Monday, February 6, 2017

Favorite Recipe: Poached Egg, Ham, and Roasted Tomato and Mushroom Breakfast

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I love this breakfast on those days when I need extra energy. It keeps me charged for half the day! I adapted it from several recipes I'...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Kusmi Irish Blend: A Trip to Sunny Ireland

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I just rated this tea on Steepster . It took me quite a while to identify all the flavors/essences I picked up in this tea, bu...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year! REAL eggnog, anyone?

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Every year I make this, friends ask me for the recipe, so here it is. This full-fat, boozy eggnog has been a holiday tradition of mine sinc...
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Black tea blend: Baker Street (caffeinated)

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Sherlock and Moriarty take tea at Baker Street  ©BBC Yesterday's tea was Upton's Baker Street blend, a lovely mix of Lapsang Souc...
Friday, November 4, 2011

Black tea: Kenilworth Estate OP (caffeinated)

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Today's tea is a Ceylon, which was the old colonial name for Sri Lanka, that island off the South East coast of India; tea is a signif...
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Black tea: Java Malabar Estate OPS (caffeinated)

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Tea Plantation in West Java Today's breakfast tea. An Orange Pekoe; the folks at Upton say that "'S' stands for 'S...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

SFTGFOP2....say what?

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This, dear readers, is tea lingo. It means: Special Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe, 2nd flush. And that means a black tea, pro...