Simple Healthy Tea Recipes for Body & Soul

Oriental Beauty: Why It’s Taiwan’s Most Famous Oolong Tea

September 13, 2018 By Mary Ann Rollano 4 Comments

Oriental Beauty is Taiwan’s most famous tea and has many English names. A rare extraordinary tea, also known as Imperial Formosa Oolong, Champagne Oolong, and White Tip Oolong. Bai Hao is the traditional Taiwanese name meaning “white tipped”.

Oriental Beauty or Bai Hao oolong dried leaf

The first thing you’ll notice about this tea is the striking variety of colors in the dried leaf. This is due to the way the oolong tea is produced. You’ll also notice tiny white hairs from the bud leaf. It’s extraordinary.

Bai Hao is one of my favorite oolongs. I love the aroma of the dried leaf. It has a natural sweet honey and woody fragrance with a slight scent of cocoa.

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Sencha Japanese Tea Dried Leaf and Liquor Japanese Green Tea

A Simple Guide to Japanese Green Tea

September 6, 2018 Leave a Comment

Japanese Green tea is revered worldwide as some of the best tea in the world. It is quite different from Chinese green tea. Here’s what you need to know before you buy. There is a wonderful world of Japanese green teas to explore. If you’re not sure where to begin, I’m going to give you…

Cranberry Orange Sangria with 2 wine glasses

Orange Cranberry Sangria with Earl Grey

August 29, 2018 3 Comments

Cranberry sangria filled with fall’s best flavors like oranges, cranberries, and Earl Grey black tea makes a simple and irresistible red wine sangria. I usually don’t enter recipe contests, but this one looked like fun. Cape Cod Select accepted me and 49 other bloggers to compete in their “Summer Breeze Recipe Challenge”. This recipe is for their beverage category. You’d be…

Tea Book Giveaway

August 21, 2018 30 Comments

This giveaway is closed. Lori McCalligan won the giveaway and her book is on it’s way to her. Thank you to everyone who entered for a chance to win Jane Pettigrew’s World of Tea: Discovering Producing Regions and their Teas. I especially enjoyed reading all your comments about your favorite tea. Hoffman Media has provided me with…

World of Tea Author Jane Pettigrew Interview

August 16, 2018 3 Comments

Interview with Jane Pettigrew, author of World of Tea: Discovering Producing Regions and Their Teas. As a fan of all things British, I was eager to read Jane Pettigrew’s World of Tea. I discovered her newest book goes way beyond British tea and customs as she explores more than 60 tea-producing countries, even the smallest most obscure…

Chamomile Tea with Honey

August 7, 2018 7 Comments

Having a stressful day? Delicious iced or hot, chamomile tea with honey is the perfect drink for reducing stress. This golden herb is a favorite for promoting calm and relieving anxiety. Chamomile is one of the most widely consumed herbal teas in the world. Chamomile tea has been used for centuries dating back to the…

Ginger Lemon Tea: Recipe for Health

July 26, 2018 Leave a Comment

The amazing health benefits of ginger lemon tea can’t be denied. Adding ginger to your daily cup of tea is an easy way to take advantage of the many powerful benefits for your body and brain. Ginger lemon tea seems to be all the rage lately, but in truth, it’s been around for thousands of…

Matcha green tea in glass with matcha powder in a bowl

Matcha Green Tea Breakfast Drink

July 19, 2018 3 Comments

Matcha green tea can be cold brewed for an instant breakfast drink. This is a fast and easy way to get a quick hit of healthy green tea catechins. You may have noticed matcha is trending these days. Maybe you think you don’t like matcha green tea. Or you want to try it, and just…

Best Peach Iced Tea Recipe

July 12, 2018 2 Comments

A simple southern peach iced tea recipe that’s not too sweet and perfectly peachy. Easy to make and very refreshing on hot summer days. Peach iced tea is the quintessential taste of summer. There’s no better way to drink tea in the summertime than iced. Unless you add a fruit flavor to it – then you…

Easy Sangria Recipe with Sweet Tea

June 28, 2018 1 Comment

Easy Sangria recipe makes the perfect beverage to serve at a gathering on a hot summer night. Made with red wine soaked in fruit, this recipe is made even more flavorful and thirst quenching with the addition of sweet tea, lemonade, and Limoncello. Having a summer get together? You’re having guests over for a nice…

Apple Banana Smoothie Recipe

June 21, 2018 5 Comments

Apple banana smoothie incorporates tea as the liquid. The tea adds an extra nutritional element that helps bring out the best this smoothie has to offer. Smoothies are a great way to consume healthy foods you normally wouldn’t eat. Blend them together for a nice smooth texture and before you know it you’re getting your…

Glasses of iced tea with lemon slices and mint on wooden background

6 Steps to Make Delicious Iced Tea Every Time

June 14, 2018 Leave a Comment

Iced tea is seemingly simple to make, but the art of brewing tea takes into account many factors, including the selection of quality tea leaves. Choosing the right brewing time is as important as the right temperature and quality of water. How often have you ordered iced tea in a restaurant, only to be disappointed…

Beyond Healthy Blueberry Iced Tea

June 7, 2018 6 Comments

Blueberry tea couldn’t be any healthier or more refreshing then when it’s iced. Blueberry tea is jam-packed with flavor and free radical fighting antioxidants. This post will show you how to make a deliciously healthy blueberry iced tea. The Jersey Blues are back! New Jersey blueberries are back in season for the month of June….

James Norwood Pratt Interview on Specialty Teas

Specialty Teas: An Interview with Maven James Norwood Pratt

May 31, 2018 1 Comment

Specialty teas are becoming more popular thanks to writers and educators like James Norwood Pratt. I had the pleasure of speaking with James Norwood Pratt, the renowned tea authority whose life’s work is dedicated to educating others about specialty tea. Specialty tea is high-grade loose-leaf tea from small tea estates. It is the segment of…

What is Specialty Tea?

May 24, 2018 5 Comments

Specialty tea is high-grade loose-leaf tea from small tea estates. It is the segment of the tea industry that produces premium tea usually from single tea gardens. Discover the different types of specialty tea, where to buy specialty tea and how to brew specialty tea. I discovered specialty tea quite by accident. Even though I…