Summer is starting to give way to fall here and it's promising very nice weather this long weekend!  Sunshine and mid-to-upper 70...

Coconut and Passion Fruit curds From West Coast to East Coast, these curds connect me to special tea friends.  The passion fruit cur...

S unshine on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry. Sunshine on the water looks so lovely, sunshine almo...

The DH and I enjoyed a few quiet moments together, sharing an herbal tea, as part of our anniversary celebration The DH (dear hubby) ...

From one of my favorite authors, Alexandra Stoddard: " The 'art of tea' is a spiritual force for us to share." a...

I have a mix of folks who read this blog...first, of course, there's Mom and other family and friends.  :-)  Then there are people wh...

My friend is serving a bowl of matcha which she has made using her Hello Kitty chabako set I recently spent a glorious Oregon summer afte...

"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its...

Kevin, brewing tea at Fly Awake Tea Garden One could call  Fly Awake Tea Garden   a dream come true for Arati and Kevin, the owners.  I m...

I've been away enjoying some time with my family.  Of course, this involved tea.  I *love* these photos.  They are dear to me becaus...

Updated 7/15/14 From time to time, I get asked about my tea journey and so I thought I'd share it here... When I was a child, my G...

This is a really great video about Chinese Tea brewing.  Stay with it after the Food Curated logo.  At 9 minutes in, he talks about bowl st...

I recently made this trifle and it came together in a snap, thanks to the gluten-free angel food cake I found at Whole Foods.  I'm n...

I was recently in Atlanta for a work trip and was happy to squeeze in time for Afternoon Tea at the Ritz Carlton in the Buckhead neighbor...

I recently visited a fellow tea adventurer in Virginia and she took me to see the Chigusa exhibit at the  Freer-Sackler  Museums of Asi...

"Mountain" of Shiro An Shiro an, a white bean paste that is lightly sweetened, is the base of so many Japanese  tea sweets.  ...

Margie sensei making tea Toko Natsu Zuki Everlasting Summer Everlasting summer - A lovely poetic phrase that reflects today...