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organic tea

Five Ways to Cook with Organic Tea

August 4, 2009

Organic tea leaves can make your meals healthier AND tastier!  Let these antioxidant powerhouses out of the tea tin and they’ll enhance everyday dishes with vibrant flavors from smokey to herbal.

Cover a one pound roast with 1/4 cup of black tea leaves, 1/4 cup of garlic, 1/4 cup of chipotles, and 2 tablespoons of curry [...]

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Oolong: A Tea of Compromise

May 11, 2009

What is Oolong Tea?
A favorite among tea connoisseurs, oolong tea is cultivated in Taiwan and Southeast China. Until recently, oolong has been consumed primarily in China and Japan, but with the awareness of health benefits surfacing world wide, oolong, as well as all teas, have seen tremendous growth in interest from around the globe.
All [...]

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Can Organic Green Tea Help You Diet and Lose Weight?

May 1, 2009

There are different types of tea available in the market such as Green, Black, and White. Although many different varieties exist, the leaves of these teas are all derived from the same plant, Camellia Sinensis. What differentiates them is the time and method of processing.
White tea, for example, is not prepared with any specialized processing. [...]

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Still raining

April 21, 2009

I’m thinking that we might not get a summer this year.  Maybe it will just go straight from a rainy spring to a cold fall.  I do love fall of course, but, primarily because it’s a wonderful respite after the steaming hot days of August.  In the meantime, I’m looking forward to getting out my [...]

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Under the weather

April 20, 2009

It’s a rainy day.  My mood is down.  I just can’t help it.  I know it’s pathetic to whine, but, sometimes…I just need to complain.  Today is one of those days, and, the weather is just accentuating my foul mood.  Tea for today was a nice Se Chung Oolong.  Warming comfort was what I needed [...]

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Thankfully, There’s Rooibos

April 16, 2009

I don’t know what I’d do without rooibos.  Seriously.  I drink tea pretty much 24/7 but can’t do caffeine late in the day or …well, you know.  So, I make my own blend of organic rooibos tea and peppermint.  Probably about 75% rooibos, 25% peppermint.  It’s awesome.  Peppermint is a natural stimulant and also a [...]

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The Spicy Side of Chai

April 3, 2009

What is Chai tea?
The word chai literally means “tea” in Hindi, and the more commonly used word outside of the U.S. is masala tea. But even though the term chai tea is a little redundant, this hasn’t stopped the consumer demand for more. Chai is so popular in South Asia that street vendors selling the [...]

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Om … Organic Green Tea!

March 31, 2009

Is Green Tea the Drink of Immortality?
Ancient myths wrote about ambrosia and nectar as the drink of the gods. Was the word changed in translation over the centuries? Were they, perhaps, referring to green tea? Maybe green tea does not provide immortality, but the more you discover the health benefits contained in these leaves, the [...]

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Enjoying Organic Puerh Tea

December 15, 2008

What is Pu’erh Tea?
Pu’erh is a unique post-fermented tea often placed in the category of green teas. All four types of teas (white, green, oolong, and black) come from the camellia sinensis plant and are so named by the way they have been processed (oxidized). White tea is the least oxidized and black tea is [...]

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