tea and food (and something else), oh my
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Three teas were profiled in the December 2007 issue of body + soul:
1. Tulsi: An herb used in Ayurveda, good for stress and boosting immunity; tastes sweet and fragrant with flavors of mint, licorice, and cloves.
2. Yerba Mate: A coffee substitute that gives a buzz without jitters; tastes earthy, slightly bitter and smoky.
3. Pu-erh: A Chinese tea that aids digestion, made in bricks and develops better flavor with age; tastes clean and flowery.
I'm rather curious about these teas. Has anyone tried these?
How to Tell if a Recipe is Worth Cooking With Five Easy Questions from Casual Kitchen and Frugal Food Hacks: 10 Tricks to Simplifying Recipe Searches from Cheap Healthy Food list great things to keep in mind when looking at recipes. I tend to obsessively search for and save recipes (even though I almost never actually make anything), and I do employ a lot of the ideas already to cut down on the crap.
The Perfect Hobby: One That’s Cheap, Makes Money Or Becomes A Business
I wish my hobbies were cheap or made money. Ha, instead I spend scary amounts of money on buying and paying for (rather expensive) shipping of books from a foreign country and scary amounts of time reading and writing about them.
On a sort of related note, I really hate how almost every "how to save money" list includes borrowing books from the library instead of buying. Let me know when libraries start stocking Japanese (BL) novels and manga, then maybe I'll think about it. And I realize my reading habits are not the norm (I reread a lot), but I'd think there are quite a number of people who reread their books more thannever once. I even reread books I didn't like the first time, partly to give it another chance and partly because I figure I can put the book down if I need to do something else. XD;
On the Media's "Novel" Challenge for NaNoWriMo has garnered quite a response. People are pretty creative in their 12-word "novels." :P
And this is where I'd say goodnight, put my laptop to sleep and go to bed, but I'm wide awake and antsy. I shouldn't have taken that nap in early evening... *sighs*
Three teas were profiled in the December 2007 issue of body + soul:
1. Tulsi: An herb used in Ayurveda, good for stress and boosting immunity; tastes sweet and fragrant with flavors of mint, licorice, and cloves.
2. Yerba Mate: A coffee substitute that gives a buzz without jitters; tastes earthy, slightly bitter and smoky.
3. Pu-erh: A Chinese tea that aids digestion, made in bricks and develops better flavor with age; tastes clean and flowery.
I'm rather curious about these teas. Has anyone tried these?
How to Tell if a Recipe is Worth Cooking With Five Easy Questions from Casual Kitchen and Frugal Food Hacks: 10 Tricks to Simplifying Recipe Searches from Cheap Healthy Food list great things to keep in mind when looking at recipes. I tend to obsessively search for and save recipes (even though I almost never actually make anything), and I do employ a lot of the ideas already to cut down on the crap.
The Perfect Hobby: One That’s Cheap, Makes Money Or Becomes A Business
I wish my hobbies were cheap or made money. Ha, instead I spend scary amounts of money on buying and paying for (rather expensive) shipping of books from a foreign country and scary amounts of time reading and writing about them.
On a sort of related note, I really hate how almost every "how to save money" list includes borrowing books from the library instead of buying. Let me know when libraries start stocking Japanese (BL) novels and manga, then maybe I'll think about it. And I realize my reading habits are not the norm (I reread a lot), but I'd think there are quite a number of people who reread their books more than
On the Media's "Novel" Challenge for NaNoWriMo has garnered quite a response. People are pretty creative in their 12-word "novels." :P
And this is where I'd say goodnight, put my laptop to sleep and go to bed, but I'm wide awake and antsy. I shouldn't have taken that nap in early evening... *sighs*
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tea
Date: 2007-11-18 12:00 pm (UTC)scroll down to China selection.
it is good, but not my first choice for black tea. it is mild, but I found that one really needs to be precise with the amount and time for brewing. otherwise it gets pretty strong of what they call "earthy aroma" and when overbrewed smells more like 'dirt'. finally I liked it with milk in the early evening as it is not too strong. I also heard that it's sort of good-for-your-health thing, and it was the reason why I tried it out.
I once tried Yerba Mate and could not even finish 50g package. I did not like aroma at all, it reminded me of an ashtray full of old cigarettes. When brewed the aroma did not improve and the taste was sort of bitter. But then I did not buy this one in an exclusive tea boutique, so maybe more expensive brands will be better, but I did not dare to try again from a brand name.
I have not heard of Tulsi before, but I think I'll give it a try :XD
Re: tea
Date: 2007-11-19 06:49 am (UTC)Okay, maybe I won't try the Pu-Erh and Yerba Mate for now. Tulsi sounds more innocuous, maybe I'll go for that one...
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Date: 2007-11-18 02:56 pm (UTC)HAH!! *nods in agreement*
If I didn't have the money to spend on buying books, new or used, then I'd use the library...and totally change my reading habits. I'd have to...it would be like going back to school. You have a time limit and the book is due to be turned so chew through it at their pace.
No more books by the bed, in the purse, in the car, in the bathroom..basically scattered around my life and picked up to continue where I left off when I pause for a few minutes in that spot.
Sure lots of people can just sit down and devour a book, but I am putting my entire family on hold to do that and it becomes an exercise in frustration.
I love books. I love to be surrounded by them and be able to reach for one to quote, or access information when the mood strikes me or just pat lovingly. I resent being forced to read in a timeframe (tried the bookclub route and it didn't last...mainly because I hated being TOLD what to read ...and then trying to choke it down on schedule, even if I hated it)
I have lots of books on the go at once. Sure I've probably the attention span of a gnat, but I can and do keep straight dozens of storylines or non-fiction data dumps, so that even going back to something months if not a year after I closed the cover last is not difficult.
I also re-read favorite passages from manga of many genres and novels...and while the novels I read are not BL, they are translated Japanese lit., and that simply is not found on our library shelves...let alone the non-fic areas of personal interest. Nothing makes me twitchier than reachin for a volume to consult or wallow in a passage and not be able to find the book!
*loaning books is more stressful than letting my child sleep over at a friends house*...>___<
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Date: 2007-11-19 06:56 am (UTC)I understand many people aren't even remotely like this, but I'd like to think people like you or me aren't that few in number.
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Date: 2007-11-19 06:21 pm (UTC)Whenever I borrow a book, I am reminded that there is a deadline for returning it which casts a gloom over the whole process of reading. To say nothing of the fact that I love the paper and binding and smell of books... *pets her book collection*
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Date: 2007-11-23 09:55 am (UTC)