Afternoon tea - High, Low, and everything in between
Who doesn't love a fancy tea party? Tea pots, fancy tea cups, tiered trays of treats.... scones.... cream...Mmmm. Just thinking about it...
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More Than Tea
My goal for STEAP has always been to give people more than tea. As lofty or aspirational as it may seem, my goal was - and still is - to...
Giving the Gift of Tea
In my humble opinion tea makes a great gift. It's something intended to be used, literally consumable, yet has a long shelf life. It's...
Incorporate Tea into your Holidays
In my last blog I promised to share ideas on how to incorporate tea into your holidays, and tips on how to do so. Following are a few...
Traditions: Connecting past, present, and future
No time of the year is more associated with traditions than the holidays. Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year's or...
Improve Your Tea
Making a cup of tea takes 2 ingredients - tea leaves and water. In a recipe as simple as this what could possibly go wrong?! Ask anyone...
Falling in Love with Tea
As we progressed though the month of August I noticed a change in my tea cravings, and by extention, my tea drinking habits. (Yes, I...
Specialty Drinks.... Made Simple
Some of you have been asking how to make specialty drinks at home. A simple solution is simple syrup. The beauty of simple syrup is that...
Tea... a complicated history
In my Tea Season is Year Round blog I illuded to our country's complicated history with tea. With the Independence Day holiday happening...
All About Cold Brew
Cold brew... the term sounds fancy, maybe even intimidating. Want to know a secret? It's incredibly easy! If you like iced tea, Cold...
Tea Season is Year Round
I like tea. I like to drink tea, look at tea, and talk about tea. I talk to a lot of people about tea. What types of tea they like, what...
Mayday, mayday. . . May Day!
Mayday, mayday. . . May Day! I vaguely remember making May Baskets for May Day when I was a kid. The memory comes and goes. It...
"April showers bring May flowers"
Many of you may be familiar with the saying "April showers bring May flowers." But what does it mean? The obvious and literal meaning is...
My Daily Tea
You may have heard me say, you don't need fancy equipment to brew tea. Each and every morning when brewing a cup of Ypsi.Land.Tea, I...
Michigan Inspired Explained
I often get asked "why Michigan?" As in, why Michigan themed or inspired teas. Well, it kind-of happened by accident. When I started...
Decaffeinated Demystified
Many people are surprised to discover that Decaffeinated Tea is not Caffeine free. Though the terms are often used interchangeably, they...
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