Working Tea Into Your Daily Routine
The most common complaint that I hear from people about loose leaf tea is that they don’t have the time to deal with all of that fuss. I’m here to tell you that is simply...
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On Being the Office Tea Person
I’ve worked in the crazy world of retail for most of my adult life. A little less than two years ago, I left the insanity behind for my first desk job. I was giddy with...
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Matcha Popcorn
I’ve been wanting to try making matcha popcorn for a long time and finally got around to it when my mom unearthed our old air popper. First I popped half a cup of kernels. Every...
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Podcast Episode 1: Interview with Rachel from iHeartTeas
I am beyond excited to announce the launch of my podcast! There a few kinks to work out and I’ll need to get a few more episodes under my belt before iTunes will add it...
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Irish Tea
Today being St. Patrick’s Day, I could not resist sharing a bit about my roots. Both my mother’s and father’s sides of the family hail from the Emerald Isle; specifically Dublin, Ballinah and Corbalah. They...
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Where’s the tea love New Jersey?
I proudly call the state of New Jersey home. It’s the land of Bon Jovi, Springsteen and 24 hour diners. Much to my chagrin, the one thing that we do not have a lot of...
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A Tea Bloggers Worth
My friend Jo, author of Scandalous Tea, recently wrote about a bloggers worth and it got me thinking about my own thoughts on the subject. The tea industry is in a very interesting place right...
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Sunday Afternoon Tasting with Tealet
Yesterday I had an opportunity to taste some really wonderful teas. Jo from A Gift of Tea, Darlene from The Tea Enthusiasts Scrapbook and I met up with Elyse and Michael from Tealet. It was great to...
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Tea and Chocolate
Instagram: @harneysoho Harney & Son’s SoHo shop has become a favorite spot for my boyfriend and I. We definitely had to stop in this past weekend because they were having a tea infused chocolate tasting with...
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Saturday Tea at Harney & Son’s SoHo
This past weekend my boyfriend and I stopped into Harney & Son’s SoHo shop for a spot of tea. He isn’t really a tea person but I’m slowly converting him to the dark side. The...
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A Year In Tea: 2012
I can hardly believe that another year has come and gone. 2012 was a continuation of my amazing journey with the leaf. Tea for Me Please celebrated four years of tea and fun. I filmed...
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Drink My Tea and Eat It Too
While it isn’t a habit for most American tea drinkers, Asian cultures have been eating their spent tea leaves for centuries. I was contemplating this recently while enjoying some gyokuro and decided to give it...
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Storm in a Teacup
Photo by ToDryFor.com New Jersey was hit pretty hard by Hurricane Sandy. I am still without power, heat or hot water but I consider myself lucky because there are many who lost much more than that....
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Four Years of Tea and Fun
Tea for Me Please came into being exactly four years ago today! My first post was made pretty early in my love affair with tea. I had just purchased my first yixing (which is still...
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How I Buy Tea
I often get asked about how I buy tea. First and foremost, I am a notorious impulse buyer. If a tea is unique or strikes my fancy then I’m probably going to buy it. One...
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2011 was a great year in tea for me so I thought I would take a look back. Here are some of my favorite posts and moments. Went to a screening of The Meaning of...
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