Welcome to the nineteenth issue of Tea 4 Free News - Teazine. Thanks
to those that entered our Contest. We encourage you to refer your
friends and family to enter for a chance to win $156 worth of Gourmet
Teas Beautifully Packaged. This month we have chosen 1 lucky winner!!
Inside this issue, you will find a recent Contest Winner,
Have a Picnic Tea, Herbal Teas,
a Tea Recipe, Cooking with Tea,
and much more.
If you would like to learn more about our recent joint venture between
Shangers Limited and Tea Connexions (Shangers Teaopolis Limited) with
the growth of Shangers, Princess Teana and Teaopolis brands throughout
United States and Canada, click
here to view more information.
Are you interested in placing an order? Tea Connexions and its independent
distributor members ensure that your orders are processed simply and
safely. Through our system of localized distribution, you have the
opportunity to order from your nearest distributor for prompt, courteous,
and cheerful service. Local service benefits you because it decreases
shipping time and costs. It also benefits you because you are not
dealing with a head office in another state or country, but a local
representative better able to serve your needs, answer your questions,
and address any concerns you may have. Many of our distributors offer
gift-wrapping and other gift giving services to facilitate your gift
giving needs. To find out about these services, simply call your nearest
distributor or send them an e-mail. To find your nearest distributor,
please click
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Have you tried any of our teas from our distributors? If so, we'd
like to hear from you!! Tell us what you think about our tea products
and we can feature your testimonial in our future Tea4Free news! Send
your comments to daisy@teaconnexions.com.
I look forward to giving away many more cups of FREE tea. Remember
our motto: Gourmet
Teas. Beautiful
Packaging. Superior
Service. Exceptional
Value.
Yours sincerely,
Daisy Lieu
Marketing Director
Tea
Connexions
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The Tea4Free contest is ongoing and winners are posted
here.
Congratulations to our lucky winner: Ray E. of
Pace, FL.
- Kim and Lee Richerson, of www.rich-tea.com,
presented the tea4free prize to our lucky winner, Ray E. of Pace,
FL.
To date, nearly $7692.00 worth of FREE gourmet
teas beautifully packaged have been given away to tea lovers throughout
North America. That is enough tea to make nearly 74,550 cups of free
tea. WOW!
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If you would like to get away
from the formality of a typical high tea or tea ritual, consider having
a picnic tea that can be more casual. Pick a laid back location such
as your sunroom, a park, a porch, tucked somewhere in the corner of
a garden, or wherever is most comfortable for you and your guests.
Get creative as you want to prepare the perfect lazy afternoon with
your friends.
You may or may not decide to go with a table.
Either way, bring a table cloth or quilt to place on the table or
ground. Pack your tea ware and food in your picnic basket and use
that as a decorating piece by placing your linen and fruits inside.
Garnish your picnic area with fresh flowers or have a flower arrangement.
A nice way to serve your menu is to place them on a tiered platter
plate. That way, your guests can pick and choose what they want,
like a buffet.
Place fresh pastries, chocolates, fruit, and other
dainties on your trays. Offer a variety of teas (loose or bagged)
and set out different tea cups that your guests can choose from.
Do not brew your tea ahead of time, it will stew and go bitter.
Bring hot water in a thermos to keep it warm or on a nice day brew
some fresh iced teas. Do not forget the condiments such as cream,
sugar, lemon, butter and jelly for your tea and goodies.
Now you can enjoy your picnic tea with good conversation
with your friends and of course…great tea!
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According to the US Tea is “Hot”
Report, herbal tea is classified as being single or blended
botanicals made by infusing leaves, fruits, bark, roots or flowers
of almost any edible non-tea plant. They are commonly called herb
“tea” or tisane (Europe) even though they do not contain
leaves of the Camellia sinenis plant. Rooibos, Yerba Mate and other
fruit infusions are some examples of herbal teas.
Some herbal tea terms to keep in mind:
- Tea made from leaves,
flowers and light material
- Tea made from bark,
roots, seeds, twigs and berries
Herbal teas have become increasingly popular since
being introduced onto the mainstream market a few decades ago. Many
people enjoy herbal tea simply for the different tastes or as an
alternative to other caffeinated hot drinks, but herbal teas are
also used for their medicinal qualities. Since herbal teas do not
contain any part of the tea plant, they are caffeine-free and there
are also many health promoting benefits associated with the various
botanicals. Pregnant women should avoid overdosing on herbal teas
thinking that it is caffeine-free and all natural because they could
be harmful, especially if you drink too much. High doses of herbs
can cause diarrhea, vomiting, and heart palpitations.
Herbal teas have been known for its medicinal
benefits. For example, bathing in a tub of water juiced with herbs
can be an almost mystical experience. It can soothe sore muscles
and pains. Check with your local herbalist for more explanations
on herbs and their remedies.
To submit any news or information
about white tea, email daisy@teaconnexions.com,
and the chosen one will get a free box of white tea!
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Camomile
Teabags
This Camomile herbal infusion is perfect anytime of the
day, though it is often consumed in the evening because of its
natural sedative effect. Enjoy this tea with a little bit of
lemon.
Ingredients: 100% Pure Camomile Leaves. (25 Individually
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Hibiscus
Teabags
This Hibiscus herbal infusion yields a beautiful red color
and a wonderfully sweet and sour taste. Rich in Vitamin C,
a natural antioxidant, this infusion can be enjoyed any time
of the day with a little bit of lemon.
Ingredients: 100% Pure Hibiscus Leaves (25 Individually
Wrapped Tea Bags)
To learn more about other teas or order any of these teas, please
click
here to find your nearest distributor.
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Tea is one of the newest trends in the food industry. Many
gourmet restaurants add tea to create new and unique magnitudes of
flavours, texture and aroma to recipes that have need extra kick or
are too boring. It seems that tea is not only "hot," but
deliciously edible as well!
According to Chef Chris Mason, here are some of
his ideas on some tea uses for you’re your meals:
• Tea as a spice - Grind up some tea leaves (Oolong
recommended) and combine with white pepper to sprinkle over meats
such as steak or pork chops. This spice combination also works well
with asian dishes.
• Tea as a marinade – Tea can be used as a great
marinade for some dishes. For example, save your left over earl
grey brew as an addition to marinating your chicken breasts. You’ll
be amazed! If you are a vegetarian, try marinating your tofu dish
with tea.
• Tea as a tenderizer – Tea is an excellent use
for tenderizing your meats to get that melt in your mouth effect
or falls off the bone
• Tea as an aromatic – Tea is a great flavour to
complement any dish. For example, adding Jasmine tea to a rice dish
will enhance the flavours to many levels.
• Tea as a green – You would never think that this
leaf would be edible, but some of the green tea leaves tastes “spinachy”.
An idea Chris suggested is to add some brewed tea leaves to your
morning omelette, instead of using spinach.
• Tea as a dessert – Use green teas to make green
tea icecream or use herbal fruit and spice infusions to make pastries
and sweets.
Extra Tips: Use the cold brew method when
making your tea as an addition to your recipe. This method will
allow the tea to be more subtle and enhance the flavour of your
dishes rather than overpower them.
Black tea pairs up better with meats and poultry
and green tea pairs up well with fish and fruits because of its
fresh taste.
Just like wine, don’t use teas that you don’t
like, choose your favourite tea and add it to your recipe!
Share your Cooking with Tea experience
by emailing me at daisy@teaconnexions.com
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Ingredients: (6 servings)
1 dessert spoon of rough salt
1 dessert spoon of white pepper
1 1.5 kg chicken
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of jasmine tea leaves
1 teaspoon of sesame oil
Preparation:
In a heavy frying pan, place the salt and the pepper and toast them
until the pepper starts to turn yellow. Move the pan in small circles
so as not to scorch it. Place the pepper and the salt on a sheet of
paper. Cover with another page and crush the finely. Clean the chicken
in cold water and dry with a paper towel. Spread the salt and pepper
on all sides of the chicken and refrigerate it while covered in plastic
wrap for at least six hours. Fill a large pot with 5 cm water. Insert
a steamer and place the chicken on top of it. The chicken must not
touch the water. Steam the chicken for 40 minutes and then dry it
with a paper towel. Cover a heavy pot with aluminum foil, including
the top. Place the sugar and the tea leaves on the bottom and the
steamer with the chicken over them. Heat the pot to a high temperature
and let the sugar start to smoke. Close the cover, decrease the heat
and let it cook for 15 minutes. It is important that the cover fits
the pot precisely so that the smoke is contained inside. Turn off
the heat and leave the pot covered for 30 minutes. Split the chicken
into small servings and brush with sesame oil.
This recipe is courtesy of www.wtea.com.
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To submit health news, e-mail
us.
Scientists from Boston found that heavy tea drinkers -- whether they
like it black, green, hot or cold -- are more likely to survive a
heart attack than those who don't sip the healthy brew. Tea's flavonoids,
powerful antioxidants, help improve the blood vessels' ability to
relax. Flavonoids also prevent the so-called bad cholesterol, or "LDL,"
from oxidizing, which experts believe may promote hardening of the
arteries. The substances may also keep blood from clotting too much.
Researches have indicated that drinking 4 cups of tea daily is equivalent
to 2 out of the 5-9 portions of fruits and vegetables recommended
per day.
According to an article in Hairloss.com, research has shown that
consuming green tea may stimulate the growth of hair loss in men.
Consuming high intakes of green tea may induce more enzymes to stimulate
the hair growing follicles.
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an ideal gift for tea lovers, health enthusiasts, and connoisseurs
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Whether it's childhood memories of granny's kitchen, mom's
healing hands or toasts to success, each month Tea 4 Free News -
Teazine features favourite tea stories. We would love to hear yours.
If we choose your story, we will send you a FREE carton of Darjeeling
tea bags.
This featured Tea Story is from Carole Grant
of Burr Ridge, IL:
Childhood memories captured in the filmstrips
of the mind. Grandma's house, warm hugs, the smell of freshly
baked angel food cake and Grandma's teapot with roses.
I loved my Grandma and I loved visiting her
on the weekends. Not every weekend. I was a busy kid of course,
but there were lots of weekends that I looked forward to staying
with her. I remember Mom and I pulling up in front of her house
in our 1958 Oldsmobile, and there she would be on the front stoop,
- waiting, watching, - seeing us, and waving her arm happily in
the air. I knew she would have cookies, cake or strudel cooling
on the counter, and fresh brewed spicy smelling tea in her rose
teapot waiting in the kitchen for us.
"Come! Come!" Grandma would beckon us in. After hugs
and kisses, Mom and I would follow Grandma to the kitchen and
sit down at the little table by the window. Grandma put a teacup
in front of me. It was a beautiful, delicate teacup and saucer
with roses that matched the teapot. Grandma smiled and poured
my tea. She always smiled, because she knew I felt so grown up
drinking afternoon tea with them. My tea was so good. It was sweet,
and tasted like oranges and spices. Mom, Grandma and I drank our
tea together, and we always smiled at one another as if we had
a secret. We were happy and content, and shared the comfort that
a cup of tea and a piece of cake, served with love, can bring.
Grandma died in early 1970 when I was 18.
I miss her so very much, but I have my memories, and I also have
Grandma's teapot with roses.
To submit a tea story,
e-mail us.
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