Valentine Tea Gifts From Steven Smith Teamaker

[1] Lovely packaging for your valentine (both photos © Smith Teamaker). [2] A bouquet in a sachet.   Steven Smith Teamaker is one of our favorite brands of fine tea—superb tea in silky sachets (tea bags) instead of loose leaves. Steven Smith (1949-2015) was a co-founder of Stash Tea Company, then founded Tazo tea company.…
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Rum Hot Chocolate Recipe For National Hot Chocolate Day

For National Hot Chocolate Day, January 31st, a recipe for rum hot chocolate from Kōloa Rum Co., a premium rum brand from Hawaii. The recipe uses Kōloa Kauai Cacao Rum, which is chocolate-flavored (and chocolate-colored) rum. The chocolate gives the hot chocolate much more chocolate intensity than plain rum, and it’s worth buying a bottle—you…
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Year Of The Tiger Oolong Tea From Adagio Teas & Oolong Tea History

The Year Of The Tiger begins on February 1st, and Adagio Teas has created a special oolong tea blend. If you’re not familiar with oolong, it’s semi-fermented or semi-oxidized tea that falls between green and black tea on the fermentation continuum (black tea ferments for two to four hours; for oolong, the fermentation process is…
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Artisanal Chocolates: Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Dr. Anthony Fauci

[1] The chocolalicious RBG can be purchased individually or as part of the collection of women in the next photo (all photos © Chouquette Chocolates). [2] The Phenomenal Women Chocolates is inspirational, as well as delicious. [3] Dr. Fauci: Hip hip hooray!   Some people have a particular concept of Valentine’s Day chocolate: It’s wrapped…
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