The Hip Chick's Guide to Peaceful Living
Company/Brand Name: Art of Tea Collection Name: Holiday Sampler includes Cran Marnier, Butterscotch, Santa’s Little Helper and Pumpkin Pie Category: Various Organic Blends – White, Black, Puerh and Rooibos/Honeybush Form: Loose Leaf Origin of the Leaf: Various The Leaves: Various Overall: At first I was a bit disappointed with the four Holiday Sampler teas, because the flavors [...]
Before I announce the two winners of my Holiday Tea Sample Giveaway, I want to take a moment and thank each and every one of you who commented on my blog to enter my first giveaway! It was a lot of fun to see the entries come in over the last couple of weeks. In fact, [...]
Company/Brand Name: Le Palais Des Thés Name: Thé Du Hammam Category: Flavored Green Tea Form: Loose Leaf Origin of the Leaf: China The Leaves: Long, flat green leaves sprinkled with large flower petals Additions: Flower Petals (Rose, Sunflower, Mallow), Aromas Flavor: A light, floral green tea with sweet notes of exotic fruit Overall: A scrumptious, flavored [...]
Company/Brand Name: Le Palais Des Thés Name: Thé Des Songes Category: Flavored Oolong Tea (Wu Long) Form: Loose Leaf Origin of the Leaf: Unknown The Leaves: Twisted black tea leaves with noticeable pieces of lemon peel and flower petals Additions: Flower Petals (Safflower, Lavender, Mallow), Lemon Peels, Aromas Flavor: A medium-bodied, calming tea blend that has [...]
I am so in the holiday spirit today! If you happened to read my last post from earlier this week, which was a review of the Adagio’s Holiday Cheer tea collection, you’ll know that I enjoyed the entire collection so much so that I purchased a second box! I had originally planned to keep the [...]
Company/Brand Name: Adagio Collection Name: Holiday Cheer Category: Flavored Black Teas Form: Loose Leaf in Pyramid Tea Bags Origin of the Leaf: Unknown The Leaves: Midnight black tea leaves that are chopped into half-inch pieces Overall: I really enjoyed Adagio’s Holiday Cheer tea collection. In fact, I went through all the individually wrapped teas from my [...]
Enjoy this lively, quick video that will walk you through the six types of tea. Plus, a few tisanes too! Watch it in full-screen mode to get the total, awesomeness effect from the types of tea video. Have fun! Photo Credits: Flickr.com/Creative Commons Attribution License ~ Camellia Sinensis: Gwydion Williams Puer Tea: Teajournaling Rooibos: Akuppa [...]
Company/Brand Name: The NecessiTeas Name: Cafe Latte Category: Black Tea/Coffee Blend Form: Loose Leaf Origin of the Leaf: Unknown The Leaves: Twisted black tea leaves with noticeable whole coffee beans and chunks of cocoa beans Additions: Barley, Coffee Beans, Chicory, Cocoa Beans and Natural Flavors Flavor: A medium-bodied tea that tastes like java with a [...]
These last two weeks of Yoga Month have flown by as if life were merely a good fiction novel that I didn’t want to end. As I continued to explore the world of yoga on physical level, I found my body feeling leaner, stronger and more flexible. On an emotional level, I felt more relaxed [...]
The second week of Yoga Month flew by really quickly, too fast in fact, because I only got in two days of my beginner yoga practice. My original plan was to do five days. I find myself sitting down to write this update and wishing I had made some different decisions over the last seven [...]