BEAUTY IS A LIFESTYLE THING

Today I hosted an in-home tea tasting for my family. A tea tasting is where a professional or enthusiast tastes types of tea to determine the tea's components. Sort of like a "flight of tea". I was given a sample of Cusa Tea from The Daily Goodie Box. Cusa Tea is an instant tea, that has no steeping time. I am also a tea editor for at least 11 years with Bellaonline.com on their subchannel Food & Drink. I have authored tea articles, edited and run the forum there. Organic English breakfast, Oolong, and Mango green tea A tea tasting is a skill, while I have no license or certificate, I do have a skilled palate. I like and drink tea. Now, I most likely could not tell you down to the region these teas were grown, like some, but I can judge the important parts of tea with the education and knowledge I do have. A tea tasting depends on controlled conditions. I will judge and taste this tea based on the directions of the manufacturer and the single tea kettle of fr...

As a tea editor and beauty and lifestyle editor, adding in healthy foods is like taking a miracle medication!  Being proactive with your health should be easy, so let's start today by adding in some Matcha Tea! Here's an easy recipe for a Matcha Tea Smoothie: Ingredients: 1cup Hot Water 1tsp. Matcha Approx. 1/2 Cup of Vanilla Creamer or Almond Milk Directions: Put the matcha into blender or bowl if whisking (This recipe can be whisked or blended in a blender to mix) Add to it the hot water, then blend. When combined then add to it the creamer. Drink and enjoy the benefits of the Matcha. The start of a new year includes good foods. Matcha tea can be purchased in the powder form, but do be careful, as in some places it can be rather expensive. Matcha tea can be also acquired by opening matcha tea bags and measuring into the smoothie. *Please see www.bellaonline.com/about/tea  for questions regarding tea by Tea Editor Mary Caliendo