Tag: world tea expo
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Matcha Mint Tequila Martini
Back home after an amazing trip to Long Beach, CA for the World Tea Expo. Enjoyed catching up with friends, meeting new friends, of course trying new products and in usual fashion I have taken a couple of samples I received and made something brand new. Of course I couldn’t disappoint my adoring fans, thus a new…
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Steeped – Recipes Infused With Tea
An author after my own heart. I met this amazing author, Annelies Zijderveld during World Tea Expo 2015 in Long Beach last week and instantly knew I loved her, her mission, and just had to have her book. She cooks with tea plus all her recipes are vegetarian, jackpot! So after much love and the obvious…
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Sweetened Matcha Love by Ito En
Got this generous sample of Sweetened Matcha Love from Ito En my favorite ready to drink (RTD) tea company World Tea Expo 2015 in Long Beach, California or as many of my bloggers were calling it #LongBeachAlaska since it was about 15° cooler in Long Beach than even back home in Chicago for me. I’ll…
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Daily Routine
This morning I woke up with a bang. My FitBit Charge HR says I slept alright though I wish I had less “restless” time. Better than most nights though since I got in almost 8 hours which is something I try to do. Sleep is so important and can be over looked for its value.…
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Deep Thoughts By Rachel Carter
“Do you remember that time in High School when everyone was more popular than you? Then you were like what do I have to do to be popular too? Then you were like if I knew that, I’d already be doing that.” Hope you picked up on the old Saturday Night Live reference to “Deep…
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WTE 2015 Series – Episode 1
It is official come May 2015 I will be headed to World Tea Expo. This is hard for me to admit but this will be my first trip alone that isn’t a “work” thing. I have never thought of tea as work so I don’t classify it as such. Now the fun part, I need…
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The Day My World Turned To Ice
Day two and we are barely surviving these frigid temperatures. Each year it feels as if it is getting worse or perhaps the older I get the less tolerant I become. Yesterday schools were closed and I spent the day cleaning, organizing, and packing away Christmas decorations. Five hours later it was all gone and…
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MIA for 2 Months
Don’t worry I haven’t stopped drinking tea the rumors are false. Honestly, I couldn’t imagine a world where I wasn’t drinking tea that would be the stuff of nightmares. Instead, I have been making some major changes in my life and dealing with some major unexpected things as well. Mid-March we were faced with a…
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Get The Most of World Tea Expo
Get The Most of World Tea Expo I have just returned from my second trip to the World Tea Expo and this time with a slightly different focus than the last. As you know I am a blogger and that is actually how I started out and had become known to others in the tea…
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New Favorites at World Tea Expo 2013
Wow, what an amazing time the World Tea Expo has been thus far. I am having the best time visiting friends while discovering new and interesting tea companies, and products. Based on what I have seen so far I can say with confidence that there is still so much more tea has to offer the…
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Pre-World Tea Expo Prep
I am counting the days before boarding my flight to the World Tea Expo for now the second year in a row. Making sure not forget the important documents of course. This year is going to be a bit more challenging on my feet while pregnant but I am sure with the help of…
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Tea & Pregnancy
Tea & Pregnancy I am sure many are curious about just how much tea one should be consuming during pregnancy and especially while traveling to the mother of all tea events, the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas, which is in just about two weeks? When I arrive I will be just about halfway through…