tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35611602024-03-12T22:02:23.677-04:00Culinary Teas - Rediscovering TeaWelcome to our Blog. We are a family owned company that has been in business since 2001. Come on in and get to know us and our passion for tea!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-14161451696559705652012-03-14T21:51:00.000-04:002012-03-15T12:39:37.707-04:00
I know Spring is not officially here yet but I want to welcome it with a big bang! Starting today through 3/31/12 you can enter to win a $100 gift certificate good for any products at Culinary Teas! Tell your friends because if we get a big enough response we will be doing giveaways all the time.
Loving Spring!
Candie
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-48662398790024238352012-03-12T10:40:00.000-04:002012-03-12T10:40:12.013-04:00Just finished my first pot of iced tea for the year! Long Island Strawberry Sencha hit the spot and kept me awake and alert for a long and busy weekend!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-19227002500257352712012-03-08T11:38:00.000-05:002012-03-08T11:38:24.700-05:00Saint Patrick's DaySaint Patrick, who lived during the fifth century, is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. Born in Roman Britain, he was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave at the age of 16. He later escaped, but returned to Ireland and was credited with bringing Christianity to its people. In the centuries following Patrick's death (believed to have been on March 17, 461), the mythology Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09203260372287906049noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-85156610216825371102011-10-18T13:28:00.001-04:002011-10-18T13:28:23.807-04:00Thinking of the Holidays
The weather has been playing games on us here in the Midwest jumping back and forth from hot muggy weather to down right cold and nasty weather. The cold just reminds me that the holidays are coming up way faster than I want to think about. After Halloween, Thanksgiving will be here before I know it and then Christmas sneaks up on me before I have a chance to get ready. I am trying to force Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-65934050927137706462011-10-11T12:17:00.002-04:002011-10-11T12:17:47.086-04:00Hot Toddy Recipe with Brandy & Winter Peppermint Tea
This weeks warm up was kinda nice after that nasty wet cold week we had. I would have been fine with the cool wet weather had I not had to sit out in it and watch my daughters marching band. Those poor kids marched in pouring rain in chilling temperatures and still managed to get top scores. I made her day by bringing her a piping hot mug of our Sleepy Hollow Pumpkin Chai. I personally was Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-55132089258034871572011-10-04T12:20:00.003-04:002011-10-04T12:20:38.110-04:00Sleepy Hollow Pumpkin Chai & New Chai Sampler
I live in a part of the country where I regularly see fields covered in beautiful pumpkins at this time of year. So when I start craving pumpkin it is not surprising. Not to mention suddenly everyone has pumpkin flavored everything. They all sound so good but I am trying my hardest to work on my waistline so I avoid them. This week we are introducing something that I will be enjoying the whole Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-22423246465503109252011-08-30T13:24:00.000-04:002011-08-30T13:24:43.804-04:00
Greetings Fellow Tea Lovers,
We have about 3 weeks until the official start to the Autumn season and I am looking forward to the cool, wet weather and absolutely decedent flavors and aromas. As the crops are harvested and the trees colors bloom the air is filled with the earthy rich smells of fallen leaves and ripe apples, wood smoke. Sitting out on my porch with a hot cup of tea or mulled Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-14938304647754086742011-08-11T11:43:00.000-04:002011-08-11T11:43:15.842-04:00Getting Ready for Fall and Irish Breakfast TeasLast night the temperatures dropped into the 50’s. I was shocked we haven’t had a night below 80 in months. I knew fall was coming but I did not expect it to come and tease me with its looming presents. I also had the last bit of back to school preparation to finish up so my poor son got 3 shots and I had to take all 3 to get their school supplies. Buying 6 pairs of shoes is painful enough but Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-64921968276814887412011-06-07T13:34:00.000-04:002011-06-07T13:34:02.709-04:00Strawberries & Long Island Strawberry Sencha Green TeaI have a love hate relationship with my strawberry patch. I love the strawberries at first as I make fresh strawberry pie and strawberry shortcake. Then suddenly they all ripen at the same time and I am making strawberry jam and preserves until I can’t stand the sight of another strawberry. That cycle is just starting as just a trickle of strawberries ripen and we pick just enough to blend with Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-32977012710340374402011-06-02T11:51:00.000-04:002011-06-02T11:51:57.067-04:00Raspberry Rooibos and a CouponThe weather this spring has been pretty icky for us humans but I have to say that my fruit plants look like they have never been happier. My property is a mini farm. I have grapes, blueberries, cherries, apples, peaches, apricots, strawberries and rhubarb. I must admit we have put a little extra effort into all of them this year but they have never been half this abundant in past years. I think Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-81732866708779689452011-05-25T16:51:00.000-04:002011-05-25T16:51:36.806-04:00Memorial Day Weekend and Pineapple TeaMemorial Day weekend is here again and I always have to have a party. It usually involves lots of food, drinks and friends. I usually load up the smoker and make magic from some type of meat but the current weather has me wondering if I should make a backup plan so we don’t all go hungry. Oh sure I make sides and desserts but the meat is always the main event. Well sometimes the drinks are the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-22520998378126956812011-05-17T13:38:00.000-04:002011-05-17T13:38:26.526-04:00Blue Mango Green Tea and Cold Brew TeabagsLast week I realized that the last few weeks of school for the kids is a gauntlet for me. For some reason the schools schedule 50% off all the events for the entire school year in the last 3 weeks of school. Those events plus my eldest is in track and softball means I get to make at one maybe two trips each night if I am lucky. It feels like I am on the go constantly. I am not a soda drinkerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-59791787335084601152011-05-10T14:55:00.000-04:002011-05-10T14:55:08.074-04:00Cold Brew Green Tea Teabags and Mint Green TeaWe are based in Indiana and once the heat finally kicks in around here it will be paired with horrible humidity. I am rarely seen in the warm months without a bottle of water or tea in my hand. Last year I just added a scoop of Matcha to my water bottles but this year I have something better. One of our Japanese vendors introduced Cold Brew Green Tea Teabags and after trying them, I fell in love.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-44239402694722412952011-05-03T13:28:00.000-04:002011-05-03T13:28:55.958-04:00Bad Water and Long Island Strawberry Sencha Green Tea
I was reminded again this week how important good water is to good tea. I have a triple osmosis filter in my house so my water is usually great for tea or just drinking pure. This weekend one of filters decided it was time to die and the system is putting out like a cup of water per hour and the flavor of the water has gone off. All the little faults in your water will have a huge impact Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-72003412870736534312011-04-26T11:51:00.000-04:002011-04-26T11:51:44.869-04:00Kokeicha: Something Different In Green Tea
There are very few really unique teas. Pu-erh is unique because it gets better with age instead of staling like other teas. Matcha is unique because the tea leaves are ground into a fine powder that is brewed by simply adding water. Our featured tea this week is another unique tea, Kokeicha.Kokeicha is an extruded tea made from Matcha and a bit of rice flour which binds it and adds just a hint Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-63378047600748642432011-04-20T10:05:00.000-04:002011-04-20T10:05:12.038-04:00Tea Garden Herbs, New Teapots and Vienna Opera Ball Tea
I anxiously await the coming of the spring flower because we have had so much rain that the flowers when they finally come in May it should be quite a show. The delayed spring has given me plenty of time to get all my gardens cleaned out and do a little extra planning for my herb garden. I try to pack in as many culinary herbs as I can that not only are good for cooking but make delicious Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-55955707085324805302011-04-13T20:16:00.002-04:002011-04-13T20:18:02.906-04:00Celebrating 10 Years And The Sakura Festival
It is Sakura Festival time which is one of the most beautiful times of the year. Sakura or Cherry Blossoms are one of the very first trees to flower and have such an abundance of flowers that the trees often look like they have tiny pink leaves on them. Even the fall leaves can’t compare with such a beautiful sight. We have carried our Sencha Kyoto Cherry Rose Festival tea which celebrates the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-51560046749690515952011-04-04T11:37:00.000-04:002011-04-04T11:37:26.483-04:00Rooibos & Spring Break Sun
Spring Break has arrived and warmer temps should be following so this is this is the time when tea drinking habits change from just hot to tea to mostly iced tea. In the united states 80% of all the tea we drink is drank as iced tea. Some teas are more than just good to drink they are also useful. So many of you returning from Florida will have painful sunburns to deal with and in your tea Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-74763701727311339262011-03-30T15:18:00.001-04:002011-03-30T15:22:14.115-04:00Tea Production Struggles, New Rooibos And Bigger SizesIt seems like our tea supplies are under attack all over the world. The tea estates in Shizuoka Japan are readying them selves for their spring harvest and they are having to battle with power outages and food shortages. Luckily the radioactivity is far enough away to not have to worry about but it certainly will have an impact as most of the Japanese production relies on electricity to run the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-66052416592210222262011-03-22T15:58:00.001-04:002011-03-23T11:57:41.640-04:00Matcha Something Old Is New Again
I am sure by now you have heard all the news about how good for you green tea and how it can do everything from keep your heart healthy to helping to prevent or fight cancers. I know a lot of people who really want to increase how much green tea they consume each day to the suggested 10 cups of tea per day. With today's busy life styles it can make it very hard to have time to drink those 10 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-34262300528503205702011-03-17T13:22:00.001-04:002011-03-17T13:59:45.964-04:00Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes with Matcha Buttercream Frosting
Beautiful green cupcakes that are so perfect for Spring parties or St Patrick's Day.
Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes
24 cupcake papers
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temp.
2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup milk
2 tbsp Matcha tea
4 recipes Matcha Buttercream Frosting
For Cupcakes:
Beat butter on high Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-35048952944743197332011-03-16T14:32:00.002-04:002011-03-23T11:32:29.056-04:00Matcha Green Tea Giveaway & Coupon
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The tea leaves for Matcha are shaded from the sun for about one month before being picked, resulting in a brighter green color and stronger taste. The processed leaves are ground into a fine powder. Japanese Matcha has a desirable Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-30758897973261881162011-03-15T11:55:00.004-04:002011-03-16T14:21:52.281-04:00Green Tea SmoothieMatcha is a great way to get large quantities of green tea into your healthy diet. You can blend it into almost anything for flavor and health benefits.
Green Tea Smoothie
Serves 2
1 cup Yogurt
4 Tbsp Honey
1 cup ice cubes
2 Tsp Matcha or White Matcha
Blend ingredients together in a blender. Pour into a tall glass. Experiment with adding berries, bananas and fruit juice.
Enjoy Life!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-3743532417291800392011-03-08T14:01:00.002-05:002011-03-23T12:01:17.345-04:00Irish Breakfast Green Tea GiveawayJ You were our winner but you forgot to include your email address if you could please comment again including your email we will get this tea to you ASAP.
The timing for next weeks St Patrick’s Day couldn’t be better. All our snow has finally melted off and the weather is suppose to warm a bit so hopefully we will get a bit of green starting to show in the trees and grass. Our tea selection Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3561160.post-11205541053777624882011-03-02T19:47:00.001-05:002011-03-02T22:26:36.512-05:00St Patrick's Day Sales - Irish Breakfast TeaThis week we are featuring teas for St. Patrick's Day! We feel tea is a very important part of this day and should be drank far more than all that nasty green beer. Enjoy our Irish Breakfast,Irish Breakfast Green, Irish Breakfast Cream and Irish Cream tea. Not to mention our wonderful Matcha Green Tea which is great for coloring some of your food green while Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595841718034677941noreply@blogger.com0