I love tea! It comforts and warms me when it is cold outside. It reminds me of my childhood, but it also makes me feel grown and sophisticated. When I am home, I enjoy my tea hot or cold and always have at least one pitcher of iced tea in my fridge. I enjoy my tea more when I have an "atmosphere" going on at home, which basically means my house is clean, a nice teapot and matching cup is a must. I have too many teapots and cups, but can not bear to give any away. My favorite thing to do is to put on some music, wrap up in a blanket and grab some good reading material or knitting project and just chill with my favorite tea of the moment. Who needs drugs or alcohol when you have that? I like to have tea parties with my daughter, though she usually enjoys the cookies and not the tea. She will learn.
My favorite teas:
- Harny and Sons Mango Black Tea- This tastes so good with milk, this is my favorite evening tea.
- Market Spice Tea- This is my new favorite, but I will admit that I did not like it when I had it when I was young. But now, this is my favorite morning tea and it smells so good and it makes my office smell like cinnamon and oranges, which is better than the usual stinky smells around this joint.
- Contsant Comment- This is my OG tea. My dad brought this home when I was little and I was intantly in love. I always have a box in my house. I make this hot and enjoy it cold mixed with good ol Lipton. It also tastes good with milk or half and half, smells and tastes luxurious and therefore, my house has to be on point and I bring out the teapots to enjoy this. If I share the yummy goodness of this tea, you have to know that I really like you or I am being awfully generous and want to share my secret love with you.
- Morrocan Mint- This is a great winter tea when I feel icky in the chest and great iced with Lipton. Also good with milk and half and half.
- Jasmine Tea- There is a brand I pick up in the Asian grocery store as a loose tea. I do not remember the name of it, but I always find it because the package is bright yellow and black. I use it for iced tea and add lemon and it is a very delicious summer tea.
- Lipton- Good ol Lipton. Sometimes, I don't want any flava. I just want a hot cup of tea that tastes good. Lipton is that tea. I don't like anyother 'plain' teas but this. I buy it in bulk from Costco. I make my iced tea with 4 bags of Lipton, one bag of a specialty tea or 5 bags of Lipton and one lemon.