Tag: wte2015

  • World Tea Expo 2015: Special Thanks and Mini-Annoucement

    World Tea Expo 2015: Special Thanks and Mini-Annoucement

    Let me start by saying this trip was a special one for me. It was my first adventure on my own that wasn’t exactly what you would call a traditional business trip, in this case I’m the only boss I report to. I had a wonderful opportunity to meet new people and reunite with old…

  • Matcha vs Sencha Challenge Day 5

    Matcha vs Sencha Challenge Day 5

    I’ll make this one quick. I plan on tomorrow’s post to be the final of the daily series. I will still continue the challenge for an entire month and will post once a week until the month is up. I would have continued daily but I’ll be honest it is a bit much for me…

  • Matcha vs Sencha Challenge Day 2

    Matcha vs Sencha Challenge Day 2

    Day 2: Unexpected * I’ll make this quick and will start by saying I’m not a doctor and my results are my own.  I exercise 5 days a week and follow a strict diet high in protein, low in calories, low in sugar, and moderate on carbs. I normally drank the Ito En Sencha Shot before my…

  • Matcha vs Sencha Challenge

    Matcha vs Sencha Challenge

    PREFACE My normal routine is to have a  Sencha Shot from Ito En right before I hit the gym.  A little background… I go to the gym a minimum five days a week, Monday through Friday.  Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I do weights and cardio.  Tuesday and Thursday is cardio only.  Weekends I stay active…

  • Tea-Ceré Matcha Making Magic

    Tea-Ceré Matcha Making Magic

    If you don’t know already I am a huge fan of tea and tech. If you can somehow combine the two successfully I am in love. At the World Tea Expo 2015 in chilly, yes chilly Long Beach, California I was introduced to the new love of my life. Let me introduce you to the…

  • Matcha Mint Tequila Martini

    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…

  • Steeped – Recipes Infused With Tea

    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…

  • Sweetened Matcha Love by Ito En

    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…