St. Patrick’s Day
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day: Luck You
Time to start bringing out the shamrocks, green decorations, and traditional Irish recipes (Irish soda bread, anyone?), it’s St. Patrick’s Day once again! In the US, people wear green, go to pubs, attend parades, and make corned beef and cabbage. In Northern Ireland and Ireland, it’s an entirely different story. It’s a public holiday… Continue reading
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Get Your “Green” on Tea-wise for St. Patrick’s Day!
As the saying goes, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. That’s the Romanized Gaul who was living in England on the west coast, was kidnapped as a boy by those wild Celts during a raid and brought back to Ireland to be a slave shepherd, then escaped his captors, made it back to his… Continue reading
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Shamrocks and Tea
Shamrocks are associated with Ireland, and so is tea. So, by a bit of playful logic, if shamrocks symbolize Ireland and tea is deeply woven into Irish culture, then shamrocks and tea naturally belong together. It’s no wonder the famous three-leaf emblem often finds its way onto the tea table. What Is a Shamrock? As… Continue reading
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5 “Lucky” March Teas Not to Miss!
The third month of the year is here, and hopefully the weather will lean more toward lamb than lion. March is closely associated with the color green—thanks in part to St. Patrick’s Day—but when it comes to tea, there’s plenty of room for variety. After all, there’s a whole rainbow of flavors to explore. In… Continue reading
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St. Patrick and Green Tea
Another St. Patrick’s Day is approaching, bringing with it a sea of green clothing, festive celebrations, and plenty of opportunities to enjoy green tea. No, we’re not talking about tea dyed green for the occasion. We’re talking about genuine green tea—tea made from leaves that have been minimally oxidized, preserving their fresh flavors, vibrant color,… Continue reading
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St. Patrick’s Day Tea Time Goes Green!
St. Patrick’s Day is here again. Don some green apparel to symbolize the “Emerald Isle” called Ireland. Break out the green goodies like cupcakes covered with green icing and sugar cookies in the shape of shamrocks and adorned with green crystal sugar coloring. Then, steep up some green tea for a special St. Patrick’s Day… Continue reading
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Green Is for Good Luck
What better day to talk about all things green than on St Patrick’s Day! And while some will opt for pitchers of green beer tonight, I’ll be seeing green in pots of tea! If ever I was to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, I’m sure it would be a… Continue reading
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Luck of the Irish
This Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day, that green-tinted day upon which all Americans have a bit of Irish blood in them no matter which continent their ancestors hailed from. Green beer will be poured out in copious quantities between now and then, but I propose a more civilized way to celebrate the occasion. A shamrock… Continue reading
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Go Green (Tea) for St. Patty’s Day
Green shamrocks, green hair, green clothes, green hats, even rivers dyed green — um, I think I’ll stick with green tea this St. Patty’s Day. It’s healthy, it’s tasty, and it’s green! Repeat after me as we skip down the yellow brick road of teadom: flavonoids, polyphenols, and catechins — oh, my! These magical ingredients… Continue reading
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