Tea Talk

It’s Time for Green and White Tea Iced Teas

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It’s Time for Green and White Tea Iced Teas

As the weather heats up, I like to enjoy Green Tea and White Tea over ice. These teas are deceptively simple, refreshing, and have a wonderful flavor. My favorite method of making iced tea with green and white teas is a cold brew. This entails no hot water. You simply add the correct amount of tea to your container or glass, add the coldest water possible, and pop it in the fridge for 20-30 minutes. If you don't want to wait, like me, this method is for you. It is fast. Cold brewing gives excellent flavors with no bitterness. Another...

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It’s Time for Iced Teas

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It’s Time for Iced Teas

One of the most common questions I get this time of year is what’s my favorite iced tea and how do I make it. I will tell you I’m a huge iced peach tea fan. I carry three black peach teas, Peach Perfection, Peach Mojito, and Decaf Peach Black, plus two white teas, Peachy Keen and Organic Ginger Peach and a green tea called Peachy Apricot. I also enjoy fruit teas in general, like Magic Moon, Pomegranate Black, Mango Passion Black, and Iced Cherry Black, to name a few in the black tea category. Other green teas like Pomegranate Blueberry,...

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Start the Summer Season with a Garden Tea Party

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Start the Summer Season with a Garden Tea Party

As spring is in full swing and summer is about to start, I think it's time for a Garden Tea Party. An outdoor tea party with good friends is a wonderful way to celebrate the start of a beautiful summer season. We will brew some excellent iced teas and a pot or two of hot tea for a few ladies who prefer their teas hot. And then there are scones and lemon curd, savory tea sandwiches and sweets, bite-size desserts and treats, and a few other goodies. It's a time to enjoy each other's company, laugh, and celebrate friendship. I...

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With Love to All the Special Mothers and Grandmothers

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With Love to All the Special Mothers and Grandmothers

Being a mother is the hardest job there is, but absolutely the most rewarding! I speak from experience. Those sweet bundles of joy don't come with an owner's manual. It's initiation by fire with your first child. Constant sleep deprivation, trying to figure out what all the different cries mean, and somehow getting out of your pajamas and into the shower before the baby wakes up and needs to be fed and changed again. And then your husband comes home and asks what you did all day... Fast forward...a second baby is on the way, and you think, I've got...

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A Very Special Mother's Day High Tea

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A Very Special Mother's Day High Tea

Hey Everyone, today you'll be hearing from me, Molly, Dani's right-hand woman. You may have seen me filling orders while Dani is out, modeling for Instagram posts, partnering with Dani on our Tea Tastings, or running pots of fresh tea for our High Tea events. My job, at its simplest, is to make Dani's job easier. Intro over, now back to our regularly scheduled Tea Talk! Mother's Day has always been a special day for my family and me. I hate to brag, but my mom is pretty amazing! She is a huge reason why I am who I am....

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