Year: 2011
OOLONG TEA..
‘Phoenix Supreme’ Oolong tea is picked from bushes that grow on the Wudong peak of Phoenix Mountain in Guarngdong Province, China. It is made in small batches by and expert tea master and gathered twice […]
A BRILLIANT FOODIE BLOG…
crumbsfeedyourfamily.blogspot.com – this is a family food blog, written by working mums Lucy McDonald and her sister Claire, was instantly popular with mummy colleagues. Lucy and Claire ‘work, have friends, love food and want children […]
TEA IN CHINA…
In the early days of cultivation of tea in China, small plantations were often looked after by Buddhist monks on land near their mountain top temples and monasteries. The Chinese have always believed that famous […]
COFFEE V TEA – WHICH IS THE BEST FOR YOUR HEALTH…
With so much being written about how tea is good for so many things, now they are saying that coffee also is good for you. They say that, according to a Greek study, one cup […]
TEA WITH MRS SIMKINS: DELICIOUS RECIPES FOR MAKING A MEAL OUT OF TEA-TIME : BOOK REVIEW…
Tea with Mrs Simkins: Delicious Recipes for Making a Meal Out of Tea-time: Cakes, Pastries, Biscuits and Savouries… This book is a fantastic collection of recipes, hints and tips for every kind of tea you […]
THE CLOSING OF A TEA SHOP…
It was sad to read in www.yorkshirepost.co.uk that after 92 years of service, a cake shop, called ‘Sterchi’s’ in Filey, North Yorkshire is about to close. It’s heyday, it said, was in the 1930’s when […]
SWEET TEA IN NORTH CAROLINA…
In North Carolina, sweet tea is the popular beverage for many, as is the quintisentially British ‘Afternoon Tea’. However tea rooms are far and few between in that area. Instead, a true fan of the […]
THE BENEFITS OF ROOIBUS TEA…
Rooibos is a herb which is the Afrikaans word for red bush. Apparently the Redbush story began around 200 years ago in the Cedarberg region of the Western Cape of South Africa. The health benefits […]
SUGAR AND FLOUR IN YOUR DIET…
In the 1887-1890 Century the average consumption of sugar was only about 5lbs per person per year! Cardiovascular disease and cancer was virtually unknown in the early 1900’s. Now, our sugar consumption has increased to […]
AFTERNOON TEA IN THE DELL…
As part of the Wirral Year of Food, ‘Port Sunlight Museum and Garden Village’ are taking the tea party to a beautiful new location in the heart of its charming village. There will be mellow […]
TEA IN THE 800’s…
900 Tea was introduced to Japan by Buddhist monk Saicho. Tea penetrated into the rest of Asia and the Middle East through on-land trade routes before reaching Europe. Tea in China in 800 was enjoyed […]
AFTERNOON TEA AT 1865 PRICE…
The Langham Hotel in London and it’s sister properties, in Auckland, Boston, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Pasadena and Shanghi are going to celebrates its opening in 1865 by offering an afternoon tea for the pice of […]