To be grounded means to be aware of our surroundings and to know the difference between what is real and what is not What is grounding? Is it personal choice how you go about it? What keeps a person grounded in life? The key things are to stay focused on present, be strong in sense…… Continue reading What is Grounding and is it personal choice?
Author: Dianne
Books about Tea – Three favourite Fictional Books
Tea and the various ways it brings people together works well for fiction books. Magic happens over a pot of tea, mysteries are solved, romances blossom, great plans are padded out. It doesn’t really matter if it is tea or coffee, it has the same effect. Your books about tea must include The Tea Garden…… Continue reading Books about Tea – Three favourite Fictional Books
What I Love About Tea
I can rattle off at least one reason for every finger as to what I love about tea. Some of them are: tea and food pairing, baking, reading, entertaining, dunking, tea cups, caffeine, hydration, health, happiness, beauty…….. I love a good cup of tea well made, using fresh leaves, in a beautiful cup, at the…… Continue reading What I Love About Tea
Three Unusual Teas to Try
There are the every day teas like black and green and then there are the unusual teas you should try. I don’t set out to find teas that are unusual or so very different. However, when I come across them I can not resist tasting and finding out more about them. Living in Australia I…… Continue reading Three Unusual Teas to Try
The History of the Tea Bag
Like many aspects of the tea story there is some debate about the history of the tea bag. Brewing tea dates back to about 2737BC. Emperor Shen Nung boiled up leaves, from a tea tree, which fell into his water. He enjoyed the flavour so much it became a regular drink or rather medicinal cure.…… Continue reading The History of the Tea Bag
How to make tea in a pot using loose leaf tea
“No matter what is happening in your life you always offer tea” If you are new to tea drinking you may be asking how to make tea in a pot using loose leaf tea? Many tea drinkers prefer to make their tea in a pot using loose leaves rather than using tea bags. This is…… Continue reading How to make tea in a pot using loose leaf tea
How to make green tea taste GOOD
“Life is like a cup of tea. It’s all in how you make it.” – Unknown Wondering how to make green tea taste good? These days everyone wants to drink green tea as it has so many health benefits. However they are put off by the bitter taste they often finish up with. When I…… Continue reading How to make green tea taste GOOD
All Things Tea-What you need to Know
There is so much to know about all things tea. Let’s find out how it all begun, the different types of tea, how to store them and make them, what else we can do with it other than drink it and much more. Also we will look at some different teas from the most well…… Continue reading All Things Tea-What you need to Know
Tea & Spirituality-what did we achieve during Covid
What do tea and spirituality have to do with Covid you may well ask? We drank copious amounts of tea and certainly had time to investigate our spirituality. The onset of Covid 19 came as my partner and I were recovering from and adjusting to life after a hospitality business. What a relief it was…… Continue reading Tea & Spirituality-what did we achieve during Covid
Cooking with Tea – fruit crumble
It is time for a Cooking with Tea recipe . Everyone has their favourite recipes. For some people it is meat dishes for dinner, delightful desserts for the whole family to enjoy or delicious cakes to eat with a cup of tea. Almost all of them are enhanced by using tea in some way. Make…… Continue reading Cooking with Tea – fruit crumble
Baking with tea makes me happy
Baking with tea makes me happy. There are so many flavours derived from a variety of teas or tisanes (herbal teas) that can be introduced to food. Therefore I am always looking for new tea recipes and ways to use tea in my baking. I have some which use the tea drink while others use…… Continue reading Baking with tea makes me happy
Six benefits of drinking tea for health and happiness
After many opportunities to experience several varieties of teas I want to share at least these six benefits of drinking tea. I have enjoyed tasting teas in tea houses in Delhi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Penang, Sabah, Phuket to name some destinations. As an Australian Tea Master I am also familiar with hundreds of other teas…… Continue reading Six benefits of drinking tea for health and happiness
How to dunk biscuits successfully
What is it with dunking biscuits that used to infuriate our parents? Didn’t they secretly do it ? Did they think it wasn’t “proper” to dunk biscuits in public? Well I now know it is not rude to dunk your biscuit in front of others as long as you do it properly. It is all…… Continue reading How to dunk biscuits successfully