Steph's Cup of Tea
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Plum Blossoms and Tea

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Plum Blossom, a sign of early spring The Chinese culture appreciates plum blossoms as part of the three friends of winter trilogy:  pine f...
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Friday, February 22, 2013

Genmaicha on a Rainy Day

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I've just come in from the rain + wind + cool.  What a welcome sight, this plum tree branch and my small tetsubin pot (enameled, no...
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Lunar (Chinese) New Year 2013

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The cutest snake I've ever seen, gift from Margie Sensei We're about half way through the Chinese New Year celebrations for 201...
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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Rosemary Herbal Tea

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Steeping a rosemary wreath We've had the sniffles at my house, and the DH and I have been sipping mugs of rosemary (above) and t...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

V-Day, Another Look

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Vegan chocolate zucchini cake  Happy Valentine's Day!  I've been enjoying making chocolate cake and taking simple little Valen...
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Monday, February 11, 2013

Life Unfurling

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The Unfurled Life of a Buddha Hand Tea I blogged only once last week.  Usually in this situation I apply pressure to myself to "get...
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Monday, February 04, 2013

An Oolong Tea Tasting for my Senpai

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Stephanie sharing tea info One of the things that has been a surprise as I've begun to study chanoyou - and a good surprise - is t...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

What is Green Tea?

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Chinese Huangshan Maofeng tea Photo taking during the Asia Tea Tour Green tea is diverse!  From sweet to tart, mellow to brisk, nu...
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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Anticipation

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This is a sweet for the Japanese Tea Ceremony.  Sweets have poetic names, I love that!  Sweets for usucha (thin tea) are often named with ...
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Friday, January 25, 2013

Red-Orange Pants

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Blame it on the train... I'd just missed it and had another 20 minutes to wait.  I was near the mall and so I popped into Eddie Baue...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Vintage Embroidered Tea Tablecloth

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I received this vintage embroidered tea tablecloth as a Christmas gift.  I love it!  There is a vignette on each corner, with crocheted...
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Monday, January 21, 2013

Frosted Rose

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Frosted Rose 1/20/13 You seek no audience As you turn imperceptibly toward the sun Lifting your face Melting the crystals Frozen ...
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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Freedom in Mistakes

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Hishaku, water ladle   I made tea for a number of guests last night using one of the Japanese Tea Ceremony procedures I'm learning....
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

What is White Tea?

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Yin Zhen and Bai Mei, both white teas Delicate is the best word I can find to explain the experience of white tea.  The aroma, liquor,...
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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Candied Yuzu Peel

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Yuzu is a citrus prized in Japanese and Korean cooking. It's a special citrus because it's tolerant of cool temperatures as it...
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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Hazelnut Cocoa

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The DH found hazenlut milk (non-dairy) at the grocery recently, and it makes THE BEST hot cocoa!  The hazelnut milk lends that wonder...
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Friday, January 11, 2013

The Winners Are...

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Congratulations to Loralie and Lillian !  You've won my blog giveaway.  Yippee!  I'll be in touch.  Loralie wrote:  "I share ...
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Wednesday, January 09, 2013

What is Tea?

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Top row, left to right:  White tea, Green tea, Yellow tea Bottom row, left to right:  Oolong tea, Black tea, Pu-erh tea For the first...
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Sunday, January 06, 2013

Thank You, Welcome and Tea 101

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I've been blogging for over seven and a half years, and some of you have been reading all that time.  I want to say THANK YOU for st...
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Wednesday, January 02, 2013

Happy x2 and Giveaway!

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Happy New Year and Happy National Hot Tea Month! To celebrate, I'm hosting a giveaway to include:  three tea samples, a homemade t...
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