Cuida Te, Red tea (Pu-reh Tea) Mango Passion Tea

 

 

 

I bought this tea in a grocery store in Spain.  I love it cold-brewed.  I have not tried it hot yet.  But, the mango flavor really comes through when it is cold.  It is light and refreshing.  When this company says red tea it is referring to Pu-erh, NOT ROOIBOS.  Usually Rooibos is refereed to as red tea, but this time it is not.  It is confusing, so I am not sure why they do it.  But, the reason I know this is the back of the container states it is Pu-erh.

 

 

http://www.cuida-te.ch/en/

Teavana at Starbucks Passion Tango Tea vs Passion Tea

When I go to Starbucks I get the Passion Iced Tea with 1/2 the syrup.  Now I see they have the bottled tea, Passion Tango, so I thought I would try it.  I mean it would be just wrong as a tea lover to pass that up, right???    It was good, maybe a 8 out of 10- but I still say the Passion Iced Tea is the best!!!!

Tea Cup Tuesday- Ohio Tea Company, Canton Ohio

Enjoying Tea Cup Tuesday with my fun $8.00 mug from Ohio Tea Company.  I love this tea shop. The people are so friendly and knowledgeable.  There are no high pressure sales here either- which makes shopping so much more enjoyable!!!  I did a tea tasting here the other Saturday and it was delightful. If you are in the Northeastern corner of Ohio you need to come check them out!!

http://www.ohioteaco.com/

Keurig and Snapple Peach Iced Tea

I ordered a Keurig from the Home Shopping Show- I love it!!! It was an incredible deal!

I thought the first tea I would try would be Snapple Iced Tea....I love my Peach Snapple Iced Tea...

 Well, this was NOTHING like the bottle iced Snapple tea. It was awful!  I mean horrible!!!!  I looked and they don't use the same ingredients!  Well, there ya go.  No wonder it did not taste the same.

 

http://www.keurig.com/Beverages/Iced-Beverages/Peach-Iced-Tea/p/Peach-Iced-Tea-K-Cup-SN

 

I had been so excited to try it.  On the infomercial they talked about how the coffee from Starbucks is tested and it has to taste like the coffee you get at Starbucks.  So, I figured they would have to have the same standards for their tea.  I was wrong!!!  I called Keurig to get a refund, they said the would take care of it, and 10 months and 2 phone calls later I still have not gotten it.  Oh well, at least I love my Keurig!  I will stick with making regular teas and hot coco.

Ugly Christmas sweater day at work

I'll stick to the bottled iced tea!

My new Tea Logo

This is my old logo, which I like....but, I met an artist and wanted her to really make my logo pop.  And she did!!!!!  she is a young gal, just graduated high school- and God has given her such a gift!!!

This is my new Logo....it is me and my cat.  I love it.  She did a great job. Some day, I hope to have a shop and this will be used a lot!  For now, I will use it on labels and maybe a t-shirt or two. 

Carrefour Tea in Spain

While in Spain working with some teens I was hoping to try some fun new teas.... I was a little let down.

We went to the grocery store, Carrefour, and they had lots of bottle teas- but none of them tempted me.  And with the heat- I really only wanted water!!!

 

 

I did enjoy looking at the boxed tea selections!  I bought some fruity loose leaf tea to take home and try.  And if you are in a new place, I suggest you be daring and try some new teas.  Now, months later, I am pleased with the loose leaf tea that I purchased!!!

 

tea party at home

My parents did their annual garden tea party. I was blessed to have a table again. I invited my friend Stacey and her 4 daughters.  These girls were a DELIGHT!!!  Check out their names- Lily, Rose, Violet, and Dahlia!  We had a beautiful day for a tea.

Cucumber sandwiches and lemon tarts

The yummy spread!!!

I made these mini chocolate pudding cups.  How cute are the little cups and little spoons!  I then added a mini Nilla wafer to the top.

The queen is in!  That is what my dad calls my mom :)

The gardener, aka, my dad

This is one of my favorite sets of dishes

Bluebird Mango Tulsi Tea and the Solar Eclipse

Enjoying my Bluebird Cold Brew Tea and the Solar Eclipse.  The cold brew tea is the way to go in the heat of summer!!!  I love Bluebird tea!!!

Mango Tulsi ingredients- Tulsi (Holy basil), pineapple, corinths, papaya, lemon balm, sunflower petals, hibiscus, sugar, flavor.

https://bluebirdteaco.com/us_en/shop/tea/mango-tulsi.html?___store=us_en

I loved God's amazing creation!!!! The solar eclipse in my area was I think 90%.  It was amazing.  God is so creative and awesome!

update  10/17 update

I like the mango cold brew, when I heated it I did not care for the flavor as much. I tried it hot today and it was not as flavorful for me.