Why Do We Love Tea?

Well, let me count the many reasons why we do!

1.   It's an excellent alternative to coffee. Not everyone loves coffee but I have yet to meet someone that doesn't like tea.

2.   Tea is a family staple for many people. Like myself, many people grew up drinking tea first thing in the morning, and the last thing at nights.

3.   Tea serves many purposes. For example, there are medicinal teas (we have this in great abundance in the islands) for all sorts of medical purposes.

4.    There are teas for relaxation and to make you have a good night's sleep.

5.    There are teas you can cook and bake with (like some of the ones you can find on my website).

6.    There are herbal teas (too numerous to even begin to mention).

7.   There are many teas that are used today to assist with weight-loss and many of them they do yield excellent results.

8.    Tea makes for great conversation.  Mention any type of tea to someone and see the reaction you get. It's such an interesting topic.

     I'm sure you can think of many more reasons why tea is so loved by everyone.

Concoction No. 1

I experimented today with freshly brewed mint tea and some chia tea I made earlier and wallah!  It turned out so nicely!

This is the beauty of tea.  There are numerous ways you can have it. I happened to stumble upon this concoction and it worked out beautifully.

Why don't you try doing that too?  I don't believe there's a single concoction that could possibly turn out wrong.  If yours didn't, would you promise to let me know?

By the way, my chai-mint is here to stay!

Welcome, tea lovers!

Tea. Tea. And more tea!  I grew up drinking tea at least twice every single day.  In the islands where I'm from, everyone grew one kind of tea or another in their backyard.

My parents had mint, peppermint, cerassee and several other bush teas growing in our backyard on a permanent basis. We were never ever out of tea to drink. We had enough to share with family and friends, while they shared the different ones they had with us as well.

Teacups and teapots were and still are, in every household, because drinking tea is a ritual. I have never met anyone who doesn't love tea of some kind. Never!  I've met people who dislike coffee, but never tea.

What does that tell you about this delectable beverage?