The Ginger People make a very tasty and sweetly spiced syrup of 100% natural ginger, cane sugar and water. This delightful ginger syrup is a favorite of mine for sweetening a plain cup of tea.
Meyer Lemons and Tea
January 6, 2010 By 3 Comments
I love new tea discoveries and just the other day I was told of a new gourmet fruit that’s great with tea. This fruit is actually a lemon…well, not quite…it’s a cross between an ordinary lemon and a mandarin orange. It’s called a Meyer Lemon [...]
Fortnum & Mason Christmas Hampers
December 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It’s amazing how one enterprising person can build a famous business and bequeath a legacy for generations to come. This was the case with William Fortnum, a lowly footman in Queen Anne’s Palace. He persuaded Hugh Mason to go into business with him and the Fortnum & Mason tea emporium was created [...]
Gourmet Tea Jellies
November 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
Gourmet tea has been used in making all kinds of products, so why not tea jelly? Surprisingly, you can use these delicious dessert toppings on scones, tea cakes, bagels, croissants, crackers and muffins [...]
A Thanksgiving Treat for the Tea Enthusiast Who Has Everything
November 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
One of the best finds I’ve made this holiday season is the organic Thanksgiving tea cookie set from Beautiful Sweets. Baked fresh to order, these gourmet vanilla sugar cookies have been featured on the Food Network’s “Roker on the Road” and “UnWrapped”, as well as “The Today Show”, and “The Early Show” [...]
A Convenient Way to Add Good Tasting Lemon Flavor to Tea
September 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A few years ago my sister introduced me to True Lemon as a convenient way to take lemon with me when I travel. I had complained so much that lemon slices were not available on airplanes unless you were in first class; so she purchased a trial size package and placed it in a specially prepared travel pouch along with a selection of gourmet tea bags and sweetener [...]
Gourmet Blue Rhapsody Gift Basket
August 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This colorful gourmet tea gift basket has all you need to make a delicious summertime afternoon tea (except the hot water). Too Good Gourmet Everyday Blue Rhapsody Medium Basket includes 4 oz Lemon Tea Cookies, 6 Apple Spice Tea Bags, 2 oz Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies, 2 oz Dark Chocolate Cocoa Mix, 6 oz English Tea Cookies, and 7 oz Sugar Cookies [...]
