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On the 8th Day ….

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Libre Tea sent me their Glass n Poly tea mug.  This is a great way to enjoy loose tea on the run.  The stainless steel tea filter is surrounded by BPA free polypropylene as is the lid interior.  I have always been a tea lover, especially loose tea however it is not the easiest to make when you are on the run or at work.  Since receiving the Libre Glass n Poly I have used it everyday at work- a huge improvement over K Cup coffee.  Check out my How to Video Below:

TO ENTER: This giveaway is open until December 9th at 6am. This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian Residents.

1. Visit the Libre Tea and tell me something you learned . (required)

Additional Chances to win (PLEASE LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY; also if you already do any of these ie. follow me on twitter/facebook, ect it counts so leave a comment).

The winner is:

  1. Follow Libre Tea on Twitter.
  2. Follow me on Twitter.
  3. Tweet about this giveaway “I want to win @cookveganlover @libretea Giveaway http://wp.me/pFVWo-1iK”
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Product Review: The Tea Spot

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The Tea Spot has “modernized the loose tea experience. Infusing tea traditions with modern design, our eco-ethical STEEPWARE® offers unique loose tea steepers that make tea brewing simple & stylish. Our full leaf teas include organic and Fair-Trade Certified™ estate teas & signature blends. Committed to giving as we grow, 10% of each sale is donated in-kind to cancer wellness & community programs. So drink up & feel good about it!” (source)

The Tea Spot sent me a great steeper called the Tuffy Steeper.  It is a collapsible silicone steeping basket.  I love that it folds right up and I can take it anywhere.


They also sent me some teas to test out in my Tuffy Steeper:

  • Green Roasted Mint: I loved this tea! This tea is warming and not just because it was hot.  The mint is delicious and so much better than those other mint teas.

  • Monkey-Picked White: This tea has a great hint of apricot and a light buttery taste.  It is great in the morning with some toast and jam.  I bet it would be great iced as well.

  • Boulder Blues: I really enjoyed this as a dessert tea.  This green tea is combined with strawberry and rhubarb flavors.  This would be great in the summer warm for breakfast or a nice refreshing iced tea on a hot afternoon.

  • Meditative Mind: This is the The Tea Spots best seller.  I really wanted to like this tea but the hint of rosebuds was a bit too floral for me, however it did smell great!

Disclaimer: The Tea Spot provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Product Review: Rishi Tea

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Rishi Tea provided me with a few samples of their organic fair-trade tea to try. Rishi has many great teas such as: African Rooibos, Ancient Tree Tea, Black Tea, Caffeine Free Botanical Blends, Chai, Green Tea, Iced Tea, Oolong Tea, Organic Tea & Botanicals, Pu-erh Tea, White Tea and Yerba Mate.  They also carry some great tea cups, pots and other accessories for any tea lover.

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Rishi Tea sent me their Rishi Masala Chai, Organic Wild Rose and Organic Mandarin Citrus.  My husband is a huge fan of chai tea and was excited to try this one.  It is described as “a robust and full-flavored black tea blended with traditional masala spices.”  We enjoyed this tea with some unsweetened almond milk and stevia.

The other teas that I tried were both white teas the Mandarin Citrus and Wild Rose.  I enjoyed the Mandarin Citrus described as “Jasmine scented white teas hand blended with Australian lemon myrtle leaf, mandarin orange and grapefruit.” This tea was light and refreshing, a great morning tea.

The Wild Rose is a white tea infused with wild harvested roses.  I am not a huge fan of floral teas and this one was just too over powering.

I look forward to trying some of the other interesting teas that Rishi has to offer.

Disclaimer: Rishi Tea provided me with a free sample of this product to review, and I was under no obligation to review it if I so chose. Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the free product.

Golden Moon Tea

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To my delight after my awkward interview I returned home to find a package waiting for me from Golden Moon Tea.  They sent me six samples of their tea which I just can’t wait to try. They have a variety of really interesting flavors such as:

  • Sugar Caramel Oolong
  • Sencha
  • Coconut Pouchong
  • Rose
  • Tippy Earl Grey
  • Honey Pear (not vegan so I will give this one to my mum to try)

Tonight I tired the Caramel Oolong- It's pretty good not too sweet

Tonight I tried the Sugar Caramel Oolong- it's pretty good and not too sweet!

You can check out what else I ate today at Eat.Live.Be Healthy.

Review and Giveaway: Guayaki Tea… amazingly delicious

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WINNER!

Kim Christensen

 

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I’ve become addicted to Guayaki Yerba Mate Tea  in the past few days (now that I can have caffeine again- because of unfortunate circumstances).  Before leaving on vacation to my surprise and delight I received a large box of samples of Guayaki Yerba Mate tea bags, loose tea and bottled ice tea.  My husband and I are now addicted to the light crisp taste of the tea.  The bottled cold tea is great with just a little sweetness.  In just a few days I have come to love this tea and can’t get enough of it. I still have to try the hot tea but I am sure that it is great, and once I try it I will post more. 

 

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My love of this tea has inspired me to do a giveaway- the lucky winner will receive 2 boxes of Guayaki Yerba Mate tea bags. If you would like a chance to win some of this yummy tea then leave a comment- if you post this to twitter @cookveganlover or link on your blog you will get an extra chance to win this great prize by Saturday 9/19/09.  I will choose a winner on Sunday 9/20/09.  Also don’t forget to check out my post about a Vegan Care Package Swap.

 

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