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This is Christmas to me, a cold night, large sweater, warm cup of tea, a good book, soft sock and a box of chocolate….
Hotel Chocolat selection of cocoa tea infusions make a great Christmas. They have a selection of light and malty cocoa shell infusions, including cocoa, peppermint & cocoa and ginger & cocoa. Rich in antioxidants and stimulants to help you stay calm, focused and relaxed and of course, utterly delicious. Created from their cocoa plantation in Saint Lucia; now brought straight to your teapot. The tin of Ginger and Cocoa infusion above can be personalised with a gift message card and at only £`10 a great stocking filler.
Of course with different strengths of chocolate this does mean there is a choice of pairings. With dark chocolate, try Assam, Darjeeling, Earl Grey, Gyokuro, or Oolong. With milk or white chocolate try Darjeeling, Dragonwell, or Oolong, According to Linda Villano from SerendipiTea. “When approaching the Tea & Chocolate pairing, the possibilities are endless so first narrow down the number of teas you will be pairing within each category and identify them on paper. Keep things simple and well organized. Focus on specific groupings using your basic tea tasting rules, for example work with White Tea first, then move along the…
Twinings have got this amazing Earl Grey Tea Caddy which can be personalised as a gift for someone at Christmas. You just add your own message and they will print it on the front of the caddy. It contains 100 tea bags and an absolute must-have for all flavoured tea enthusiasts. Add a little sparkle to your friends and family’s Christmas with this iconic Twinings caddy filled with 100 teabags of Classic Earl Grey tea. It’s £7.50 but they only have limited stocks left so you will need to buy it soon before they run out of stock.
I just love the 12 days of Christmas which I first found on Margaret Thornby’s Newsletter last year – you can sign up for this on her Wordpress site or head down to her Twitter Page… On the 1st day of Christmas my tea room sent to me A menu for Afternoon Tea On the 2nd day of Christmas my tea room sent to me 2 tiered stands and a menu for Afternoon Tea On the 3rd day of Christmas my tea room sent to me 3 sugar bowls, 2 tiered stands and a menu for Afternoon Tea On the 4th day…
How many different types of tea are there in the world? Well according to UK Tea & Infusions Association there are approximately 1,500 different varieties of tea !! They also say that Tea breaks are a tradition that have been with us for approximately 200 years, and by the mid 18th C tea replaced ale and gin as the drink of the masses to become Britain’s most popular beverage. One thing I certainly did NOT know about tea is that it is a natural source of fluoride that can help protect against tooth decay and gum disease. I presumed wrongly…
A new trend for cupcakes is to infuse your cupcake with a shot of intense flavour by turning your bakes boozy using shots. Lakeland have some Wilton Martini Bottle Topper Shots which you fill with your favourite tipple and pop into the top of your cupcake, ready to be squeezed into the sponge before eating. They would make a great stocking filler for someone who loves to bake. Product Features 12 Martini glass-shaped pipettes Infuse cupcakes with your favourite tipple Make your own flavour combinations Great for fans of cake and cocktails Part of Wilton’s Cupcakes are my Cocktails range
It’s back again, and ran from 10-17th October British Egg Week in association with British Lion Eggs. British Egg Week culminates with a celebration of World Egg Day at a #PutanEggonit street food event at Hawker House on 14th October. The event, which has been created for key journalists and food bloggers, but is also open to members of the public, continued throughout Saturday 15 October. The event featured Seb Holmes, street food pro and #PutanEggonit ambassador, cooking up two of his six British Egg Week recipes, an egg-topped smokey aubergine salad, and a wok fried egg and spicy minced…
via Daily Prompt: Ancient The ancient Tea-Horse Road was a trade route mainly through Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet. In ancient times, people in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces exchanged tea for horses or medicines with people in Tibet. The tea, the medicine and other commodities were transported by mabang – groups of travelers with horses, the special mode of transportation in the south-western region of ancient China – and thus the pathway was called the Tea-Horse Road. The Tea Horse Road or chamada (simplified Chinese: 茶马道; traditional Chinese: 茶馬道), now generally referred to as the Ancient Tea Horse Road or chamada (simplified…
In the 400-600s demand for tea being used as a medicinal drink rose in China. Tea in Japan during this period was rare and expensive, and enjoyed most by high priests and the aristocracy. During 648-749 a Japanese monk Gyoki planted the first tea bushes in 49 Buddhist temple gardens. Buddhism and tea devotion spread and the Japanese Buddhist Saint and Priest Saicho and monk Kubo Daishi, brought tea seeds and cultivation and manufacturing tips back from China and planted them in the gardens in Japanese temples. Tea is first mentioned in the ancient texts as an offering. In the…
So we are fast approaching the end of the brilliant ‘Great British Bake Off 2016’, boo hoo… I will be so sad when it comes to an end not just because it’s the end of this particular series but because it’s the end to the ‘Great British Bake Off’, as we know it. A massive 3.5k of other peoples recipes have been added to their site so far. Tuesday nights will never be the same again. Tomorrow’s theme is #TudorWeek! in what looks like a very empty marquee. The question now is who is in the running to win this year’s Bake…
As it’s the last night of chocolate week I thought I would finish off with a quote from Jo Brand…’Anything is good it it’s made of chocolate’…… 🙂
via Daily Prompt: Candle Well I don’t know about you, but that sure looks like a candle to me. But actually it’s an 8″ wax drip pillar battery candle with a timer. With these Wax Drip Pillars you can enjoy the natural and authentic look and flickering effect of traditionally melted candles without the mess or hot wax damage. It’s available in 4”, 6” and 8” or as a bundle and has a 5 hour timer. These cream pillar candles will look beautiful anywhere in your home so why bother with a real one. If it’s the real wax smelling candle…