For those of you keeping up with the tumultuous saga that is my life, you'll know that I moved again recently, but things are good! My new roommate is truly an angel and we've been having loads of fun together. One funny thing that happened so far was that we found a mystery tea while cleaning out the cupboards? Perhaps from roommates past? Either way I used Google Translate to find out what it was and it turned out to be a Norwegian tea! The contents being: "white pine, hybr

This week for Tea Leaves Thursday, I wanted to do a review on a really cool tea I found recently! Tea Drops are essentially a bath bomb for tea. The company describes them as "organic, pressed teas that dissolve in your cup." They also say, "Tea Drops are made with real loose leaf tea. That means you'll notice sediment at the bottom of your cup. We encourage you to drink it for extra benefits--that's where the good stuff is!" According to their site, part of the reason why th

Another tea blend I've been making at Ineffable, besides the Spellbound Warming Tea, is my Tragic Love Spell tea! The measurements are similar to that one in that it's roughly 40% Hibiscus Flowers, 50% Lemongrass, 10% Orange Peel, and a couple shakes of Cinnamon! As you might recall, I love hibiscus tea more than any other, and it always always pairs perfectly with cinnamon. Why Tragic Love Spell? Well, remember that hibiscus is used in spells of love, lust, and divination. C

For today's Tea Leaves Thursday, I'm going to talk about a very special tea--one that I've made! Some of you might know that I part-time at a few different places--one of them being Ineffable Ca Phe on Penn Avenue. Recently I've been wanting to step up their tea game with more herbal blends so I started digging through what bounty we had to work with. This blend I call my Spellbound Warming Tea--for the warming feeling it gives me all through my bones! This tea is roughly 40%

So in this amazing little box from Hedge Witch Apothecary that I've been writing about all week, I received some samples of their wonderful fall teas! As they all came together, I figured it'd be most fitting to review them in one big masterpost! So let's begin, shall we? This is Halloween Trick or Treat Tea: This tea is a mix of Vanilla Red Rooibos, Peppercorns, Cacao Nibs, Orange Peel, and Peppermint. The Rooibos definitely blends nicely with the mint and gives a very warmi

Hello my doves, I've finally returned from a long hibernation, to pick back up right where we left off--with Tea Leaves Thursday! And I'm coming back strong with the most magical tea of all: Butterfly Pea Flower Tea. You'll probably recognize this tea from a plethora of Buzzfeed tutorials for lemonade or cocktails. You see, what makes this tea so magical, is that it can change its color. It makes for an excellent party trick, or even just a bright little surprise on an otherw

This week's tea is a souvenir I got from someone after their trip to China. I love blooming tea and even have a special pot for it. I find it charming and peaceful how beautiful it is, so this was a perfect gift for me. For my first taste, I decided to try the Jasmine Fairy tea. The package I got had an Oleada Rose tea and the Jasmine Fairy. I figure you can't go wrong with a good jasmine and the picture on the box and pamphlet looked absolutely lovely. Jasmine tea is not onl

Second only to Shiso Tea, Hibiscus is one of my absolute favorites. In fact, it was the tea that got me into tea! I used to hate tea and feel it was bland and bitter, but then I tried a hibiscus tea and the tart, full flavor made me second guess my opinions. While there are raspberry teas, to me, hibiscus tastes more like raspberry than they do. It's tart, but sweet, and requires no add-ins to make it drinkable. Some teas need some honey or milk to make them taste just right,

This week's Tea Leaves Thursday is featuring a tea from my friends at Wilderleaf Tea! This tea a Sun-Dried Wild Rose Bud tea that the site describes as: "Another delicious option for those of us without a tolerance for caffeine, this soft tisane originates from high up in the mountains of Wenshan in Yunnan, China. The full rose buds are picked and sun dried on bamboo mats to preserve their fresh floral aromas. When brewed, the liquor shows up a pale pink that presents a pleas

Thursdays are officially Tea Leaves Thursdays! Every Thursday we'll talk about my favorite teas and what they can do for you! And some weeks we'll even delve into how to read tea leaves! For the first Tea Leaves Thursday, I wanted to focus on my favorite of all teas: shiso tea. Perilla frutescens var. crispa, or shiso, is a perennial plant of the mint family. It produces red-purple leaves or green-leaved forms and is sometimes referred to as the "beefsteak plant." When I firs