Tea has grown in popularity, and you may come across a number of tea-of-the-month subscriptions. But none will deliver better tea than this sone from In Pursuit Of Tea, an acclaimed purveyor of fine tea.

But a benefit with this subscription is: The fine tea is available in tea bags. (With other tea-of-the-month clubs, it’s loose tea, which not everyone wants to deal with.)

Each month, a box of the finest teabags—12 bags—will arrive. The 12 months of tea highlight the flavors, fragrances, and leaf types that make each type of tea unique:

 
Whether for yourself or as a gift, these teas will bring delight, cup after cup.

Sign up for your subscription here.
 
 
> THE HISTORY OF TEA
 
 
> THE HISTORY OF TEA BAGS
 
 
> THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEA

[1] Gourmet tea for people who prefer tea bags to loose tea (photos © In Pursuit Of Tea).

[2] Each month, a box of 12 tea bags arrives.

[1] A book for anyone who wants to paint food (photos #1, #3, #4 © Rocky Nook).

[2] Create lovely watercolors of your favorite foods (photo Pinterest).

Here’s an interesting gift for a food lover who’s artistic, or who wants to try being so. Watercolor Snacks: Inspiring Lessons for Sketching and Painting Your Favorite Foods, says it all.

Author Volta Voloshin-Smith has a large fan base of students who take her watercolor painting classes online and in person.

The first-ever watercolor food guide, this book makes it easy to create watercolor paintings of your favorite foods.

It’s for food lovers, beginning artists, experienced painters ready to explore a fun new subject (food!), and anyone who wants to explore the world of watercolors through easy exercises.

Here are comments from a fan who purchased the book:

“Painting can be a bit intimidating, but this book makes it fun! Great for a beginner or any artist—the step-by-step instructions have you painted pancakes and pizzas with confidence.

“The book features detailed tutorials on many popular foods, including boba tea, avocado Toast, ramen, donuts, croissants, and popcorn.

“The tutorials include fully illustrated steps and a key to the needed paint colors.

“(Also love that the food tutorials are organized by meals!)”

[Source: Amazon]

There are how-to lessons for 30 foods from breakfast to dessert.

Are you ready to create beautiful, delicious-looking paintings?

Get the book here.

How about some whole-grain, fiber-filled snacking for the holidays? Sure, there are chocolate and sugar involved; but Cookie Pop and Candy Pop are not empty calories like many holiday treats. They’re based on popcorn, a whole-grain food with these benefits. But yes, they are a sugary snack. We love them!

We can’t stop munching away on:

 
 
BEYOND MUNCHING: RECIPES!

The GMO popcorn can also be use in recipes such as:

 
Sound good? Check out the recipes.
 
 
A CHARITABLE CAUSE

The manufacturer of the snacks, SNAX-sational Brands, has an annual holiday campaign to raise funds for the Ryan Seacrest Foundation.

A portion of the proceeds of retail sales plus all proceeds of e-commrce sales go to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation, benefiting their Seacrest Studios within children’s hospitals across the United States.

The campaign runs through January 31st.
 
 
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The limited-edition seasonal flavors are available at QFC, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Dillons, King Soopers, Smiths, Ralphs, Roundy’s and other retailers.

Get them online from the SNAX-Sational.

A special holiday gift box, featuring 9-ounce bags of Candy Pop Popcorn Peppermint Hot Chocolate and regular Oreo Cookie Pop, are available exclusively at Sam’s Club nationwide, including Sam’s Club online.
 
 
> THE HISTORY OF POPCORN

[1] Candy Pop Peppermint Hot Chocolate, drizzled with minty chocolate, shown atop a mug of hot chocolate (photos #1 and #2 © SNAX-sational Brands).

[2] Iced Gingerbread popcorn atop a shake.

[3] Want to make your own? Here’s the recipe for this White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn (photo © Popcorn Board).