June 29, 20024 BOOK SIGNING at Ohio Tea in Canton

It is official, I am having a book signing at Ohio Tea in Canton. 

5154 Fulton Dr NW Canton, Ohio 44718 

https://www.ohioteaco.com/

The book is full of colored photos and areas for you to journal about your own tea experiences.

A book all about tea- Black Tea, Oolong Tea, Pu-erh Tea, Green Tea, White Tea, Yellow Tea, and Purple Tea.  And those other drinks people call “tea” (that do not have the Camellia Senesis plant) - Herbal Tea, Tisane Tea, Honeybush, Rooibos Tea, and Mate Tea. Ever wonder what the difference is between tea in China and tea in India?  What is Darjeeling and what is Orange Pekoe? What is the difference between High Tea, Afternoon Tea, Royal Tea, and Cream Tea?  What is the difference between a cup plate and a saucer?  Find out these definitions and many more. All while journaling about your tea along the way.  There are over 140 tea related definitions and 19 tea customs in this book along with fun color photos. Enjoy the ABCs of Tea. This book is meant to be a fun and easy way to learn about tea. 

Come see me on June 29 from 11 am - 2 pm.  I will be selling and signing books and also giving away samples of my Purple Palmer Tea.

Purple Palmer is a butterfly pea tea that I make.  I have a recipe that I will be sharing using all Ohio Tea tea and some lemonade.

This tea is delicious and refreshing, along with being a beautiful purple color!

Come and try and get the recipe so that you can make this tea as well.

Books are $20...and I will sign them as well.

Come to Ohio Tea and get your book in June and also check out the new location for the tea shop if you have not already done so.  It is fantastic!

Kerrie with Kurt and Terry.  I am super excited for you all to see and read my book!!

Kerrie E. Kaufmann is an author of five published Christian romance books.  She has had a tea blog, Kerrie's Cup of Tea since 2013.  A home tea party business, Kerrie's Cup of Tea, Cuppa and Kettle Cafe, LLC, that she started in 2022.  She has two cats- Orange Pekoe and Chai.  She just celebrated 20 years at the insurance company she works at.  She loves spending time with family and friends- being an aunt is the best thing in life.  She loves to travel, go on mission trips, kayak, fish, paint, try new teas, read, craft, play board/card games, Ohio State and Cleveland Browns Football, and geocaching.  She also loves to go to secondhand shops and flea markets looking for tea related items. 

(On the corner diagonal from Fisher Foods in Canton, on Fulton Rd)

5154 Fulton Dr NW Canton, Ohio 44718 

Psalm 96:3
Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples!

 

Goji Berry Oolong from Ohio Tea

I tried a new oolong tea.  Oolong is my favorite kind of tea.  Oolong is not as caffeinated as black tea, but more caffeinated that green tea.

Check out those beautiful rolled tea leaves!!!

oolong tea, goji berries, calendula, marigold, sunflowers and natural flavors

I made goji berry oolong tea hot and cold.  When I made the cold iced tea, I put 7 tsp of oolong in my giant tea ball.  I made sure the water temperature was not more than 180 degrees- I did not want to bruise the leaves and make the tea bitter.  I then added 1/3 C sugar and steeped for 10 minutes.

https://www.ohioteaco.com/Goji-Berry-Oolong_p_3254.html

The iced tea is wonderful.  You get the fruitiness of the goji berries and the unique oolong tea notes.

I also made it as a hot tea.  It was just as nice.  I think I may prefer it cold, but it is really nice hot too.  It is interesting that you get different stronger notes when it is done different ways.

This is a really nice and refreshing tea.  Notes of fruit and oolong come through really nicely.

I really like this light oolong blend.  You are not overwhelmed by any of the flavors. 

Psalm 96:3
Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples!

Candy Cloud, Willoughby OH. Bubble Tea and other fun tea drinks

I saw this fun bubble tea place on line, so I thought I would try it out.  

My friend and I headed to Willoughby on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.   

https://www.candycloudcompany.com/

36299 Euclid Avenue

Willoughby OH 44094

1 (440) 510-8177

It was busy when we got there, we were about 10th in line, but the line moved fairly quickly.  When you go to order it is contactless ordering.  You order all on your own at a kiosk and the workers were in the back making the drinks.

When they make the drinks in the back they are made custom to your order and then they seal them with a pop top.

They have tea, coffee, lemonades, energy drinks, and milk shakes.

The shakes that looked good to me- Banana Pudding Shake -Banana, vanilla pudding, and vanilla wafer bits.

and the

PB Cup -Reese's PB and Reese's chunks blended with soft serve.

But, shakes are close to $7 and I wanted to stick with tea, lol.

The drink bases run around $5-$6, which I didn't think was too horrible.  But, if you add things to the drinks, that is when the price goes up.  I didn't add anything extra to my drinks and I paid about $21. for 4 drinks.

I got the matcha, which was very nice.  I was able to pick the sweetness,  I chose no sweetness added.  You could pick ice or blended, I went with iced.  And then I could pick from oat milk or regular milk, I went with oat milk.

Organic Matcha with your choice of milk, syrups and drizzles. Available Iced, Hot, or Blended- this one was $5.89

Then I went with the Apple Pie Chai to share with some of the gals at work.  You could select hot, ice, or blended.  I went with iced.  You could pick from unsweet, a half sweet, or sweet- I decided on half sweet.

Chai latte with caramel drizzle and apple butter pie- this was an April special for $6.25

I shared this drink the next day with some co-workers. This one was okay. It was still pretty sweet. Although the apple pie flavor was spot on!

I also ordered a lavender honey latte- I went iced, unsweetened, oat milk, and a single shot of espresso.  Again there were other options you could add for a price.  I went with the "base" drink.

Latte with honey drizzle and topped with a lavender cold foam- this one was $6.65

I enjoyed this drink Monday morning.  It was very tasty!!  I would have liked a little more lavender flavor, but it was very nice.

We then headed to Edge Water Park, our goal was to find the script sign.  We tried for almost 30 minutes, but I could not find the correct road to take us there.  We just went to one of the parks then to see the Lake.

https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/parks/visit/parks/euclid-creek-reservation/euclid-beach-park

You can see the Cleveland Sky Line in the distance.

Lastly, we headed to Cleveland and John Carrol University for Boaz.

I had been to the Ohio City location for Boaz and it was outstanding.  This one was just as good.

You can build a Lebanese bowl.

The base I had was brown rice and lentils, then baba (pureed eggplant), with falafels, pickled radish, yellow peppers, salata, feta and sumac onions, and then a tahini dressing on the side.  And it came with a pita too. 

 

https://boazfresh.com/

On the drive home I enjoyed the Butterfly Lemonade...it was super sweet, but really refreshing.

Lavender Lemonade topped with a butterfly pea tea- this one was $5.15

Candy Cloud gets 5 Tea Cups from me!!  The drinks are really fun and creative.  I thought the place was clean and nice.  The staff seemed friendly, but I had no real interaction with them- which was fine.  The prices for the base teas were reasonable.  I liked the experience a lot.  I also like that they have pop tops on them, so you can buy a few and save them for later.

 

Psalm 96:3
Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples!

ABCs of Tea, I published a book! Check it out

I have a new book out!  A book all about tea!

A book all about tea- Black Tea, Oolong Tea, Pu-erh Tea, Green Tea, White Tea, Yellow Tea, and Purple Tea.  And those other drinks people call “tea” (that do not have the Camellia Senesis plant) - Herbal Tea, Tisane Tea, Honeybush, Rooibos Tea, and Mate Tea. Ever wonder what the difference is between tea in China and tea in India?  What is Darjeeling and what is Orange Pekoe? What is the difference between High Tea, Afternoon Tea, Royal Tea, and Cream Tea?  What is the difference between a cup plate and a saucer?  Find out these definitions and many more. All while journaling about your tea along the way.  There are over 140 tea related definitions and 19 tea customs in this book along with fun color photos. Enjoy the ABCs of Tea. This book is meant to be a fun and easy way to learn about tea. 

I have been working on this for a few years and it became a reality this year.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZHS173Q?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_949K26TBP6S80SM7MKP6&language=en-US&fbclid=IwAR3HZjCi6hOe1u3wWu0V85uPcA4BOO3Av6sNxq2PhzdYm2pLFwss_4fskfg_aem_AepkvkISWwVNnR5964Ch3fTpR12V9w9VN8Ft8DTN0HKge882P66XBV8qLt45bouOpECa73pAkVdjC8b-08w5PPoW

If you do get a book, I would love for you to review it on Amazon.  Even if you don't like it, I will take the  feedback and learn from it.

The research of this book has been years and years in the making.  Mission trips to Africa, Malaysia, Spain, France, Thailand, and the Dominican Republic drinking their teas and experiencing their customs. Trips and vacations to Europe and around the US, as well as drinking tea for over 45 years.  I have been enjoying reading books, magazines, watching YouTube videos, making, and sharing tea with others.  The information in this book is known to be true to the best of my ability.

I got my first draft and I was happy that someone on Facebook let me know that I should not have an apostrophe after the C...hahaha. 

There was lots of editing that went on behind the scenes.  I also had three people review it for me.  And still I was adding and removing things.  I wanted 100 definitions, I ended up with over 140...and I still keep thinking of words to add.  I knew I just needed to stop and be happy with what I had, and I am very happy with what I have.

Orange Pekoe loved to be around while I was working on my book.  He especially loved when I worked on the computer.  He thought those computer keys were really fun to push...maybe I should blame any typos on him.

I tried to put multiple photos on each page to help explain a definition.   

I also put my friends pottery through out the book.  Be on the look out for Rudy Whistle Pottery.  Reach out to her if you are interested in her pieces. 

https://www.facebook.com/RudyWhistlePotteryStudio/

I am BEYOND excited that I will be doing a book signing at Ohio Tea Co. in Canton.  This is one of my favorite tea places, if not my favorite.  The day and time will be coming at a later date.

I hope you enjoy this book.  I tried to make it fun and easy to read.  There are photos to enjoy and a place to journal about your own tea experiences.

 

20% of all profits from this book will be given to the Christian and Missionary Alliance and the cafe/tea ministries they have around the world.

https://cmalliance.org/

There is also a hard book edition available as well....

Psalm 96:3
Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples!