Kettle and Cup

July 31st, 2008

Remember Honor Grounds Coffee?

 
I don’t know if you remember the review I did on Honor Grounds coffee.  The company donates to veteran’s organizations and is very involved with military support.
Whatever your opinion may be on war, veterans are important people.  I should know, Marc and are both veterans.  We spend a lot of time at the VA hospital […]

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July 29th, 2008

Starbucks Ethiopia Sidamo

I am sitting here this morning absolutely bleary eyed, hoping that the caffeine will soon jump start the gray matter.
Do you know that the baristas at our Starbucks don’t even know when they are closing? It seems very unfair to me..and then I wonder…is it an angle? I mean, are they hoping that by announcing […]

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July 28th, 2008

What Makes a Tea Room Over the Top?

 
Having owned a tea room this is a question that I think about often.  I do think we went to great lengths to be over the top.  The food was amazing, made with organics, flour that was freshly ground daily, real butter…
There were over 50 teas to choose from, and 25 coffees plus lattes and […]

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July 26th, 2008

Saturday Surfing

 
I hope your week has been awesome!
We have been having temperatures in the 100s and more scheduled for next week.  I think it was 103 today.
You have to love these bog, old houses though.  Seriously, even without the air conditioning the design creates great circulation and it rarely gets above 85 in here.  Very do-able […]

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July 25th, 2008

An Award for Kettle and Cup Too!

 
I listed the cool awards I have gotten over the past week on Baking Delights but April gave me an award for Kettle and Cup!  Thanks April!
Tags: award, blog awards, smile award

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July 25th, 2008

Kettle and Cup “Celebrate with Me” Giveaway

If you haven’t read my news over at Baking Delights then I need to tell you…I have been contracted to do a cookbook. Yep..the contract is signed. :)
And..I admit it..I have wanted to do something to show my appreciation for all of you guys coming by and having a cup of coffee (or […]

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July 23rd, 2008

Documentary On How Numi Flowering Tea is Made

I have never had much luck with the flowering teas. We bought some for the tea room thinking that it would be an amazing addition to special tea parties. I ended up discontinuing them because I just was not pleased with the consistency of the opening of them.
Tags: , China, flowering teas, […]

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July 23rd, 2008

Kidney Stones and Sweet Tea….

Nope, this is not a new recipes. :)
Apparently, according to doctors iced tea is one of the causes of kidney stones in people that are prone to getting them. It seems that tea contains oxalate which is a key chemical that produces kidney stones when coupled with dehydration and poor dietary habits.
Tags: dehydration, […]

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July 22nd, 2008

Lifestyles Potluck:What’s a Picnic without Sweet Tea?

There is, as far as I am concerned only one way to make iced tea and that is good old southern sweet tea. An iced tea by any other name just tastes…nasty.
But once you have reached the perfect tea you can do all kinds of amazing things with it! This is a […]

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July 21st, 2008

Like Coffee? Like Tea? Like a Good Mystery?

 
I love to read. I am so sad that I don’t have the time that I used to to just sit and read a book. Other than when we go to the VA, I am usually reading books ALOUD if at all. And those generally have vocabulary like: One Fish…Two Fish…Red Fish…Blue Fish…
Hardly stimulating for […]

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