Steph's Cup of Tea
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Afternoon Tea in Washington Park

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Today, I'm going to point you to my good friend   Marilyn's blog for a summary of an Afternoon Tea event we enjoyed yesterday.  Pho...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Afternoon Tea and Black Tea in Taiwan

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Back to Taiwan travels! Most of us think of oolong tea when we think of Taiwan, but the island has a long history of producing black t...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Perspective

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I like the challenge of this photo.  It makes my brain work hard to truly see it.  The gaiwan on the right is the apparent focus, with it...
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Bergamot Lemon Curd

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Busy Day Cake with bergamot lemon curd and garden strawberries I made another batch of the Bergamot Lemon Curd over the weekend. What ...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Quiet Time

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I'm married to an introvert.  Over the years I've come to acknowledge, then accept, then appreciate and now admire his need for qu...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Strawberry Scones and Bergamot Lemon Curd

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Our garden has been generous with providing amazing luscious strawberries !  I also had frozen bergamot citrus   juice and rind I'd ...
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Monday, June 10, 2013

Meatless Monday: Green Hummus

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It's been some time since I wrote about a Meatless Monday, and with the garden producing so much, I thought I'd get back to it.  ...
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Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Tea 101: Lu Yu (and Giveaway Winner!)

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Congratulations to Caranam , who has won my blog giveaway!  I'll be in touch. Lu Yu is an important character in tea's his...
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Saturday, June 01, 2013

Tea Making Process and Stirring Green Video (Alishan)

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Son-in-Law, Tea Farmer, considering his freshly made tea At the Alishan tea farm, the Son-in-Law (that's what we called him) has st...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Giveaway: Who Is Lu Yu?

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Well, I fell into the rabbit hole of work and catching up but think I have found normal again. ") Lu Yu's story was on my min...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Taiwan: Picking Tea in Alishan

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In Alishan (high mountain oolong), tea pickers (predominantly women) are often seasonal workers who move from farm to farm as the tea beco...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Taiwan: Aloeswood Incense

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Aloeswood Incense Incense and tea have been fast friends for centuries.  Incense provided its aroma during the spiritual practices of ...
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Taiwan: Stone and Wood Carvings

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I am now spending a few days visiting with friends, drinking tea and meditating at the Tea Sage Hut , after a wonderful two weeks of trav...
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Monday, May 13, 2013

Taiwan: Scooter Culture

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Scooters are everywhere in Taiwan!  They are the primary mode of transportation for many, many people. Makes me miss Stella, my former sc...
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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Taiwan: Night Market

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This tour should be called the tea AND food tour!  Taiwan food is amazing, with its influence of Chinese, Japanese and local flavors, not...
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Friday, May 10, 2013

Taiwan: Alishan

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Buddhist nun serving tea We've just returned from four days on the Alishan mountain and at Sun Moon lake, both important tea growin...
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