Tea Wisdom, Tea Library - Lemon Ginger and Moroccan Mint

I have a friend I am helping with a book project.  As a thank you he sent me this package.  I loved it.  And with gifts as my love language it was right up my alley.  All the items have meaning and I am blessed to have good friends.  And I can't wait to tell you about the poem journal he is writing!

I love surprises!!  So, when this box came in the mail I was super excited!!!

Check out all these items!!  A Bible journal, a journal, tea, a purple mug with blessings on it- Blessings is my life word and purple is m favorite color, a Colorado Starbucks mug, lotions, a special wall sign, and some napkins with peacocks on it.  When we were in the DR together on a mission trip there were peacocks every where.  All the items are special.

I would encourage you to encourage someone this week with a special gift.  It doesn't have to be as big as this.  It can be a card thanking someone for something they have done, it could be a gift card some where they like to go, it could be anything you want it to be that would mean something.

I can not wait to try all all the items.  The first thing I did was make myself a cup of the Lemon Ginger green tea. 

The Tea Library came with four kinds of tea.  The first one I tried was the Lemon Ginger.  I also made the Moroccan Mint as an iced Tea.  Both were wonderful!!!

These tea although there are not loose leaf tea, they were great!  The flavors and aromas came through right as I opened the bag.  I looked on line, but I was not able to find a website for them either.

These is a green tea, so I heat the water to about 175 degrees and steep for about 3 minutes. I was able to get two cups of tea from one bag.

This was a really nice tea with notes of ginger and lemon.  It was not a grassy green tea, I thought it was really nice.

To make the iced tea, I used 8 bags of the Moroccan Mint tea  (and also Lemon Ginger tea) and 1/3 cup of sugar.

Since it is a green tea, I heated the water in my kettle to 185 degrees.  I filled the pitcher 1/4 of the way up with the hot water, putting the 8 tea bags in and the 1/4 sugar.   I let it steep for 10 minutes and then took out the tea bags and filled the rest of the pitcher up with cold water and put in the fridge.

This is an easy way to make iced tea.

I also made the green Lemon Ginger Iced Tea....

You do not need need much sugar at all, this is a great way to cut sugar in your life.  Use less sugar each time you make iced tea.  

Sugar and tea bags in the bottom of the pitcher and then add the hot water.

Once done steeping I add more water to fill up the pitcher and put in the fridge to cool.

I am giving both the hot tea and the iced tea 5 tea cups.  The flavors are great.  Since I did not buy these teas, I can not comment on the price- only the flavor.  And the flavors are good.  The mint iced tea is delicious and the Moroccan Mint is just what you would hope for in a mint tea.  I hope you are able to stumble upon these tea sometime.  If I see it while out and about I would buy them.

Vita Coco Booster with chai and vanilla latte

I love coconut water.  I ran across these coconut waters with tea in them.  I thought I would give them a shot.  I have to say they were good  I am not a huge fan of drinks with calories, but there were no added sugars here, so that was a bonus for me.  I thought the flavor was good.  I liked the chai better than the vanilla latte.

This was something fun and different to try, but not something I would drink on a regular basis.

https://global.vitacoco.com/ca/products/boosted/boosted-chai/

I definitely got the notes of coconuts- which I love.  And there is tea in these drinks, but I would have liked maybe a more prominent notes and flavors. 

These were good and different, but not really tea for me.   I did like the coconut flavors.

Rise and Grind, Lavender Iced Tea

http://riseandgrindwadsworth.com/

I was at the chiropractors for a check up and decided I needed a little tea for the ride home.

I stopped at Rise and Grind which is right on the way home.

I love that they have a drive up.  The staff has always been super friendly too.  

There was a little too much lavender, but overall a great iced tea.

Dragonfly Tea Room - Coconut Oolong Tea and Hibiscus Limeade in Canal Fulton, OH

https://www.dragonflyontheriver.com/tea-room/

My favorite tea place within an hour of me is Dragonfly Tea Room.  The only suggestion I have for you is to bring your own tea steeper.

I will say I can't believe that places put loose leaf tea in a tea pot- because only the first cup of tea is any good!!!!  You are are tea room, you should know how to make tea!!!  If you let it over steep you get a super bitter cup of tea.

The last couple of times I have been here I have asked them to put a my tea in a steeper- this time they did not have a steeper in the kitchen and no empty tea bags.  I didn't have any in my purse, so I went to the gift shop and had to buy a steeper.  But, it was worth it!  If I am going to have a tea pot of tea I want to drink the entire pot.

Here is the tea steeper I purchased... I now will carry it in my purse.  I have had this issue with many other tea rooms and it is awful!!  You wonder why people don't think they like tea, it is because it was not made properly. You have to pay attention to those kind of details.  Steep time is crucial!!

I ordered my favorite, the coconut oolong.  For an oolong you only steep 3-4 minutes.  So, once the tea steeped 3-4 minutes I pulled the steeper out and I had had a wonderful pot of tea. I drank the entire pot.

I splurged and got the Victorian Tea.  I did not eat the Texas toast, but the quiche was delicious!!  I got the salad minus the dressing.

My friend and I split the tray of food below.  Oh, so good!!!  But, all that gluten made me so tired I took a nap in the afternoon.

They have a cute little gift shop as well.

You can buy there tea too.

This is one of the adorable rooms!!!  It is painted so cutely.

It was a hot one!!!!   But, so fun to have tea with a friend.

There are several tea rooms in the area, but for the price and what you get I find this one to be the best overall value.  I have never had a bad meal here.

Sure House working and enjoying tea

I am working on helping a friend with his poetry book, Rustling Leaves- Psalms for Seasons of the Soul.  You should check it out, it is a great poetry journal with 76 poems pointing you to a closer walk with God.  I helped write all the journal pages with prayers, praises, and questions.  You will also find 11 of my own poems in the journal.

I spent the morning hours working at SureHouse on this journal.  Working on edits and grammar, thinking of thought provoking questions, and praises to God.  I loved every minute of it.

While here I enjoyed several cups of tea too.

I enjoyed a hot chai and was able to get lots of work done.  It was a great Saturday.

I got another tea to go.  This is a great place to get tea in town.  And I am not saying that just because it is basically the only place, lol.  The tea here is really good.

They also carry my favorite, local Ohio Tea Company Tea here too.

https://www.surehousecoffee.com/

                                 

               

Keeping the shelves of tea stocked full of Ohio Tea Company Tea

                             

 I love, love, love that my office lets us carry Ohio Tea tea.  They have amazing quality tea.  I am a huge fan.  When I was in the DR last fall I discovered Cacao Shell tea...it has quickly become a favorite of a lot of people in the office.  One of the other favorites in the office is the Hot Cinnamon.

https://www.ohioteaco.com/

We keep our tea supply pretty well stocked.

Ohio Tea gives a discount for large tea orders, so you should check with them if you want to order tea!!!

We also drink the Noel Christmas Tea year round....it is not only for Christmas, lol.

This is one my favorites below, Coconut Oolong.

You really do need to check out this tea company.  They ship for free in the US if you are only buying tea and you register on-line with them.   Check them out, you might surprised at their over 400 loose leaf selection too.