Iced Tea Tools of the Trade

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Many southerners consider iced tea to be “The House Wine of the South”. In fact there are friendly rivalries between restaurants who serve “sweet tea”, another name for Southern iced tea. Even local fast food places like McDonalds serve great iced tea. If you live in the South, you can’t be a good cook without having your own recipe for such a refreshing beverage along with owning certain “Tools of the Trade”. Here’s what you need to get started [...]

Delicious and Healthy Tavalon Gourmet Teas

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Recently I received a package in the mail from Tavalon Teas, a specialty tea manufacturer in Brooklyn, NY. Tavalon’s goal is not only to create the best tea blends the world has ever known, but also to cater these tea blends to the American palate [...]

Tea Forte for Father’s Day

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For a unique Father’s Day gift, instead of power tools or shaving kits, give Tea Forte Infusions instead. From now until June 21st, if you purchase a set of two Morehouse Glasses along with one box of cocktail infusions, you can save big time over the regular price [...]

Scones Galore

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I love scones—almost every flavor and way they can be made. Just in case you missed these posts about scones, I’ve included them here and will add new ones from time to time. You can read about the origin of scones, how to enjoy floral flavored ones as well as try your own hand at making them with my peach scone recipe [...]

15 Tea Health and Beauty Tips

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Here are 15 little known health benefits of tea. It’s good to know that you get double the pleasure when you drink tea—a comforting and delicious liquid treat as well as the satisfaction of knowing you are giving your body a healthy boost.

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