52teas.com » Ginger http://www.52teas.com Hand-Crafted Artisan Tea Blends: A new creation every week! Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Citrus Spice Chamomile http://www.52teas.com/2010/08/23/citrus-spice-chamomile/ http://www.52teas.com/2010/08/23/citrus-spice-chamomile/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:41:04 +0000 Frank http://www.52teas.com/?p=2385 So, to be completely Frank with you (I love saying that): I’m not a big chamomile person. Lately I’ve been thinking I could use a bit of a sleep aid, and (in case you didn’t know already), chamomile actually has a natural, mild muscle relaxant in it, which many people use to help them relax/sleep. Still, if I’m going to drink chamomile, it needs to taste like something other than flowers.

So, without further ado:

Our Tea of the Week for the week of August 23, 2010

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New Contest!

So, we really want you to subscribe to our email newsletter, and we want you to read the posts we send you. I may not be John Grisham, but I think I write some pretty stirring prose about our teas.

So, our free pouch giveaway contest is going to change. From now on, one or more of our posts each month may contain an invitation like the one below. You must actually have the post in your email inbox to reply to in order to win, so if you haven’t already done so, please take a moment to fill in your name and email address under the “Join Our Mailing List” section on our website. You can opt-out any time you like.

Email Contest!

New Rules: We will collect responses through 11:59:59PM Central Time on Friday. From all of the correct responses we receive, I will select a winner at random using a random number generator and a count of all of the correct replies. The winner will be announced with the posting of next week’s Tea of the Week.

Congratulations to Natalie Tyler who correctly identified Jacksons of Piccadilly as the originators of Earl Grey.

This week’s trivia challenge:

What country claims chamomile as their national flower?

]]> http://www.52teas.com/2010/08/23/citrus-spice-chamomile/feed/ 0 03.01.10 Peanut Butter Chai http://www.52teas.com/2010/03/01/03-01-10-peanut-butter-chai/ http://www.52teas.com/2010/03/01/03-01-10-peanut-butter-chai/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:25:36 +0000 FrankH http://www.52teas.com/?p=1831 It’s National Peanut Butter Lovers’ Day!

Why not celebrate with some Peanut Butter Chai?

Our Tea of the Week for the week of March 1, 2010

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Just $7.99 for 2 ounces (20-25 cups)
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New Contest!

So, we really want you to subscribe to our email newsletter, and we want you to read the posts we send you. I may not be John Grisham, but I think I write some pretty stirring prose about our teas.

So, our free pouch giveaway contest is going to change. From now on, one or more of our posts each month may contain an invitation like the one below. You must actually have the post in your email inbox to reply to in order to win, so if you haven’t already done so, please take a moment to fill in your name and email address under the “Join Our Mailing List” section on our website. You can opt-out any time you like.

Email Contest!

The tenth individual (one reply per person, please) to reply to this post via email with the correct answer to the following question will receive a free pouch of tea! Question: According to PeanutButterLovers.com, one acre of peanuts will make how many peanut butter sandwiches?(Hint)

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We’re sure this one is going to go fast, so we went ahead and made a little extra to start with, but don’t miss out. I have a feeling this one is going to be very popular.

Our Tea of the Week for the week of November 9:

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Just $7.99 for 2 ounces (20-25 cups)
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]]> http://www.52teas.com/2009/11/08/11-09-09-gingerbread-rooibos/feed/ 0 Chai with Chocolate http://www.52teas.com/2009/10/12/10-12-09-chai-with-chocolate/ http://www.52teas.com/2009/10/12/10-12-09-chai-with-chocolate/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:06:14 +0000 FrankH http://www.52teas.com/?p=1342 This is a match made in heaven. Our traditional, hand-blended masala chai with organic cacao nibs and milk chocolate chips. So chocolatey, it should be illegal. Don’t miss out, this one is going to go FAST!

Our Tea of the Week for the week of October 12:

Just $8.99 for 2 ounces (20-25 cups)
with FREE Delivery to the US and Canada!
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With that in mind, and after a few requests from customers, we’ve decided to offer our traditional masala chai as our tea of the week this week. Yes, really, without chocolate or cheesecake or caramel or any of the other things we’ve added to it in the past. Just the beautiful spiced tea itself.

And if you are going to drink chai, it might as well be a chai latte, so we thought it would be nice to repost our latte recipe:

How to make a fat-free tea or chai latte

Combine 1 can of fat free sweetened condensed milk with 3 cans of skim milk in a saucepan, heat and stir until uniform. Combine resulting mixture with hot tea in equal parts tea and latte. Thank me out loud for sharing our latte recipe.

Leftover latte will keep in the fridge for a few days, allowing you to either reheat, or use to make iced tea lattes.

Our Tea of the Week for the week of September 14:

Masala Chai-52teas

Just $8.99 for 2 ounces (20-25 cups)
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After a few rounds of adjustments, I just made myself an iced chai latte with this blend, and I have to say, kudos to Chelsea for making a great choice! This is a delicious chai, sure to please the sweetest sweet-tooth.

Please note that we only made a half-batch of these, so get yours while you can. They are going to go fast!

Our Tea of the Week for the week of August 10, 2009:

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Just $7.99 for 2 ounces (20-25 cups)
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As promised, here is the counterpart to the Chocolate Cheesecake Chai, made with real vanilla beans and the essence of smooth, creamy cheesecake. Don’t miss out on this one, I have a feeling it’s going to go FAST.



Midweek (Early) Blend

Vanilla Bean Cheesecake Chai

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Prepare to be seriously WOWed.

Seriously, how can you go wrong with Chai, organic cacao nibs AND the essence of New York Cheesecake?

This is one ridiculously decadent tea!  Add a little cream and sugar and I’m betting you will think this blend is too good to be legal.  And get this–if you don’t like chocolate, sit tight.  I’m about to post a separate, mid-week blend (a bit early)–our vanilla bean cheesecake chai!

Who’s the man?  Yeah, you know it.  Enjoy!

Our Tea of the week for the week ending 05.23.09

Chocolate Cheesecake Chai
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Tea Tip of the Week

Tea should be stored in airtight containers (such as our convenient resealable stand up pouches), out of direct sunlight and away from excessive heat. If you follow these guidelines, your tea should keep for 12-18 months.



Looking through the list of suggestions in our forum this week, I ran across this suggestion by Sundae1888, and a light came on in my head–THAT’S what that shipment of cacao nibs was about! Sometimes, I must confess, I am a bit like the absent-minded professor. I order stuff to blend in our teas and then completely forget why I ordered it. If you’ve ever made a blend suggestion on Twitter and I’ve asked you to post it on our forum, now you know why.

So, yeah, we got in these amazing organic, raw, all-natural, nothing added cacao nibs, and I just sort of scratched my head and thought, hmm, wonder what I got those for? Well, I got them so we could create this amazing blend as suggested by Sundae1888. I hope our customers and our subscribers will forgive me for doing two chai blends in two weeks, but I couldn’t resist the idea of this blend of our traditional masala chai, cacao nibs, almonds and a hint of cayenne pepper to make things interesting. It certainly seemed a bit more of a cold weather drink, so I thought I better get it out now.


Besides, it’s almost April, which is traditionally when the Mayan people celebrated an annual festival in honor of Ek Chuah, the cacao god. Maybe you think it’s cool that the Greeks and Romans had gods of love and war and other anthropomorphisms, but how cool is it that the Mayans had a god of chocolate? Enjoy!


Our Tea of the week for the week ending 04.04.09

Sundae1888′s Mayan Chocolate Chai

2oz. (20-25 cups) DELIVERED* for just $8.99

*FREE Delivery to the US and Canada!

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Some time back, amd43 suggested a vanilla chai, and while it might have taken us a little while, we did get to it. Here is our delicious masala chai blended with real vanilla bean pieces and a touch of vanilla flavoring.


Tea Tip of the Week

The word chai, though associated with heavily spiced teas such as our masala chai or this week’s Vanilla Bean Chai, actually means “tea” in many eastern languages. It just so happens that in those regions tea is generally prepared with a number of spices and generally milk and sugar. Saying “Chai tea” is redundant and should be avoided.

If you are digging the art on this week’s label, you can thank Amy Davis of radianceart.com (@melusian on Twitter). Amy gets a free pouch of our Vanilla Bean Chai for submitting the image we used for our label. If you want to win a free pouch for yourself, stay tuned to our contest page to see what the theme for next week will be.


Amy says:

I love your chais, and have had this doodle floating around my head for a while, so here you go! Since the word ‘chai’ means tea in India, and they are known for their masala chai, I used Indian paisley and mandala motifs in my watercolor design, with a ‘vanilla’ blue background. Hope you like it!

(You can find more of my artwork at www.radianceart.com and
http://radianceart.etsy.com)

Thanks!
Amy


Our Tea of the week for the week ending 03.28.09

Amd43′s Vanilla Bean Chai

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