A Nice Cuppa

How cute are these? I was browsing around the Adagio Teas website and discovered they have their own line of bottled teas.Anteadote is pure refreshment. The teas contain no preservatives or additives, and no sweeteners. Just pure filtered water, fresh tea leaves and vitamin C. Anteadote is available in four varieties: Black Yunnan, Chun […]

I currently own three different milk steaming pitchers. Given that I’m the only one in my house that really drinks coffee, this may seem a bit extreme. But in reality, I have three because I am on a quest to find the perfect pitcher to help compensate for my poor art pouring abilities. Let me […]

Halloween is a holiday about having fun, getting scared and eating lots of candy. There’s no way around it - Halloween is a huge money maker for the candy industry. But there are other areas of the food industry stepping up their product development and marketing in hopes they will get in on […]

Browsing the Adagio Teas website I found the coolest little teapot. The Globo glass teapot. It’s a 30 oz/4 cup glass teapot. I was drawn to the teapot because it’s so incredibly stylish. I just love it! The Globo Teapot is the recipient of the prestegious IF design award, but […]

If lately you’ve been seeing a bit more pink than usual, it’s probably because October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and there are new products and brand promotions popping up everywhere encouraging us to think pink. Like many companies the Republic of Tea is taking part in the fight for the cure. […]

Call it the coffee lover in me, but I can remember my very first Starbucks Frappuccino. Believe me it has been quite a few years ago, but from that very first taste I was hooked. The same goes for my first spoonful of Starbucks ice cream, it was literally love at first bite. […]

On a recent virtual shopping trip, I visited The Republic of Tea website and found a new must-try tea product - tea oil. The oil is produced when the seeds of the Camellia(tea plant) are cold-pressed resulting in a healthful extra-virgin gourmet oil. The Republic of Tea’s (stir fry) tea oil contains no […]

Splenda has opened up a whole new world of food opportunities for those of us watching our sugar intake. Now they’re giving coffee drinkers even more new options. Splenda has recently introduced the first-of-its-kind product: Splenda Flavor Blends, available in; hazelnut, french vanilla and mocha. Each box contains 30 individual […]

There???s little in the food and beverage world that has not been revitalized in recent years with an ???artisan??? approach. Perhaps this is because revisiting inspired homemade cooking or brewing conjures nostalgia, quality, authenticity, and a certain kind of emotion. We can eat ???artisan??? pizza and imagine little old ladies kneading dough in […]

Have you ever broken the carafe to your coffee maker while washing it and wished to yourself that you didn’t have to deal with that stupid pot in order to have your daily coffee? Or if you’re a klutz like me, maybe you’ve repeatedly burned your hand on the heating plate. Well I’ve […]