I am and have been a Mighty Leaf tea lover for many years.  The first time I ever tried Mighty Leaf was actually on vacation and it was the tea in our hotel room.  Ever since then I have become addicted to their teas, especially the orange dulce.

For this giveaway Mighty Leaf is providing a TeaTop Brew Mug & Variety Tea Gift Set perfect for enjoying tea throughout the day, our TeaTop Brew Mug and Mighty Leaf Variety tin of Tea Pouches come enclosed in a gift box. Our  double walled stainless steel brew mug features the patented Tea Top lid, enabling you from ever drinking overbrewed tea again.

Fifteen tea pouches of varying caffeine levels comprise the Mighty Leaf Tea Variety in a stylish black tin including the following flavors: Green Tea Tropical, Organic Spring Jasmine, Chamomile Citrus, Organic African Nectar <–Hubz Favorite, Organic Earl Grey, Organic Breakfast and Orange Dulce <–my favorite. Click on “Brew” for TeaTop Brew Mug instructions.

Tea Top Brew Mug has 12 oz. capacity

GIVEAWAY:

Mighty Leaf is generously providing the winner with a TeaTop Brew Mug & Variety Tea Gift Set. The giveaway is open to US Residents ONLY. Giveaway Open Until 12p EST on 12/12

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 Third Street Chai, located in Boulder, CO, microbrews organic chai, iced tea, yerba mate and lemonade concentrates. Third Street creates their delicious tea/lemonade concentrates in their eco-friendly facilities that are 100% wind-powered. Additionally Third Street composts 100% of their ingredients with the help of local farmers in Boulder County.  Third Street also uses high quality Organic and Fair Trade Certified ingredients to produce all of their products.

Third Street Chai was kind enough to send me a variety of samples of their products to review.

The samples included:

• Ginger Lemonade
• Authentic Chai
• Spicy Ginger Chai
• Pomegranate Green Tea
• Peach Black Tea

All of Third Street’s concentrates are lightly sweetened and are easy to prepare; all you need for the chai is some tasty almond milk (or your favorite milk) and for the iced teas and lemonade water! I quickly became obsessed with the ginger lemonade and it was the first to go (and far to quickly I must say).  I loved that it wasn’t too sweet like most lemonades and had a nice gingery bite.

As for the chai I have only tried them hot, since it is getting to be winter here, and I enjoyed both of the flavors.  Of the two chai’s the Authentic was my favorite and the Spicy Ginger the Hubz favorite.  I found the Spicy Ginger a little too peppery for me.  To make the chai latte I heated half chai and half almond milk in a pot on the stove and served.  I attempted to make a foam with a whisk but failed;  I really need an a frother to make some good foam.

Lastly the iced teas- these were my least favorite.  I am lover of iced tea but I like mine strong and unsweetened.  The fruit plus the added sweetener made these a little too overpowering for me.  My dad who tried the peach black tea agreed that it was good but a little too sweet.

Overall my husband and I were huge fans and Neil is now on a search for a 64oz super concentrate so he can have chai lattes all the time (within reason).

Have you tried Third St Chai? What is your favorite beverage? 

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Delicious tea at Patra

Hummus, pita chips and veggies (that tasted like onions) at Patra

Late lunch with the Hubz at The Farm House Tap & Grill

Oh and of course and afternoon brew

or two! (we both had 2 halves - so one full beer)

Sunday Breakfast Broiled Grape Fruit aka "Royal Grapefruit" (the Hubz thought I said royal when I really said BROILED so now it's Royal Grapefruit)

Yields 4 servings- mix 2T agave, 1t vanilla, 1/2t cinnamon & 1/4t ginger powder together and brush on 2 halved grapefruits- broil on high for 5-10 minutes

Breakfast Frittata with Tomato-Mushroom Gravy

Blog Updates:

Thanks to the Hubz my blog has received a facelift! In addition to a new look I also updated my ‘About Me‘ page so check it out! Stay tuned for more upgrades in the future!

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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)

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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.

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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.

• 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 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.

Kim Christensen

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. 

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.