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		<title>The Joy of Selfishness and Tea</title>
		<link>http://englishtea.us/2012/05/30/the-joy-of-selfishness-and-tea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 13:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.C. Cargill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To many folks out there, the very word “selfishness” raises their blood pressure a few levels, since the term has been vilified for centuries. Before you start thinking that I am proposing some totally hedonistic and/or bacchanalian tea time bingeing, hold on. I’m just saying that selfishness can be a key ingredient in the enjoyment [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=englishtea.us&#038;blog=6112069&#038;post=16513&#038;subd=tasteofenglishtea&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomy of a Tea Review</title>
		<link>http://englishtea.us/2012/05/29/anatomy-of-a-tea-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 13:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tea reviewing is not exactly rocket science. In fact, I sorta dove into reviewing teas head first when a tea company sent me some samples and then this competing company found out and said, “Hey, would you like to try our teas?” So, I said like “Sure, why not?” And then, so, like, they sent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=englishtea.us&#038;blog=6112069&#038;post=16504&#038;subd=tasteofenglishtea&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Tea Time — Memorial Day</title>
		<link>http://englishtea.us/2012/05/26/holiday-tea-time-memorial-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 15:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.C. Cargill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Memorial Day hasn’t been around too long — only about since the late 1800s which is pretty short relative to the history of tea drinking — but it has quickly become a time for picnics and celebrating. Those celebrations honor bravery and people who fought. Making tea a part of that celebration can be a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=englishtea.us&#038;blog=6112069&#038;post=16509&#038;subd=tasteofenglishtea&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pairing Tea and Food — Simple Summer Couscous Salad and Golden Yunnan Tea</title>
		<link>http://englishtea.us/2012/05/25/pairing-tea-and-food-simple-summer-couscous-salad-and-golden-yunnan-tea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 13:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.C. Cargill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foodie Michelle Judd of Tasteasyougo.com, a food blog I have been practically glued to for awhile, has some of the most mouth-watering recipes on her site. While her goal isn’t necessarily to come up with recipes for tea time, most of them do seem perfect tea go-withs. Here is the 2nd of the baker’s dozen [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=englishtea.us&#038;blog=6112069&#038;post=16498&#038;subd=tasteofenglishtea&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Gongfu Tea Time Is Missing Its Chahai!</title>
		<link>http://englishtea.us/2012/05/24/my-gongfu-tea-time-is-missing-its-chahai/</link>
		<comments>http://englishtea.us/2012/05/24/my-gongfu-tea-time-is-missing-its-chahai/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 13:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.C. Cargill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acquiring some Yixing teapots started me looking into the whole Gongfu Tea Time thing, except that there was a part that hubby and I overlooked: the chahai! Unbeknownst to us, though, we had come up with our own version without even realizing it. First, we need to back up a bit. What’s a chahai? Well, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=englishtea.us&#038;blog=6112069&#038;post=16493&#038;subd=tasteofenglishtea&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get a Good Cuppa Tea at a Coffee Shop</title>
		<link>http://englishtea.us/2012/05/23/how-to-get-a-good-cuppa-tea-at-a-coffee-shop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.C. Cargill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tea Enjoyment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coffee shop]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of you are probably thinking right now: “Gee, she’s making a really big assumption here. That it’s possible to get a good cuppa tea at a coffee shop.” No assumptions being made here, since I have experienced this seemingly impossible feat. To some, the very thought of getting tea in a coffee shop is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=englishtea.us&#038;blog=6112069&#038;post=16489&#038;subd=tasteofenglishtea&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chocolate! Chocolate! Chocolate! (and Tea)</title>
		<link>http://englishtea.us/2012/05/22/chocolate-chocolate-chocolate-and-tea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.C. Cargill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I was drinking tea (as always) and thinking of chocolate (also as always). Then, I had some chocolate and started thinking about tea! It seems to be a fairly common occurrence, as a bit of online searching revealed. Awhile back, Lainie Petersen, well known to readers of this blog, had a chocothon [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=englishtea.us&#038;blog=6112069&#038;post=16483&#038;subd=tasteofenglishtea&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When a Little More Gives You a Lot More Tea</title>
		<link>http://englishtea.us/2012/05/21/when-a-little-more-gives-you-a-lot-more-tea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 13:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.C. Cargill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preparing Tea and Herbals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pyrex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steeping Tea]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With tea, more can be less or it can be more, depending on how you approach it. More tea leaves can give you a truer and more robust flavor in your cup. Fewer tea leaves will give you a lighter flavor, especially if you are having pu-erh, a nice white like Silver Needle, or a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=englishtea.us&#038;blog=6112069&#038;post=16478&#038;subd=tasteofenglishtea&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tea Kettle Philosophy ― Odd Sizes</title>
		<link>http://englishtea.us/2012/05/18/tea-kettle-philosophy-%e2%80%95-odd-sizes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.C. Cargill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preparing Tea and Herbals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Waiting for the water in a tea kettle to boil tends to lead one’s mind down all sorts of pathways. Add to that the coming of Summer, the Memorial Day Weekend, and cookout fever. This led me to start thinking about how odd some sizes are, primarily in packaging. A classic example is the hotdogs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=englishtea.us&#038;blog=6112069&#038;post=16473&#038;subd=tasteofenglishtea&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tea and the Kitchen Sink</title>
		<link>http://englishtea.us/2012/05/17/tea-and-the-kitchen-sink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.C. Cargill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tea - Flavored]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flavored tea]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In response to my article “Teas with Something Extra,” a friend on either Twitter or Facebook (I can’t remember which) commented, “Hey, if you&#8217;re gonna add ‘stuff’ to your tea, why not throw in the kitchen sink?” So very true. Once you’ve loaded down a tea with so many pieces of fruit, or flower petals, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=englishtea.us&#038;blog=6112069&#038;post=16468&#038;subd=tasteofenglishtea&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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