Steep It Loose — WHOLE LEAF TEA

Maybe it’s the geeky biologist in me, but I *love* the host of Good Eats, Alton Brown. I watched this video on another blog, The Ivy Keep, and want to share it with anyone and everyone who appreciates a good cuppa. He gives the skinny on Tea 101. And even though he gives props to…

I started drinking coffee about 17 years ago in high school, when my friends and I used to hang out at Starbuck’s. Being so young, I didn’t really understand how coffee affected me, all I knew is that it woke me up. About 3 ½ years ago I started tuning into the way coffee made…

Hi Chitlins! Today’s important lesson is about the importance of the water you use when making loose-leaf teas. Since tea is 99.999999% water, it only makes sense that the water you use to make your tea is rather important. It can contain any number and combination of minerals and flavors that will affect the way…

G’day! This steamy, 80-degree Thursday has me feeling it quite necessary to write an instructional on making delicious iced tea. The most important thing about making iced tea that good old 6th grade (or was it earlier?!) mathematical trick: proportions! The best way to make iced tea at home requires several tools. You will need…