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A sad Sipdown, but we will meet again. I am on a self imposed no order ban until after my Chicago trip, because I intend to get anything I damn well please there.
I just realized that everything I have had today has been from Whispering Pines, not really intentionally so I guess my subconscious is a fan (so is my conscious). Two cups of Golden Orchid early, then a long drooling nap, then this cup.
Graduation went really well last night, even the pre grad dinner with my ex and his evil wife. Afterward my daughter went to Project Graduation and won a laptop! My husband is a saint, so he both took her at 11 pm and picked her up at 4 am. That’s because he is a winner of a stepdad. <3.
I really love this tea. Sadly I am almost out.
Busy week, my youngest is graduating high school Friday.
Congrats to your daughter and to you!
Congrats!
(I assumed it’s a daughter from something else I remember you saying…but now that I’m thinking back on it, I feel like I’m completely wrong. So either way, congrats to you both, and I hope I’m not completely stupid.)
Daughter is correct! Two girls.
Confession: this is my first Whispering Pines tea.
Wow. Interestingly, it brewed up very dark, like a black tea.
This tea felt like a hug in the middle of the woods. I could smell the trees, the campfire, and the fresh air. The taste was a bit cinnamon, a bit of wood (but not in a rooibos way), a little berry. Comfort in a cup.
Sipping on this tea on this RAINY early afternoon. Texas is parched y’all – we needed this rain so very much. I’m grateful to be sitting on my porch swing while it rains and drinking this tea.
TX made the nat. PM news last night due the “historic” drout. Is your h20 supply at risk?
Yes it is – not as bad as some places in Texas. The lakes that supply us are really low and the flows into them are historically low. But this has been a nice rain event. Can’t make myself go back in the house. I’ve missed real rain.
I bet! Tea w/o h2o is a major problem!
It is indeed. Hopefully it won’t come to that.
I steeped two teaspoons of these cute little curlicues in about 15 ounces of boiling water for four minutes. And then…..Hello great big fat HONEYMOUTH! So sweet and thick tasting. There is a roasty grain bit. There is chocolate and there is malt. All pleasure-buttons for me. There is a little floral waft at the end it’s a sweet floral, like sweet peas. And honey, it is silkysmooth. Like Al Green. How is it possible I only ordered one ounce of this?
More on my blog: http://mizzprissy.wordpress.com/
Flavors: Chocolate, Honey, Malt, Roasted Barley
Preparation
What’s your fave so far of the WP teas you’ve ordered?
We seem to have pretty much the same impressions on this tea :-)
I placed my second order earlier today and got another ounce of this among other things, oops. I’m way over budget this month, summer will have to be all about sipping and nothing about spending :-(
@whatshesaid – I still have a couple I haven’t tried yet. But so far, I would have to say the Golden Orchid, this one and the Ailaoshan. I’m pretty sure I’m gonna have to suck it up and spend the $ on the Port too.
@TheTeaFairy – I’m so ridiculously far over budget. I was a miserable failure at the Hiatus thread. I need help.
I did it, I ordered the Port actually. Triple oops. I reordered 4oz of Ailaoshan, and could not resist the description of Huang Zhi Xiang Phoenix oolong. Golden orchid was sold out, sigh. I will have to be content with the one ounce I got for now.
Yummmm
I’m probably gonna order the Port. Then I really need to quit. Except for some pu-erh.
Lol, We obviously both need help. Any advice whatshesaid, or are you as hopeless as we are?
We are all hopeless… ;) !
Ok. It’s 2:30am.
Do I want more tea? Pfff, of course I do.
I want Bi Luo Chun Yunnan Black. I can have it if I want to. I still have a little bit left and I’m expecting more soon.
Cause ya know…I’m kind of addicted to a certain tea co. that makes delicious tea.
(That’s his fault, the Tea Whiz of the Woods).
So it all started the day I bought WP BLCYB. I like this type of tea, I have supplies from other brands.
So now, BLC from WP, why should I make YOU my BLC of choice, the one and only, the absolute best I’m now going to keep in stock and make me say farewell to the others?
I’m already addicted to several other little friends of yours. Ailaoshan Black, Golden Orchid, Port, and now Elderwood… You should know that technicaly , I don’t really need you…
…But, but… I WANT you!!! You taste so good, damn it!
I see myself writing the following, and I quote «This is like having candy».
Uh??? But, I don’t like candies all that much…so what does it mean?
It means that this tea is MUCH better than candy…that’s all.
There. That was my review.
If you really want to know how it tastes like, see previous notes ;-)
3:40 am here. I was hoarding my last little bit of this. But I have more coming, so I"m having this as middle of the night tea as well in solidarity. It’s sooo good
I haven’t yet placed an order with or tried many of Brendan’s teas….I really need to not order tea after the house things we need to replace… You are making it had to resist!
Are you sure you girls aren’t musicians?? Hahaha
Hard to believe, but I actually went to bed before midnight for once!
Sil, I was thinking of ordering samples, & sharing them with you :)
I gotta have something to put in your next box!
Not musciains (well I’M not anyway) we just don’t sleep much. @Sil – WP is pretty excellent and once you get started – it’s a slippery slippery slope…
Terri – I’m pretty sure you have about 300 teas that you could put in the box LOL We overspent by picking up the couch and chair this month so i’ve got to be good and try to save money until we get back. I was thinking of trying to not buy any tea in July…which in a way is the suck because it’s my birthday month lol
MzPriss, your 3:40 was already 4:40 here, I was getting my beauty rest, at last…otherwise, I would have been your tea-body of the night (or early morning?)
Sil…ORDER!!!!!! JUST DO IT, DO IT, DO IT!!! :-)
I’m a musician wannabe, I know it’s in my genes, but it’s been hiding for a loooong time…doest that count Terri?
I agree MzPriss….SLIPPERY!!! I keep falling :-)We’re falling together. It’s hard to mind it though when we get to drink such great tea
I swear, I don’t pay these two! :-P
MzPriss, you’re right, I was never this happy to spend my money :-) plus it’s making me decide on stuff in my stash I realize I just don’t want anymore…why have that if I can have this???
Haha! That last comment of mine does sound like an infomercial…sorry about that!
AND NO, WE DON’T GET PAID TO HAVE THIS AWESOME TEA EVERYDAY AND TRY TO TELL THE WORLD ABOUT IT !!!!
haha Brendon – the few that i’ve had from you via swaps have been nice. Now i just have to wait for a sale or something so that i can take money from my “clothes fund” to place an order lol
Brenden – maybe you should start paying them commission, hehehe
They’ve sold me on several teas so far!!!
Sil, if you can’t order in July I’ll just send you an extra awesome birthday present box. You’ll be drooling over it, looking around suspiciously, & whispering, “My precious…”
You should pay them! lol
Awesome good tea, i want some now :)
WHAT THETEAFAIRY SAID!
@Sil – I would send a birthday box to Canada…
And also, like TTF – I find myself getting rid of tea that I don’t LOVE as much as the things I LOVE
A sale? Hmm…well, Sil, you might find it useful to know that I offer the 15% off coupon code “sip-inspiration” to all first-time customers :)
So I needed something comforting tonight…First cup of tea for me today. I need the works, and this one is special enough to make me really happy. Love my Yunnan teas.
Is this not the prettiest tea ever? Fluffy downy little golden spirals, they look like Goldielocks hair…
The brew smells like candy, and taste like barley sugar.
It holds just a hint of malt.
I get some spicy and floral notes. It feels round and silky in the mouth.
It’s a mellow tea but far from being weak, it’s super flavourful.
This tea ranks really high in my collection at the moment. And tonight, it helped me relax and feel more serene.
Peace everyone.
I have not had this specific Bi Luo Chun black, but I love the golden spirals, they are probably the prettiest tea leaves. But really I am such a sucker for golden fuzzy teas :)
I wish this would come into stock. I’m getting low :(
Lol, MzPriss, I hear you…me too! Brenden, you have to keep a larger inventory of your succulent teas, we feel deprived!!!! ;-)
July 1st…Mark that date on your calendars :D hehe
Haha! Will do ;-)
Beautiful sunny day after the rain…nature’s awakening everywhere I look. The trees are getting dressed with their shinning armour of tender green leaves.
I chose this tea to accompany me this morning.
Not all Bi Luo Chun are created equally. This one is crafted with labor and love. Just stunning to look at, precious little bundles of golden Yunnan captured in every single nugget.
The taste does not disappoint either.
Honeysuckle and barley sugar are the main stars.
The infusion smells like candy. It renders a syrupy feel in the mouth.
Chocolaty and slightly malty. I taste just a breeze of spicy and floral notes as a finish .
A little work of art this tea. Another one I can see myself sipping in no time.
Just delicious, Bravo Whispering Pines!
So poetic!
Yay! I am so glad I ordered this one as well. Now I am having WP’s Ailaoshan black and I’m trying to make up my mind about it… I don’t think I am ready to write tasting notes about it just yet!
Thanks mj1851, but no credits, my surroundings are inspiring…
Kat_Maria, we seem to have placed a similar order!
I think I’m gonna go make a cup of this. I haven’t gotten around to starting sheng day yet, so that will be tomorrow and I will keep drinking my beloved blacks today.
This stuff was the first tea I actually wanted to make a pillow out of ;)
Sounds like a plan MzPriss!
Lol, a pillow would be expensive but heavenly!
I ended up having the WPTC Oriental Beauty instead. And I’m not sorry :)
I’m placing another order now and damn it, OB is sold out! I love OB oolong and don’t know why I didn’t order first time around :-(
Glad you’re having a good time with it though!
I’m beginning a love affair with leaf hoppers apparently.
It’s not so late that I might not still have a cup of the Bi Luo Chun. We’ll see.
Oh Yes ma’am! I’m gonna go ahead and put the song first because I’ve listened to it three times in my headphones while drinking this tea and the combination is sending me to the happy place: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPP8w0wMRgQ&feature=kp
Silky smooth and sumptuous, there is chocolate way up front. Then gooey melty caramely deliciousness. With a very slight malt toward the back and deep roasty fruit at the end. I also get an almost winey updraft into my nose as I swallow.
This is full of win and I will have some as long Brenden supplies this new habit. Near perfect. As usual, more on my blog:
Flavors: Caramel, Chocolate
Preparation
Oh this sounds amazing! I am adding it to my list for the next order to WP.
I’m so excited to try these WP teas if only my flippin’ order would get here!
It is so so good. I LOVE this one.
@whatshesaid – you will be soooo happy when it does.
@Sasonator – it’s amazing.
Haha, perfect song as usual MzPriss, glad you liked it as much as I did :-)
recent order from Whispering Pines. Leaves are gorgeous long twisted mix of pale green, green and dark,almost black.
my first steep i made according to instructions: 1TBSP 190F 8oz 3min
it produced pale yellow green brew. Very nice,complex flavor. Kinda hard to separate into notes. I’ve noticed that i prefer to drink white tea as it cools. more flavors become noticeable. Also i remember that Lee brews her whites like 165F and long steep. So i decided to try my second steep 165F set my timer for7 min, and completely forgot about it. I’d say it was steeping for good 45min. Gorgeous dark golden brew, flavors are delicious. i got some peach, grape, honey, hay, nuts. no trace of bitterness. i love it this way. it kinda reminded me Oriental Beauty. From now on this is how i’m going to treat my whites. Thank you Lee !
Preparation
Now it’s your turn to inspire me to drink a tea…I have some of this as well! Maybe later tonight or tomorrow, sounds wonderful!
Not tonight. It has some caffeine. I was almost asleep then after 2 cups I’m like wide awake
Lol cool :) UR welcome
Boychik, the good part about being an insomniac is that it doesn’t make any difference whether I have caffeine or not, I don’t sleep anyways!
Lee, I will also try your method, sounds too good not to ;-)
Yes I baby white teas. But I do 185 on white peony usually for 3",,,just depends on the tea I have I guess.
Ok Lee, now you have to make a chart for us which temp for which type of white. I’m real dummy when it comes to white tea.
Lol I like them bc if you can burn your mouth,,,you burned the tea. I like green tea too bc of that. But that’s just my own rule,,,I’m no expert for sure.
I know I have professed my love for this tea many times…but what can I say? I just can’t get enough of it.
So friggin good.
Sweet dried fruits with big caramel notes, I always want moarrrr!!!
Gongfu this baby, and you have a whole new dimension of flavors.
This was my first tea of the day, using my brand new little cutie pot.
Have a lovely teatime everyone :-)
A wonderful tea friend spoiled me by sending me a beautiful mystic crystal. I like to honor my tea with such good vibes and energy…
Pics of the session:
Sorry I’ve been absent lately my dear Steepster friends…
I really needed some hugs and comfort today.
This tea never fails me.
It is my go to tea of choice, always good no matter how I brew it. It’s like we belong together.
The taste makes me see nice soft colours…
Sweet, soothing, and so warming.
I really needed this.
Hope all of you are doing great!
have you tried the Ailaoshan black from YunnanSourcing?
I am glad that the tea gave you a cup full of comfort, tea is really wonderful for that.
im doing ok :)
apt, can you link me to the “Ailaoshan black” on Yunnan sourcing?
Hug
Kirk, this is the one from Yunnan Sourcing I’ve had that’s very similar to Ailaoshan:
{{{{{{{{TTF}}}}}}}} Hugs. I also find that tea can be a great comfort on those kind of days. I hope the rest of your day goes better and tomorrow is a better day as well.
Hugs TTF.<3
Apt I haven’t tried it…curious about it but I doubt it could be better :-)
Right you are my dead Amanda ;-)
Kirk, glad you are doing ok
looseTman, Boychick thank you for the hugs!!!
Thank you Cheri, wow!! What a gorgeous TTF hugs :-)
Love y’all :-)
DEAR Amanda, *OMG the worst typo EVER!!!! So sorry!! *
Many hugs for you, TTF!
Sending many hugs your way!
Cameron B, I just now added that to my wish list :)
I just got a one ounce sample of this tea in the mail. I may have to brew it tomorrow morning. Did you brew this western style or gongfu?
Allan, I western brew it cause it’s so good I’m too impatient to gongfu it, lol. But I hear it’s also very good that way.
My way is 1 big tbs for 16oz mug at 205F for 4 min. Sometimes I do a second steep for 6 min.
But you should check the new WP website, they now have very detailed parameters for both methods on all teas! I think you should try this way first :-) here’s the link for Ailaoshan
http://whisperingpinestea.com/ailaoshan-black.html#product_tabs_Brewing
Thank you caile :-)
And OMG!!! It’s Swedish Chef !!! So happy to see you Fjellrev!!! :-)
Happy to see you too! I really missed you all. :)
I hope you’re doing alright and better now :)
Braiiinnsss hehe no worries about the typo ;)
Isserly, thank you so much :-)
Sooo after reading your review I just spent $50 at Whispering Pines Tea Company because it made me really want to try their teas. AH! >.<
Cincin090, always happy to enable! And i’m very confident you will not regret this order :-)
contente de te revoir, sacrée petite fée cachée :)
Merci ma petite Ysaurella chérie XOX
Day 10 of Steepster’s disaster…
I know not many will read this. But I still have to give some love to my favourite teas.
This is one of them.
Drinking this makes all the wrongs right.
Ok…it won’t fix Steepster. But that’s about the only thing it won’t fix!
Mmmm….salty caramel. I don’t really like you for real, you’re too sweet and sticky. But in my cup of tea? Yes please!
Can’t believe how a straight tea can render such decadent notes.
Aila and I… Foreverrr!
I’m reading… :)
Oh! Hi terri, I miss ya :-)
Steepster will be back…eventually…and in the mean time, we’ll get it in little spurts.
Me too;)
Hello friends :-)
Yay dashboard updated today
Has it already been 10 days…?
This tea sounds good.
Get better soon, Steepster!
Magic! It’s Hobbit Magic
It’s totally magi!!
(Magic)
Magi could have brought the Magic I suppose. I also missed you Terri <3
Early morning or late night with MzPriss…having this tea.
So how can this be my night cap AND my morning tea?
Oh, that’s right…I haven’t slept yet!!!
Oh well, thank you Aila for being there for me just the same. You make everything better.
Saltines and caramel…malty yum.
Life is too short, sleep is overrated!
Thanks for having a cup with me missy :-)
Laughs!
Hehe!
You guys are too cute!
Lol, we do have an acceptable cuteness level, you included sarsy :-)
Yum, saltines! :D
Oh! Look who just joined the cutness club! It’s cammeron :-)
Thank you, thank you very much. takes a bow
Hehe.
are y’all in the same time zone? I can barely coordinate my feet, let alone a virtual tea party!
And Cameron IS adorable.
@donkeytiara – we are an hour apart – but neither of us sleeps much so we are usually awake at ridiculous hours
I still want to have a virtual tea party on google or something :)
Terri – YES we have to!!!!
What better tea to drink while writing my love letter to Whispering Pines Tea for the contest?
http://steepster.com/discuss/8397-the-profess-your-love-contest
This tea started it all…my addiction to WP. I remember when I read that description, I knew this it was going to me mine!
I just love it. The taste is perfection. It flows like a silk ribbon in my mouth. Sweet salty caramel, cocoa, dried fruit compote, slightly floral…I can’t get enough of it!
It’s an explosion of liquid happiness.
I never want to be without this. Ever.
This is my absolute favorite tea ever :). I must never be without it. We belong together lol
I know right? And now I’m running low and I’m hopping my order hasn’t shipped yet cause I want to add some!!
I bought 3 oz not too long ago, so I’m sitting pretty for now. I’m sure Brenden can hook you up! He let me change my order from 2oz to 3oz with no problem. It was Monday and I was on the struggle bus hardcore, which he understood.
Yes, as long as it hasn’t shipped yet, I ordered just a few days ago so it should be ok. Lol, for the last few months, I feel like I’ve had an ongoing order that never ends with WP, I always want or need someting else!! I want ALL the TEA!!!
I’ve felt the same way and it’s completely his fault. As soon as I order, he comes up with a new amazing tea that I just have to have!
Lol, EXACTLY!!!
I know this isn’t a snaily yum review, but I couldn’t resist. This snail is like “Oh hey Tea Fairy, thanks for stopping by”
https://www.facebook.com/425528437562422/photos/pcb.626639454117985/626639314117999/?type=1&theater
Awww…ok, I am so angry at people who eat snails right now!!
Gastropods FTW!
Haha!
Snaily pic!
Someone just sent me a sample of this!
@christeana1 – you will love it!
It’s pure awesomeness…
Good morning Steepster.
I’m am totally eating cherries in bed on this lovely Sunday morning, sipping on Aila…
Because they go so well together.
One crunchy cherry, one sip of Aila…oh my.
This is my go to morning tea now. I just know it’s going to be good every time no matter what.
Sweet cup of malt and sea salted caramel, with super fruity notes, mmmmm.
It’s far from being as strong as what I’m used to early in the morning, but it’s just such a charming tea, I can’t resist it.
(I know you guys must be tired of me, but please be patient…cherry season is almost over already… soon, I won’t be able to find decent fresh ones, and you’ll stop hearing about it…I promise).
I added cherries to my shopping list. Just sayin’ :p
And then there will be Cocoa Amore ;)
(Subliminal cherries!!!!)
Haha! You know there will be Brenden…. :-) there will also be a nice print to look at all year around!!!
mmmm subliminal cherries….
Now I’m biting into some cherries myself
Me too. I’m about 2/3 of the way through my 9lb cherry purchase from last week :P
Still insanely jealous of your cherry drawer
Maybe you should get a poster of it….
Lol, still laughing at 9lb. I bought a total of 6 pounds this week…I guess I’m not the only cherry junkie around here :-o
I just realized something.
I can make one more round of COCOA AMORE! * Snoopy dance! *
Lol mine is long gone! I drank it during the night!!!
And suddenly, I envy you…
And you should. Because I have some. If I had teleportation powers – we would share it.
Aww, I know we would my darling :-)
We will have our very own piles of it soon though
i love cherries too! and this tea sounds amazing- what notes…wow!
Having my fix on this wonderful pure cup of awesomeness.
The Tea Gods have been so good to me lately.
But really, this one I have a soft spot for.
I covet it and I cherish it.
Salty, sweet liquid caramel with plums dates and figs. This is what this is. It’s a little grainy and boozy as well, I notice now.
I just can’t be without it.
So I ran to the market yesterday to get me some cherries!!! (By now, you might know I kind of have an obsession with them)
So this morning, I am dipping them in Terri’s coconut whipped cream. And I promise you that nothing in the world tastes better than this…except maybe my Ailaoshan Black!!!
Have yourself a great day everyone :-)
I am trying this one tomorrow AM! MzHoneyBelle was kind enough to send me a sample, and I am itchin’ to try it! I’m sure I’ll love it!!!
Can’t wait to find out what you think!
(Well don’t feel bad if you don’t but I’m pretty sure you will like it :-))
And MzHoneyBelle is awesome!
Coconut whipped cream? How do you make that? It sounds amazing.as does the tea)/
Frolic, here’s Terri Harplady’s recipe:
2 cans of regular coconut milk you keep in the fridge for 2 days to hardened it. You scoop out the white part and dispose of the water that you can keep for smoothies or whatever.
You mix the coconut cream with a hand mixer until it becomes the consistence of whipped cream. You can add a little maple syrup or if you want it sweeter. I’ve been also adding lemon and orange zests to mine. It is to die for!!!
This one’s my favorite :-)
My hubby likes this one the best i think, even better than Fujian Black
I just had a bowl of cherries but no coconut cream sad face
Mj, its ”our” favourite ;-)
Tommy, it is obvious that your hubby has great taste!!
Boychik, you have got to try this cream….but cherries are cherries, excellent au naturel :-)
Haha, definitely our favorite :-). I had a whole pot of it on Tuesday in “our” teapot (the white and teal one from David’s Tea)
MzHoneyBelle likes this one a LOT too and mj it is indeed “our” teapot as mine is on the way. I cannot stand it anymore and I am going to Whole Foods and getting me some damn cherries like right now! And TerriWhip is awesome (even if it makes her sound like a dominatrix) and I have some in the fridge
Haha, mj and MzPriss titally “our” teapot!!
And get them cherries!!! With TerriCocoWhip (the rated PG version) it’s just heaven in a bowl.
I tried my sample this morning and it was just so gorgeous. It made me happy, and I was even drinking it at work! And I STILL felt happy! LOL. Thanks so much to MzPriss for the sample. Obviously, I ordered some.
My Whispering Pines “must try” list keeps growing. :)
Haha! Welcome to the club Nightshifter :-)
Sarsonator… obviously!!!
So today being the fourth of july, I though about reviewing only fireworks teas.
Ya know, the ones that blow your mind.
The ones that create that explosion of happy in your mount.
The ones that you would bring with you on a deserted island.
The ones that you can’t live without…
Ailaoshan Black more than qualifies for the job.
Its salty caramel goodness makes me see bright colours every morning :-)
(Oh and look! Note 300th!!)
Happy 300! I love this one too
Congrat’s on 300!
This sounded too good. I’m having some right now in my cute new green mug
OH! And I’m having cherries in my smoothie this morning :D
Oh! Me too then…with almond milk and chia seeds. Mmmm, cherries. Me and my Steepster friend Dexter (not talking about my dog here!!!) are legendary cherry lovers. Happy to have found another cherry nut :-)
Mine has chia seeds as well because <3. I use half organic kefir and half locally made organic yogurt, cherries, chia and some whey protein. It’s cherry-y and tangy and mmmm-y
Whoa – half my comment disappeared. What I said was: mine has half kefir/half yogurt, cherries, chia and some whey protein.
Thanks loosTman :-)
Yours is a meal!! I don’t “eat” breakfast weekdays but have green smoothies with way too many ingredients to list here, lol. But I’m planning to have oatmeal and apples and berries later so I must keep the smoothie a smoothie!
WOOHOOO! grats on 300!
Mine IS a meal. It’s what I have for breakfast weekday mornings. Tomorrow morning I’m making cornmeal pancakes with peaches and cottage cheese. And probably a little bacon.
I love chia and almond milk smoothies! I use soy yogurt, rolled oats and fruit in mine. I also always add a handful of spinach to get some veggies. Can’t even taste it!!!
I do sometimes put a handful of baby spinach in – you’re right, you can’t taste it. I also do like some oats in on occasion.
I use flax seeds sometimes, too. You guys are making me want cherries. I found some wild cherries when hiking last week, but the trees were too tall for any kind of real harvest. So sad!
Thanks Sil :-)
Sarsonator, I add oat too most of the time, isn’t it great? I started making green smoothies about 3 years ago. I remember how everything tasted weird at the beginning. I now use a ratio of about 2/3 veggies 1/3 fruits. Kale, spinach, carrot, celery, beets, cucumber, anything goes, and I LOVE how it tastes. The boost of energy that follows is unbeatable.
I love the green juice with kale and spinach and celery and parsley – I can feel my cells just sucking it up and smiling
I make green smoothies, too! I normally do fruits, almond milk, soygurt, oats, chia in the AM, and then veggies/fruits for lunch. I love carrots and apples with spinach and kale!
Congrats on 300!!!
Congrats on 300! And this is a fireworks tea for me, too. :)
Congrats on 300!! :D :D
Great idea :)
Congrats on 300!!
This morning, I’m having a kid’s breakfast. I’m hungry cause instead of eating dinner last night, I got drunk…Tea drunk that is. With giggles and all the fun that comes with it.
So I’m making “oeuf dans le trou”. (Egg in a hole???) Don’t know if other people have that dish in the world, but I’m guessing yes cause I found this pic:
https://jillcastle.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/img_5046.jpg
That’s exactly how I do mine, with a thick whole grain slice of bread and a big omega-3 egg.
When we were kids, It was a fiesta when my mom cooked them…
I dip the little bred circle from the hole in my egg yolk. So much yum, so much fun!
And what best tea to pair with it than by beloved Ailaoshan Black?
The sweet salted caramel notes chase away the eggy aftertaste in my mount, it’s almost like having eggs with maple syrup.
Then on it’s own it’s like having a little dessert. Malt with dark chocolate, sweet dried fruits…
I’ve written it all in previous notes.
This tea hugs me in the morning, and I can only hug back :-)
Yes eggs in a hole! I had so much fun with the tea and giggles last night and there was some dinner skipping here as well. I was HUNGRY and I had avocado toast with a few pecan halves and some pu-er concoction and steeping a cup of this awesome tea right now.
Nommmmy!
My mom always made egg in a hole for us as kids, to this day no one makes them quite the same! I try to avoid wheat these days but once in awhile I just can’t resist an ‘egg in the hole’ as a treat. My favorite part was always eating the little square of bread fried up in butter beside the egg in a hole!
Enjoy! More tea after Church!
@whatshesaid – I saw a recipe the other day for an egg in the hole without bread! They used a rings of bell pepper and cooked the egg inside – let me see if I can find it and I will link you. Not the same of course but it sounded good to me
I’m very jealous of your breakfast :-). I only have enough leaf for one more cup of this one so I must hoard it until I place a WP order!
Now that’s what I’m craving for breakfast and there are neither eggs nor bread in the house. (I should go grocery shopping.)
We always called it egg in a basket. I loved it, my kids loved it. I miss it, & yes, there are many gluten free variations that are fun, but of course, never the same…sigh…it’s that little circle of toast!
I agree Terri, It’s all about the little tiny circle (or in my case, usually a square) of toast from the “hole”!
MzPriss, I think I’ve had that before, tasty but definitely no buttery bread replacement :)
I always served it with extra pan toasted triangles too :)
Haha! I’ m overwhelmed with you answers you guys, thought it was local dish or something, this is great! And yes, the little tiny grilled circle IS the best :-)
MzPriss, avocado toast is like a guilty pleasure…without the guilt! I also love toast and coconut butter with crunchy chia seeds on top. Weird but so good! And that pu’erh concoction of yours well…for some strange reason, I can clearly envision what you are having ;-)
Inspired by this post, I made a savory almond flour pancake, topped it with sauteed greens & eggs, & made 3 cute little circle pancakes to represent the circle toast. :)
Aww, terri this sounds so great and yummy! How cute, little mini round pancake :-)
@TeaFairy – for some strange reason I bet you can even taste it :)
@Terri – that sounds awesome
At my sweet little co-op market, they have the best thing now!! I just freshly ground my own CHOCOLATE ALMOND BUTTER!!! Chunks of almonds and chocky chips so so good!
Hehehe, as a matter of fact… I can!!!
Oh, I make my own peanut and almond butter. Never thought of adding chocolate to the almonds. Oh, that would turn like a some kind of crunchy Nutella, without the excessive load of sugar!!! Will try it this week for sure, thanks!
It is kind of like that with a higher nut to chocolate ratio. Very very good!
MzPriss, then this will be dessert today, drizzled with honey on ripe bananas!
OH! I have a banana! I’m going to warm it up a little so it will drizzle and do the same
Ok, let me know how it tastes like, I’ll have mine later…Lol, My review threads always end up talking about eating, I’m such a foodie!!
I am too. I’m cooking right now – just made some cauliflower rice sald (not rice – just cauliflower buzzed in the cusisinart) and stir frying veggies for some lentil curry
salad not said
Hey, we do seem to have similar culinary tastes! Love the versatility of cauliflower so much, I make some sick fake mash potatoes with nutritional yeast…I’ve served that to people who actually like it more now than real mashed potatoes!!
I make those too. And have you made the pizza crust with it yet?
Noooo! Ok, will you pm me recipe when you have a chance? Pleeeeazzzze?
I totally will. I’ll go find it now and send it to you PM
OK – the banana deal: I used my cast iron skillet and wee bit of butter and sliced my banana length-wise and did a little stove-top grill of the banana until caramelized and brown in spots. Warmed the chocky-almond butter for 15 seconds and then drizzled over the banana. Yes – you want it.
I like to freeze my bananas and then put them in the blender.
Caramelized bananas with chocolate syrup are the most simple and decadent dessert on the planet. Just sayin’. <3
I have allergies to some foods so I collect recipes on Pinterest. Anyone else? Bet Terri does!
*Lariel – easy banana ice cream!
@ Bonnie – I bet Terri does too. I don’t Pinterest – I just bookmark everything. Although I lost a lot of things when the harddrive on my macbook fried a little while back
@Brenden – I’m way picky about chocolate syrup though. I haven’t found one I love that doesn’t have some kind of crap in it. Do you know of one?
Yes I do!!! Just melt 80% dark chocolate yourself, the best!!!!
You don’t have to add anything to it to make it stay syrupy? Doesn’t it harden on the food – or LOL do you just eat it up before that happens?
Was about to say the same thing, Fairy-awesome-one!
I have a tiny skillet that I use for melting chocolate :) haha
Haha! Chocolate awesomeness!! No I add NOTHING!!! Unless you serve it on something frozen, it’s ok. And as you mentioned, i just eat it too fast for it to have time to cool down ;-)
Well it just so happens that I have some 80% chocolate :D
Well well, how bout that? Sounds like we are having the same dessert tonight ;-)
Oh and Brenden, I too own a tiny weeny little skillet for my chocolate. I don’t put anything else in it cause I don’t want ANY taste transfer. It’s so darn cute:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laafeevertee/14536236312/in/photostream/
it IS cute!
i had microwaved hot dogs for breakfast
Hahaha! It’s all good apt, we are health freaks, we’re the scary ones ;-)
(I also did have my days of microwave mornings once upon a time, but I was more of a pizza gal!)
^hahaha, winner! :D
Tea Fairy, let me just make a suggestion… http://www.wayfair.com/Frieling-Profiserie-Butter-Warmer-A33256-L777-K~FLG1195.html?refid=GX42755230140-FLG1195_9754074&device=c&ptid=48134555460&PiID%5B%5D=9754074&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=FLG1195_9754074&gclid=CjgKEAjw8r6dBRDZprbmndPi90sSJAB2U6dRIUwL2qtvMWMlmiFaDj8cL-f8_2oRcrJsqjq-Wq6gA_D_BwE
I REALLY want this :)
Ooh ya, me like the petite size :-) that would be perrrrfect!
But then again, I’m a pots and pans fanatic…If I had a gigantic kitchen, I’d probably own every kitchen gadgets and appliances on the market!
A chocolate skillet? How does that work?
:-) I need to get it…Since I’ve condensed my kitchen I realized I’m sort of missing some vital items. I’ve got two cast iron pans, a stainless steel crockpot, and a tiny skillet. I’m a huge fan of Frieling, too, which helps me trust that it’ll be a good investment :)
I’m sorry to tell y’all what I am eating right now
TheTeaFairy your chocolate skillet is adorable!
@WP: Yep, that’s the kind of pan you’ll have for a long time:-) better pay a little more once than keep buying every two years…
@Lariel, it’s not really a chocolate pan, it’s just very tiny and I like to melt my chocolate in it cause I can do just a little bit at a time :-)
@MzPriss: Well Bon Appétit then ma’am!!
fig & mascarpone gelato from this italian guy’s shop where he hand makes it
@TeaFairy – if it would get there from here I would totally send you some so we could share :)
I was hoping it wouldn’t come to that but now I have to hate you….
;-)
This post just keeps getting better & better :)
I want fried bananas, drizzled lightly with maple & maybe some coconut milk on top,& toasted coconut flakes.Yeah…I want that.
For dinner I’m having brats (nitrate & other BS free), a cultured dill from last summer, homegrown asparagus & cukes, & sweet potato french fries fries.
Tomorrow I’m planning to make a batch of cauliflower tabouli. I haven’t had tabouli for a long time & cauliflower makes a pretty good sub for bulgur too. I have all the other ingredients in my garden: parsley, mint, cukes, sungold cherry tomatoes, onions, garlic.
Foodie? Damn right!
Yeah you might have to. A friend just brought it over
Ok, now I can’t hate you no more ;-) I’m going to your house, bye cats, bye dog…
it’s amazing
You can bring them. Although my dogs don’t understand cats
Oh man Terri that dinner sounds awesome.
My dog thinks all cats are puppies, and so he acts like a daddy dog and goes to snuggle them and keep them warm, but they just smack him in the face and he gets confused…lol
It’s ok…the intention counts, I’ll always remember you offered to share with me:-) enjoy for the both of us!!
Terri, if I was living near you, I’d find an excuse every day to drop by around dinner time, and just pretend I need something. And then you would say, «hey fairy, I was just about to have the most fabulous dinner and dessert, would you like to join? » ;-)
I wish to have that tabouli please ma’am
You know you’d get great tea @ Terri’s too
I love cats and dogs stories, your dog sounds adorable!! …brenden this is how “friendly” things are here :-)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laafeevertee/12530016644/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laafeevertee/12529529795/in/photostream/
I am overcome by the cuteness
That dog is GORGEOUS!
That’s Dexter, pretending he doesn’t want to make a snack out of Happy…
They’re snuggled!
I love those pics! I used to have a great dane (Ellie Mae), & when my cat Opal had a litter of 5 kittens, they were HER kittens. She mothered them all the time, they were her babies.
If my kids ever move out, I seriously want to do the bed & breakfast thing, so you can all come visit me :)
:) This is Prana, WPTC’s mascot ;) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150971448518765.527973.567508764&type=1&l=d62fd5cf66
Awww for the dog, yay for the B&B. can I reserve now????
Prana is just gorgious. Sigh. i want another dog…there’s nothing like puppy love :-)
TF, it might still be a year or 2, but of course! :)
Dexter and Happy are totally adorbs too! :)
Terri, i can wait, i’ll be totally worth it ;-)
Thanks Brenden, they are my babies :-)
You guys have spiked your tea, I’m positive. Have you seen Brendens kombucha (or kumbaya whatever)…It’s fermenting into hippie wine (b4 you were born). (Sorry Brenden, it looks like fruity sangria with soggy granola on top. Most of them do not just yours). Need a party somewhere. A cruise! (Keep saying that)
Haha! bonnie I did look at breden’s kombucha, my aunt use to make her own, that’s how I know it…he almost convinced me to try and make my own, lol!
A party with you bonnie? Anytime, let’s have one now, you know how much I’ve missed you :-)
What is this cukes of which you speak? And also, you guys are making me want to garden.
Lol, we do sound like weirdos don’t we? Lariel, kombucha is fermented tea. It looks gross and slimy but it tastes pretty good and has a lot of health virtues. Brenden had a link on how to make your own on WP website but I can’t find it anymore…
I know what kombucha is, I’ve had it a few times. I was wondering what ‘cukes’ are slang for. That’s not really a word we use in California.
Oh sorry, I didn’t notice “cukes” and this thread is wayyy tooo long for me to trace it now!
Ah, cucumbers!
www.whisperingpinestea.com/kombucha and yes it’s hippy wine ;)
Not to mention, you can make kombucha wine with champagne yeast ;)
Cukes = cucumbers
I grow a lot of them, then I put them into a salt brine for 2 – 4 weeks to make old fashion dill pickles wth lots of garlic & dill.
Ok, bookmarked this time! I can now imagine all kinds of drinks and cocktails with champagne Kumbucha ;-)
Here’s a link
http://www.wildfermentation.com/making-sour-pickles-2/
And of course there will be some on the table when I go visit St-Louis and stop at Terri’s B&B!!
hell yeah! We’re still eating them from last summer, & I’ve started making the new ones, so there will always be more! Along with home made cultured (and very much alive!) sauerkraut, kimchi, dilly beans, & whatever else I add to my bubbling laboratory :)
Mmm I bookmarked that one. Sounds yummy :)
Cukes sounds like an odd word, though I’ve only liked cucumbers if they’re in tahini sauce.
Mmmmm, tahini sauce! Picturing all the ingredients…yup, I could make some of that too!
Lol, this thread as a life of its own now ;-O
I meant “has” silly typo
Just one more reason to love Steepster, and tea, cuz otherwise none of us would have met in the virtual world :)
Exactly! Can I come to your B&B when TF does?? There won’t be much sleeping but there will be lots of middle of the night tea…
…and giggles :-)
Extreme giggles!
You know what they say…if you visualize it enough, you will make it happen :-) see? the giggle part already happened :-)
Well I do keep a travel bag packed…
Lol, I don’t travel much…but I guess it doesn’t hurt to be ready ;-)
YES!
I think once my kids all move out, we should have a mini tea convention/slumber party (with no actual sleeping) at my house, to celebrate the grand opening of my bed & breakfast/Tea House.
So Terri, you know in New Orelans they all the Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs? I think we should name your B&B The Singing Harp Social Aid and Pleasure Club when we move in visit :)
Aww, love the name! (And I saw what you did MzPriss) I totally vote for moving i !! In exchange, I’ll change the beds and do laundry for free. Oh, and I can cook for your guests awesome dishes with foods from your magic garden!!
LOL, I can certainly use the help!
BTW, I think this may be the longest tea posting comments thingy ever! :)
