

Happy Monday!

“What about desserts?” I asked. “If the world comes to an end, I’m going to want cookies.”

Susan Beth Pfeffer, Life As We Knew It

What’s In My Cup: Lychee Pear Green

07 Monday Dec 2020

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Up until 2 weeks ago, Lychee Pear Green Tea was at the top of my list. It’s still in the top 2!

This green tea is decaffeinated, which makes it a great late evening sip or a lazy Sunday afternoon delight. It contains decaffeinated green tea, maltodextrin, and concentrated lychee puree. Lychee fruit comes from a tropical tree in Asia. It contains several healthy minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants. Some say it tastes likes grapes with rosewater, while others describe it as pear or watermelon. Hmm… In this tea, I’d describe it as a bright, slightly sweet and slightly tart pear with a subtle grassy note. Now I’m not a fan of green tea, and I find a lot of green tea with flavour just clashes. It’s like the flavours are trying to overpower the green. But here, it’s a perfect pairing!

Drink your tea slowly and reverently,
As if it is the axis on which the whole earth revolves
Slowly, evenly without rushing toward the future.
Live the actual moment.

-Thich Nhat Hanh

Happy Monday!

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