Numi Organic Breakfast Blend

We've been enjoying Numi Organic English Breakfast in the parlor these past two weeks. Rich and mellow, it's the perfect tea to start the day. This week we're serving it with raisin challah french toast and turkey bacon.

Choice Organic Celtic Tea

Sometimes midweek needs a special treat. This morning, our treat was a cinnamon crunch scone from Panera and Choice Organic Celtic Tea. We love all good tea, whether loose leaf or bagged, and this tea , like the other Choice bagged teas we've tried, is delicious. A malty mix of Assam and Ceylon, it's smooth and strong. Perfect.

Tazo Joy

Holiday season means holiday tea blends. We were a little worried when Tazo was sold to a large chain coffee shop that its quality, quite good for a mass market tea, would suffer. But Tazo surprised us with a black and green tea blend that has enough zip to help us survive untangling the strands of lights while relaxing and soothing us at the same time. 

We're enjoying it with a plate of homemade cookies.

Davidson's English Breakfast

Work has kept us very busy the past couple of months, but when we could take a break, we've been enjoying Davidson's Organic English  Breakfast tea. Organic and fair trade are two things we love about it, but it is also a delicious, strong, smooth tea. So we can feel virtuous while thoroughly enjoying a delicious cup of tea. Here, we paired it with melon, yogurt, and blueberry coffee cake.

Tea Is Good For You

Harney and Sons Organic Black Iced Tea

A local restaurant, Graze, offers bottled Harney and Sons Organic Black Energizing Tea. It's fresh brewed and crisp, but sweetened with organic honey and organic cane sugar. While we usually drink our iced tea unsweetened, this was a delicious, and unexpected, find. 

Tea Sandwich Recipe Review

We tried a tea sandwich from one of the Laura Childs' Teashop Mystery books: tomato cream cheese tea sandwiches. I think the cream cheese didn't get soft enough, as we really couldn't blend the cheeses together into a smooth spread. We'll try it again, with less cream cheese, and perhaps green onions added instead of the finely diced regular onion for aesthetic appeal. It was a bit on the bland side, so we may add a smidge of salsa to our tomato to give it a little kick.