A Nice Cuppa

Mighty Leaf hits another high note with its Organic Green Dragon tea. Made from the unique Dragonwell green tea leaves, Green Dragon, which contains less caffeine than black teas, offers a complex tea experience that is at once soothing and invigorating.
Dragonwell tea leaves, grown in China’s Zhejiang Province, are valued for their aroma and flavor, as well as […]

I am clinging to Summer tooth and nail, hanging on to every last warm day, every opportunity to wear short sleeves and pretend a bit longer that winter in the Northeast is just a nasty rumor. But I’m not delusional; I know that all good things must come to an end. So around this time of […]

Summer is winding down way too quickly! I’m not ready to relinquish my teacher husband and children to the confines of school. I’m not ready to wear sweaters and long pants. I’m not ready to put away the ice-cream maker! I don’t know about your summer, but mine has just flown. So many well-intentioned plans left undone! […]

Not too long ago, I was in line at a Starbucks in a thruway rest stop. While I stood there trying to rationalize paying over $3 for a single-serve Caffe Mocha, I thought I’d take the edge off my consumer guilt by checking the packaged goods on display for Fair Trade logos.
At first glance, I was […]

You may have read Carrie’s excellent review of Fizzy Lizzy sparkling juices on this site earlier this month. If not, you should! It contains a wealth of background info on these wonderful real-juice sparklers. Carrie did such a great job of this, I’m not going to reinvent her wheel. Instead, I refer you to her review, and […]

Somewhere between lunch and dinner, I am sinking into the cozy cocoon science-minded folk like to refer to as the postprandial dip. My head nods, I reread the same passage of the same page over and over without grasping a shred of meaning, I look at the computer screen and find mysteriously miscast words and long skirls […]

Green Tea Tropical is another delightful whole-leaf artisanal offering from Mighty Leaf, a blend of green tea leaves, colorful cornflowers, and tropical fruit.
Pulling the silk tea sachet out of the foil envelope, I was immediately struck by how pretty this tea is. The green of the tea leaves was speckled with flashes of blue and […]

I’m no mixologist, and I’m not even a veteran cocktail drinker, but I was intrigued by the idea of a green-tea-flavored liqueur, so I jumped on the opportunity to review this product. In retrospect, I’m very glad I did.
Although it’s not surprising that green-tea liqueurs have apparently been around for a while in Japan (there’s green tea […]

Mighty Leaf’s Chamomile Citrus herbal infusion is not your average cup of chamomile tea. It goes way beyond the gently soporific quality we might expect from the typical chamomile brew. Blending Egyptian chamomile with rosehips, orange peel, lemon myrtle, nana mint, hibiscus, and other natural flavorings, this tea awakens some senses even as it is […]