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Cool stuff at Valas Eery Emporiim (at Vala's Pumpkin Patch) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoAdYzbAaf7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vhblygqxh0tg

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My new watch! Stainless steel and so pretty. Adjustable links for fit. Only 29.99 intro price. The large easy to read face is just right for me. Check it out on my Avon shop! Placing orders very very soon. Myavon.com/elizabethfurey (at Omaha, Nebraska) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bntb6J2lfs1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=26npbc49pvuf

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Cooler weather means handknits are in order. #handknits#knithats#knitpicksyarn #knitpicks (at Omaha, Nebraska) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnHsftyAMOO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=168e4rjhlnmlh

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Warm Summer days call for this cold brew Butterfly Pea Flower tea. #summertimedrinks #caffeinefreetea #teadrinkers (at Omaha, Nebraska)

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Maya' s project has been this garden since the Spring! She planted 4 oclocks bulbs last May, and now look at it! Huge and beautiful! She put in Moss flowers and Bee Balm too. #kidsgardening #greenthumbkid (at Omaha, Nebraska)

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Mother's Day Rose.❤❤❤🌷🌷🌷#mothersday #flowers

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My brunch today, flour tortilla,Romaine lettuce,goat cheese and a lovely fried egg topped with Trader Joe's Everyday Seasoning. #brunch #cooking#lovetocook#food#cookingwitheggs#traderjoes

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Crock Pot Goodness #homecooking #crockpot #foodie (at Omaha, Nebraska)

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Farmers Market Cool Stuff (at Farmers Market In Old Market)

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Spring weather brings fresh citrus treats like this lemon bundt cake. So quick and easy to make. Recipe coming soon! #food #homebaking #lemoncakes #bundtcake (at Omaha, Nebraska)

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Sunrise Downtown. #downtownomaha

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Breakfast Quiche with Coconut Milk

Today, I made a quiche for my daughter. It was one of those quick and put something together kind of a dish.

It had onions, eggs ( of course), bacon, sausage, ( because I had a little bit left of each, and thought, Why not? ), and lastly, coconut milk, because I had no cream, and had no milk. Leftovers can be a life saver.

I’ m not sure my daughter even noticed that, but she loved it anyway, and…

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How an ordered and well stocked kitchen makes me a better cook

How an ordered and well stocked kitchen makes me a better cook

Of all the places at home I can be in on a given day, the kitchen is my most frequented spot.

My day starts ( with COFFEE) in the kitchen, and ends in the kitchen.

I am supposing that for people who cook a lot, this is no surprise right?

I’ll be honest here, the kitchen can be my best friend or my worst enemy. It depends on 2 huge factors:

1. If  my kitchen is organized or  looks like a tornado…

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A man without tea in him is incapable of understanding truth and beauty.

Okakura Kakuzo

When I was a kid, my sister and I watched sometimes watched our mom make tea from the common tea bags. Who remembers Lipton, or Red Rose? that is a memory deeply engrained, and could never pass a box in the store and not have fond memories flood in. I liked tea. My Dad did too. It was a fancy and exotic drink, that I always associated with fancy tea parties I saw on TV or in books. It was all the same to me, and thought tea bags were the only means to have tea.

Fast forward some quite a few years…

I started working at my local tea shop, and there, my whole perspective of tea changed. For the better.

It was there I learned and still learning in fact, that drinking tea brewed from the whole leaf has a unique flavor quite different from the tea bags. What I mean by that is the tea leaf is intact and relatively whole:

Like these teas:

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Shui Shein Oolong tea

Dragonwell green tea

Earl Grey black tea

To purchase loose leaf tea, try these sources:

theteasmith.com

goldenmoontea.com

This is how the tea looks like after it has been made into the tea it was intended for. Don’t they look nice? (The Earl Grey has Bergamot flowers added to it). Most tea bags don’t have leaves like this, but rather the much smaller , broken up version of this. Is this a bad thing? no, am I knocking tea bags? certainly not. They have their place of course, but if you ever tried a cup of tea brewed in these leaves, I guarantee you will taste a marked difference. A richer, more full bodied flavor from it’s counterpart.

So, how do you brew it if there is no tea bag?

You will need water, a cup or teapot, tea and an infuser

Easier brewing starts with an infuser.

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The infusers tough not essential, makes brewing your tea easier, and a lot less mess!

Nobody wants to be fishing loose wet leaves out of their brew.

Start with these steps: ( the tea portions, water temps and brewing times vary by tea variety, but here is a basic guideline to follow) Here they are using the Dragon Well.

1 TSP – 1TBSP of tea

Pour your water until leaves are well covered

Brew 3-5 minutes. Cover your leaves as they infuse. Here is what they look like.

Remove the infuser before pouring

Enjoy

How to brew your own loose leaf tea at home without a tea bag. A man without tea in him is incapable of understanding truth and beauty. Okakura Kakuzo When I was a kid, my sister and I watched sometimes watched our mom make tea from the common tea bags.