Holidays
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ETS Pumpkin Spice Scones – product review
I brought home a package of our Pumpkin Spice Scone mix for the weekend, with the promise of baking them and bringing them to our merchandising meeting. These are the kind where you just add water. For comparison, I also baked a batch of regular scones. The instructions on the pumpkin spice were easy to follow… Continue reading
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Some Tea Country Holidays to Note – November Edition
Tea is now grown in more countries around the world than ever before. While China and India remain the leading producers, Sri Lanka and Kenya are close contenders. This global growth naturally creates interest in the cultures behind these teas—including the holidays celebrated in those regions. Here are a few notable November celebrations to explore… Continue reading
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Some Tea Country Holidays to Note – October Edition
Tea is now cultivated in more countries than ever before. While China and India remain the top producers, Sri Lanka and Kenya are close behind. This global growth naturally sparks interest—not only in the teas themselves, but also in the cultures and holidays of the regions where they are grown. Here are a few notable… Continue reading
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Save the Tricks and Pile on the Tea Treats!
The kiddies are getting their costumes ready (or more likely mommy and daddy are getting them ready). And the adults (in-between the costume making) are piling up the treats. In this house, we’re skipping the costume part (no kids here) and going straight for the treat part. Yay! Trick-or-treating usually involves a lot of candy.… Continue reading
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Are You Ready for the Holiday Tea Time Season?
Every year it seems as if that holiday season sneaks up on us, with each year getting faster and sneakier. By the time you’ve outfitted the kids for another school year, picked the perfect pumpkin to carve, and calculated the poundage of turkey needed to feed the number of relatives who’ll be gathered at your… Continue reading
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Tea and the Holiday Shopping List
Tea helps save your sanity while shopping — whether in actual physical stores or online — for whatever gifts are on your list. Scarf for your cousin Mike. Latest Taylor Swift CD for your sister Cassie (she’s off to college now, so Mom and Dad won’t have to listen to it). Cheese-and-crackers-and-beef-sausage gift pack for… Continue reading
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Tea Moment — the Visiting Relatives
Whether you love ’em or hate ’em, those visiting relatives can certainly create some memorable tea moments—or inspire you to slip away quietly for a calming cup on your own. Either way, choose the right tea (and perhaps the perfect snack), and your tea moment can be truly divine. In my younger days (much younger),… Continue reading
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Prepping for the Holidays — Cakes and Puddings
As mentioned in my article Prepping for the Holidays — McVitie’s Madness, we’re heading into a time of year that can be downright frantic. Avoid the rush by a bit of advance prep-work. You can also resort to something store-bought versus homemade when it comes to such traditional treats as holiday cakes and puddings. From… Continue reading
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How to Cure “Holiday Withdrawal” with Tea
Suffering from “holiday withdrawal” now that Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve are behind you? Cheer up and cure those withdrawal symptoms with tea! This endeavor should not be as laborious as it may sound at first. No need to trudge hither and yon and brave throngs of shoppers wielding pepper spray or grabbing… Continue reading
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Review — The English Tea Store’s Pumpkin Spice Black Tea
Name: Pumpkin Spice Black Tea Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: It’s that time of year again: Coffee houses and ice cream retailers are trotting out calorie laden “pumpkin spice” lattes, milkshakes and ice creams, and who can blame them? The flavor of pumpkin meshed with allspice, cinnamon and other… Continue reading
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