Browne & Ashley

 I got these cute tins and tea as a Christmas gift this year.  I am enjoying trying all the tea too!!!! 

 

The thing I like about THIS GREEN Tea is that it is not too "green" tasting.  It has more of an herbal taste- if that makes sense.  I am not your traditional green tea drinker, I need a flavor too it.  Usually Jasmine is my favorite.  So, if you are a fan of flavored herbal teas, I think you will like these teas too.

I could not find a website for this company-but you can purchase the tea on Amazon.

 

 

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so far, this Lemon Zest is my favorite. 

2002 Jill's Tea Shower

Jill was getting married, so we had a Tea Shower for her in my parents garden.

De De instant Boba bubble tea

Trying another bubble tea.  It's pretty generic- I would not recommend it. I got it as a kit  from Amazon for $19.95

From a website:  Boba Milk Tea from DeDe is an instant ready mixed tea. Boba milk tea is a newly tea drink for those who love boba drink. Just prepare with hot water and add boba. Boba milk tea is milky sweet tea, another alternative to enjoy tea. One bag comes with 12 individual packs. Ingredients: Instant tea, sugar, non-dairy creamer. Net weight: 14.76 oz. Product of Thailand.
 http://grocerythai.com/dede-boba-milk-dede-p-369.html

http://www.amazon.com/Buddha-Bubbles-Boba-DeDe-Instant/dp/B00GDT04BW

It might be a fun starter kit, for someone who wants to try bubble tea, but I really thought it was plain.

Matcha Tea Kit Kat

 

Interesting is all I can say about this!  Look forward to maybe trying this someday!

Menno Tea

http://www.mennotea.com/

 

I found this tea at Hartzler Dairy (Wooster, OH area) I thought it looked fun and since my mom's family are Mennonites it might be a cool connection.  Plus, a lot of my cousins went to Goshen- where the guys who made this are from.

I must say I really enjoyed this tea. It had a great mint flavor and taste.

 

 

From the website:

Menno Tea Original

The Original Menno Tea offers a simple, sweet taste with a hint of mint. We started Menno Tea with this one simple recipe, brewing each batch by hand in the campus cafe.

 

 

 

When we launched Menno Tea from our Goshen College dorm rooms in 2010, our aim was simple:  to brew delicious tea inspired by a family recipe from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  But as Menno Tea grew, we found that our Mennonite roots gave us more than just a name for our tea - they gave us a set of values to guide our practices.

Dunkin Donuts- Birthday Vanilla Chai Latte

www.dunkindonuts.com

I got a free Dunkin Donuts drink on my birthday!  Sign up for the App- get good deals.  The latte that Dunkin sells is Oregon Chai.

clean tea spout

I picked up this fun little tool in Munich, Germany.  So cute!!!

Teacup sweater ornaments

My friend has a TEA ministry in France.  So, when I went to see her I took her these little ornaments that I made to use some how in the ministry.

 

They are super easy to make.  I cut a sweater template out on paper, then cut old wool sweaters or felt to make the sweater.  I take a paperclip and fold it into the hanger.  I then take other felt and make the tea cup and thread is the string for the tea bag.


These two are wool sweaters that I "felted".  Felting a sweater is easy.  You wash it in super hot water and then put it in the dryer.  You can then cut it and it won't unravel.

These sweaters are made from felt- they are a lot thinner.

Here they are- all complete!  I just love them!!!!

I need to re-center the coat hanger on this one- hahahaha

STASH, Breakfast in Paris

This container may say "cool gear", but it is full of hot tea!  I tried Stash's Breakfast in Paris tea.  It was great!!!!  It's a black tea with lavender and vanilla in it.  It is even better with milk

http://www.stashtea.com/Breakfast-in-Paris-Black-Tea/dp/B009G3PDXG

Ingredients (loose): blended black teas, lavender, bergamot extract, vanilla extract, natural hazelnut flavor

Ingredients (tea bag): blended black teas, lavender, bergamot extract, vanilla extract

Steeping Instructions: 3-5 minutes at 190-209 degrees Fahrenheit

Caffeinated: Yes

From the website- Bring a touch of Paris to your morning with our Parisian-inspired blend. Aromatic and floral, lavender is the perfect complement to the citrus bergamot oil and full-bodied black tea. This tea is well-rounded and would pair perfectly with your favorite pastry or baguette.

Heartland Point Pickwick Raspberry Iced tea

I ordered an energy infusia raspberry iced tea the other day from Heartland.  It was too strong and too sweet.  I had them add some of the black tea to it and that helped a lot.  Next time I have a tea there I will be prepared to order a 1/2 and 1/2.

Heartland Point
200 N. Main Street
Orrville, Ohio 44667
Phone: 330-682-0200
heartlandpoint@gmail.com

https://heartlandorrville.com/

http://www.cw-usa.com/pickwick-infusia-raspberry-iced-tea-filterpack-3gallon.html

you can buy your own iced tea packets and make iced tea at home!

http://www.pickwicktea.com/

Pickwick Infusia Raspberry Energy Iced Tea

TEA FORTE White Ambrosia

I am a FAN of this tea. It has great flavor.  I like the coconut in it.  It is not over powering, but it is there subtly.  I really like this tea.

http://www.teaforte.com/store/gourmet-tea/white-tea/white-ambrosia/

white tea

Rarest Pai Mu Tan white tea is a plucked in early spring from a special varietal tea bush called “chaicha”. Blended with fragrant Madagascar vanilla and the tropical tease of island coconut. Delicate, refreshing and divine

Did You Know?

Coconut is a tropical fruit that is rich in protein. The meat of the coconut is very good in destroying intestinal parasites, that we get from eating infected food. Coconut water is good for kidney and urinary bladder problems

Ingredients

white tea, coconut chips, safflower, flavoring

 

FROM THE WEBSITE

More Info

All tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. How the leaves of the plant are processed and their level of contact with oxygen determines the type of tea. The more processing the leaves go through, the darker the leaves become, resulting in a distinctive color and taste characteristic. There are four main varietals of tea: black, green, white, and oolong. Tea contains substances called flavonoids, which are powerful antioxidant polyphenols. Antioxidant polyphenols help protect the body's cells from damage due to harmful molecules called free radicals.  Regardless of the processing method, black, green, white and oolong teas all contain polyphenols. In fact, tea ranks as high as or higher than many fruits and vegetables in the ORAC score, a score that measures antioxidant potential of plant-based foods

White tea is considered the purest of all teas. Plucked only a few days each spring when the Camellia sinensisplants are reemerging from winter dormancy, it is revered by tea connoisseurs for its delicate, fresh flavor.

Our white tea is one of the most highly-prized teas available, comprised of carefully plucked unopened buds and the younger leaves of the plant. The leaves arenaturally dried in the sun before they are lightly processed to prevent oxidation, keeping  the leaves closer to their natural state,low in caffeine and high in antioxidants.

Mate Factor Tropical Lime

http://www.matefactor.com/yerba-mate-tea-bags/hibiscus-lime-yerba-mate-tea-bags-80-organic.html

Tropical Lime Yerba Mate Tea Bags (formerly Hibiscus Lime Yerba Mate)

Contains 100% Organic Ingredients

Our Tropical Lime tea box contains 20 large tea-bags. All of our tea-bags contain 3.5 grams of tea, DOUBLE the size of most tea-bags on the market, so you can enjoy more of the flavor, nutrition, and energizing effects of Yerba Mate!
Ingredients: Organic Green Yerba Mate, Organic Hibiscus Flowers, Organic Sun-Dried Lime
You can also get this product in 100-count boxes!

Naturally High in Vitamin C

This amazing, fruity Tropical Lime yerba mate blend is not only refreshing hot or cold, but is an amazing booster to your body's defense system

This is a fun tea.  I like the taste.  You have to be sure not to over steep it or it can be a bit tart.  Once brewed/steeped correctly, I think you will really enjoy this tea. 

Making mint tea in France with Mint Brook Meadows Tea

Here I am in FRANCE!  I am on a mission trip- I am staying with a couple I have never met before.  But this lady soon becomes a kindred spirit!  We both love tea.  She has some frozen mint and frozen Lemon Verbena - and I brought some Mint Brook Meadows Tea from Dalton, Ohio.  So, we made my mom's tea recipe.

  

Sun Tea/Ditch Tea

3/4 of a gallon of water.
Mom told me that she learned- if you take the leaf off the stem it will make the tea less bitter.  So, I took the leaves off the stems.
Once the water was boiling, we added the tea leaves, and I added 3 bags of Mint Brook Tea
Add lid and let it steep for 15-20 minutes
Mom then poured it into a pitcher, she uses a strainer to catch the tea bags and leaves
Mom then adds about 2/3 cups sugar

To this recipe I doubled it and I did 3 bags of Spearmint Mint Brook and 3 bags of Peppermint and then we also added Lemon Verbena

http://www.mintbrookmeadows.com/

I drank it warm and boy was it good!!!  I enjoyed it the next few days too.  Fun to be in France and have reminders of home :)