Cooler weather may still be here – but we all know the loving way Missouri delivers summer to us…over night with a heat explosion that every year leaves me wondering how this heat ever happened!
So, because the cooler days are still here – I actually feel ahead of the game instead of behind the official [...]
Matcha is an 800 year old, shade grown Japanese green tea. Made exclusively from the tips of the youngest tea plants. Ground into a fine vibrant-green powder. It is used for a delicious ingredient in recipes but is a delicious and extremely healthy drink. One of the highest natural antioxidant levels [...]
Greetings Tea Friends,
Activities are whirling around here at the Inn. Brenda is crafting the Gingerbread Tea and Tour Menu, planning the decorating (she practically covers every square inch!) ornaments and carolers are shipping out, and website Christmas orders have begun to filter in!
Today I wanted to pass on a delicious recipe that we served at [...]
Aloha and Tea Greetings!
Before summer closes on its final swing – there is still time to enjoy ourselves! Maybe it is too hot for you to enjoy a soothing cup of tea shared with friends? Yet, tea comes to the heat rescue. Here are a few Icy Tea recipes and ideas perfect for that [...]
What do fairy houses have to do with Anna Marie’s Teas???
Well, a good question – and I am not sure I have a great answer except that I love our Fairies in the Garden Tea Party! This Saturday, July 18, 2009 is our 4th annual Fairies Tea.
Each year, we seek out new ideas for this [...]
When I woke up today – I thought I had it all together. But, before 7 a.m. I realized I had already missed the boat on keeping my day on track with my May day schedule!
Does May get like that for you? I find it interesting how we plan and prepare months in advance for [...]
A perfect cup of tea:
Filtered or drinking water.
Teapot or tea vessel of choice. Consider size and style.
Good infuser. This can also be called a brew basket or any number of names.
Your infuser must be large enough to allow your tea leaves to open.
Anna Marie’s Premium Loose Leaf Tea.
A teaspoon. We recommend our “Perfect Cup [...]
This summer Sarah, Selena and I have been practicing tea tasting. We sampled black, green, and dessert teas. I am very excited to begin offering this service to our customers. It is surprising how much there is to learn about tea!
The tea plant is an evergreen shrub named “Camellia Sinensis”. At our tea tasting [...]
What is Tea?
Tea is brewed from an evergreen shrub named “Camellia Sinesis”. The difference of flavor and color is determined by the lack of or amount of oxidation.
What is oxidation?
The process where leaf enzymes are exposed to oxygen. This creates a chemical change – the various flavors develop according to the length of time oxidized.
Where [...]
