I love chai and there are so many varieties of it that there are plenty of new ones to try. My favorite chai is homemade – infusing half and half with spices and adding it to black tea. However, there are some very good commercial chais and many of them as close as your grocers.

Here is my dilemma, of course. I prefer loose tea but the nearest tea shop is Teavana at Northpark and that is a good 30 minutes away. Not far but my days are not so leisurely that I can head to the mall very often. I …read more

I am telling ya these guys can’t spell. One more time, so glad that it’s not all about the academics because what they do is make awesome organic coffee.
This morning we tore into the bag of French Konnexion.
French Konnexion is a Peruvian coffee (I just typed Koffee ), French roasted and the site describes it as chocolate-caramel-hazelnut. Hmmm.
As usual, I am tasting something totally different. Geez y’all, I hope my taste hasn’t been affected by the surgery! I just thought of that. Naaah….

I liked French Konnexion but not as well as the Morning Mayhem.. Here’s what I thought:
Very smooth, …read more

Hawaii has been growing tea for over one hundred years, who knew?
Apparently that rich, volcanic soil that grows such awesome beans also grows tea leaves and the Department of Agriculture is encouraging the producers to grow! grow! grow! I first read aout Hawaiian teas on the New York Times site and then did a quick search to see what I could find out.

Apparently the flavor of Hawaiian grown tea is unique. That makes sense since the climate and soil play a big role in the finished flavor. I found the Hawaiian
I am interested for sure. Here are some producers that …read more

If you are like me it isnt always easy to find good coffee, especially organic coffee, locally and you forget to order it until you are out. At that point, in desperation you are frantically searching the grocery store aisles like a junkie lookie for his next fix; willing to take lower quality but hoping you dont have to.
Millstone Coffee is owned by Smuckers. I say that only because I much prefer independent roasters, local if possible. However, it is good to know where to go in a pinch, right? Millstone is pretty decent coffee for what it is. I …read more

First I have to thank Bitchin’ Kitchen for twittering about this.
I like coffee. I like using coffee. I like smelling coffee…I was always sad the Dr. Suess did not write a book about coffee, although he did do some on the edge World War II propaganda movies for the US Army.
Anyway. I like coffee, I like organic coffee, and I like when people figure out how to do awesome things with everyday objects. Soy fabric is incredible, I would not eat soy based products but wear them?  Ah…so soft. Bamboo, same thing. Awesome! But coffee?

Well a company is making fabric …read more

East is meeting west as Bigelow and AriZona teas team up to create a new line of organic ready to drink tea.

The flavors they are offering are:
Organic Green Tea Acai White Cranberry : Regarded as a miracle fruit by many, the acai berry’s tantalizing tropical flavor blends exquisitely with white cranberry to create a uniquely flavorful green tea.
·          Organic Green Tea Original Green: The pure, clean flavor of perfectly brewed, all natural green tea … light, refreshing and rich in nutritional benefits.
·          Organic Green Tea Lemon Ginger : Delightfully subtle yet tart, its delicate, lemony …read more

Teatulia Green tea was a nice surprise for me because….ummm..I don’t care for green tea. Well, o…I haven’t in the past.
I may have changed my mind.

 
I will say right off that of the coffees I got from Terra Nova, the Columbian is my favorite.  It is smooth, rich and has a velvety mouth feel.

 
I got the coffee package from Terra Nova today, complete with the three coffees I had ordered and two for me to review.
I was impressed.  They said that they would roast and send out immediately and they were not kidding.
The box smelled wonderful!  Within five minutes the kitchen smelled wonderful

I told you a few weeks ago that I had discovered a small, artisan coffee roaster in North Carolina during one of my web surfing adventures. The website piqued my interest and I contacted them to see if I could get a sample to review.
You know, one thing that I am seeing in the craftsmen that I come in contact with is