Peet's Coffee & Tea- Chai Tea

Peet's Coffee & Tea

16501 SE Mill Plain Blvd #100

(360) 944-6585

Open until 8:00 PM

www.peets.com/

I was out geocaching and a cache took me to Peet's.  
So i figured in honor of finding the cache

I should treat myself to a chai.

Peet's carries the Mighty Tea brand- which I am a fan of!

These three guys were running the store when I came in.  They were a hoot!!!  Very friendly and funny.  I would say go and in and just say hi and grab a cup of tea!!!  

The chai was good.  I am a fan of something  a little stronger spices, but it was still very good....and the employees make it worth going back.  Some places the employees have no personality- these guys were not lacking personality!!  I'd go back if I was in the area.

My Halloween Outfit!!!

Attempt #1- it was a fail!!!  so, I posted it online to get peoples thoughts on how to make it better.

someone sent me this picture- which was a huge help.

I made the straps shorter and thinner.  I folded the edges in, and lastly I made a bigger tag.

 now I'm pleased and not embarrassed to wear- haha .  Attempt #2 was a success!!

Went to di Tazza Halloween morning for Dirty Chai and pastries.

My nephew in Washington - tricker treating....

My niece- trick or treating in Washington.

di Tazza in Vancouver WA

lots of fun tea choices.  Next time I'm getting a "Dirty Chai Latté". I learned it was chai with a shot of espresso.

 

I did not get this- but it looked great!!  (okay, I actually got one on Saturday- it was great!!)

 

 

di Tazza

Www.ditazzacoffeeshop.com

2011 SE 192nd Ave Ste 101, Vancouver, WA 98683

(360) 210-7087

 

 

 

 awesome chai!!!  I'm going to back tomorrow in my teabag Halloween costume!  This chai beats the company with the green lady!!!!

 

The panini was scrumptious !!!!  Pesto, turkey, and sun dried tomatoes

 

 

 

 

My parents at di Tazza a few weeks before me.....

Lavender Bleu Tea Room in West Linn OR

http://www.lavenderbleuonline.com/

While visiting my sister, we always find a fun place for tea.  We ate in OR at Lavender Bleu- it was really yummy!!!!

There were 10 tables in the tea house.

You walk through a cute shop and then come to this courtyard and into the tea house.

We started with sherbet to cleanse our pallet

Then we got a cup of broccoli cheese soup.  We think it was a child's tea cup.  It was cute.

I had  lavender Earl Grey tea, it was great.  I was glad that they steeped it in the back.  Some tea places put loose leaf tea in the pot and then it over steeps by the time you want a second cup.  But, this way, they did the correct temperature for the tea that we each individually picked out.

The  top tier were Sweets, they were nice....we were so full that we could not eat it all.  

The middle tier had Scones with clotted cream, lemon curd, and jam, along with fruit.

What a fun lunch with my sister!!!!!

The bottom tier, was my favorite!!  I loved the savory treats.  Cucumber sandwiches, Salmon Paini, red pepper and artichoke pinwheels, turkey sandwiches, and spinach quiche.

English Tea Biscuit

I got this English Tea Biscuit from Buelhers, it was okay.  The raspberries and walnuts were good in it, but the raisins could have been left out :)   

Halloween tea custom

Trying to decide what to be for Halloween??????  Tea pot, tea cup, or bag of tea.....

I think that this is my goal this year for a Halloween Custom!!!!  If I were dressing up for work or going to a Halloween party then I would go all out for the cup of Starbucks!  I'd print out my own Kerrie's Cup of Tea Logo on the cup and everything.

 

Stash Chai loose leaf

This large mug held my tea and all the milk I added!!!  So wonderful!!  You can add the milk hot or cold to your tea. I warmed the milk a little, just so it would not make my Chai cold when I added it.

 

 

 http://www.stashtea.com/Organic-Chai-Black-Green-Tea/


I love a good Chai....warm or cold.  Well, the other night it was getting cool out, so I made a cup of hot Chai.  It was wonderful!  Again, I have said it before, but Chai is the only tea I add sugar too.  This Chai was a mix of black and green.

 

I was lucky to get to my tea at the Massillon Discount Center for $3.69.  I got a great deal.

From the website-      For our interpretation of this classic Indian beverage, we blend organic Assam black and green tea with organic cinnamon, clove, ginger, and cardamom. The brewed tea is very aromatic with a flavor that is slightly sweet, strong, and penetrating, with rich, full-bodied, lingering flavor notes. This tea is very pleasant plain or with a splash of milk and dash of sugar. It is exceptional any time of day-as a rich morning cup, an enjoyable dessert tea, or as a special treat.
Chai is usually brewed very strong, often concentrated, with lots of sugar and milk. Traditional Indian chai combines rich black tea that is boiled in milk with local spices such as cinnamon, clove, cardamom, and occasionally black peppercorns, ginger, and red chilies. The drink is then sweetened with sugar.
Stash Tea is certified organic by Quality Assurance International. QAI is a professional organic certification service that is internationally recognized. QAI's program is designed to certify every step of the organic chain-from the land on which the product is grown, to the growers, to the post harvest facilities and the final processing and handling facilities. Products which carry the QAI certification seal convey the confidence of an unbroken "chain of custody" that all materials and processes have been individually certified as organic.

 

 

 

I had so much tea, that it filled up my cup and I had not added milk yet, so I had to get another cup and add the tea and the milk.  It is yummy goodness!!!