More About Espresso Drinks For National Espresso Day

[1] While this moka pot makes strong Greek or Turkish coffee, it is not an espresso machine (photo © Andres Vera | Unsplash). [2] This is a home espresso machine adapted from a professional model that forces pressure through the spigot (photo © Krups). [3] Another home version uses capsules to make an almost-as-good cup…
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Pumpkin Spice Tea For Thanksgiving

For a cup of tea after Thanksgiving dinner—or any time over the holidays—sip a comforting cup of pumpkin spice tea. While pumpkin spice tea in general isn’t hard to find, the blend from Tea Forté is top quality and is delicious plain or with milk and sweetener. Tea Forté’s Pumpkin Spice adds a trio of…
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SALE! Masala Chai Blends From Tay Tea In 4 Varieties

Tay Tea offers some of the finest loose tea blends we’ve had. And they’re having a “fall sale” on their chai teas, through November 5th. Tay Tea invites you to “steep, sip, and settle into fall.” The options include two black tea-based chai blends and two caffeine-free rooibos blends. Each is custom-blended by master tea…
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Enjoy A Cup Of Chai For Diwali: Chai Recipes

[1] A comforting cup of chai, which is traditionally brewed with milk in India (photo © Charles Chocolates). [2] A chai blend of blacck tea andd spices (photo © Spice Station Silverlake). [3] Iced chai (photo © Republic Of Tea).   Diwali, or Dipawali, is India’s most important holiday. The five-day festival begins today, so…
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HOLIDAY GIFT: Tea Advent Calendar From Adagio

[1] Tea excitement: 24 different varieties (both photos © Adagio Teas). [2] Inside the book-style gift box are windows holding the different teas, one for each day from December 1st through December 24th.   We typically don’t begin to write about holiday gifts until November 1st, just after Halloween. But this tea advent calendar from…
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