Lizzy's Corner — tea club

At the beginning of every month we send out our Tea Club selections with information about the month's teas along with some tea trivia, recipes, history, tea and food pairings, etc. I figured last month's tea history about the countries where tea started would be an interesting blog post too. The five traditional originating countries of tea are: China: Tea started in China thousands of years ago and was consumed initially for it medicinal qualities. Today China is best known for their pan fired green teas. Japan: Buddhist monks brought steamed green tea from Japan to China in the ninth...

Happy Winter Break to everyone with school aged kids! If you've run out of time for ordering items to be shipped and prefer to shop from the comfort of your home, we have two great gift ideas for you: $20/mo Tea of the Month Club: starting in January, your gift recipient will receive three specially selected teas. The 1 oz size of each tea makes 10 8-oz cups for a total of 30 cups per month. Plus we'll include a free gift, the LizzyKate Tea Infuser with 2 Handles ($5.20 value), in the January package (new subscribers only). You have...

December is flying by. So far this month we've celebrated the one month anniversary of our LizzKate's online store, shipped your orders all over the US, mailed the December Tea of the Month teas and hosted a 'Teas the Season holiday party. Is it January yet?! Based on informal feedback from the party, some of the favorite teas were White Christmas, Decaf Hot Cinnamon Spice, Kenilworth Ceylon, and Mango Green! The tea cocktails were also well received and we'll be posting those recipes soon. Here's the recipe for the very popular Peppermint Bars which many people requested. Ingredients3 cups flour1 teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon salt1½ cup...

In the last week, we offered to a select "beta" test group the chance to get a "two-fer" if they signed up for one of our Tea Clubs.  Those pioneering folks got an "Early-Bird Bonus" mailing of these teas: Almond-Orange Sencha, Hot Cinnamon Spice, and White Peach.  We're really excited to hear their feedback.  We also included a Clear Measuring Teaspoon as an additional thanks! We're pleased that we already have a number of folks signed up for the Tea Club and there seems to be lots of interest!   We also had a decent inrush of orders - thanks to everyone who ordered! We...