Steep Stories

Tag: Earl Grey

  • A Crappy Christmas Cat Poem with a Cuppa Tea

    T’was the day before Christmas Eve, And all was quite spiffy. I stayed in my PJs all day – In neither a hurry nor jiffy.   I babysat two cats, Made sure they were fed. Never overstayed my welcome, For they both wished me dead.  

  • Tea Presence from Across the Pond

    I think I mentioned a certain British girl I used to work with on this blog before. Okay, make that twice. Alright . . . technically, it was three times, if you count a guest blog for Lochan Tea. Point being, she was one of my favorite highlights of 2014. A person to pal around…

  • My Tea Snobbery and the Source of Steampunk Whimsy

    Almost three years ago, I wrote a rant about steampunk – a sci-fi sub-genre focusing on a fanciful Victorian aesthetic. It wasn’t very kind to the various gear-laden facets of the retro offshoot. I argued that the sub-genre lacked a key component that was the beating heart of any alt-history endeavor – a sense of…

  • Steeped Recipes at Smith’s

    I can’t cook . . . worth a damn. The only interest I’ve ever taken in food preparation is, well, how to eat it. That is where my exploration of the culinary arts begins and often ends. Beyond the making of an epic sammich (yes, sammich, not sandwich), my ability to cook, bake, and .…

  • Smoked Chai for the Momma’s Boy

    It’s been a weird and busy month. In the span of three weeks, I had driver’s license difficulties, car troubles, multiple projects, and some minor financial headaches. Yet all of these things didn’t affect my mood any. Reason being? My Mum had my back. As if it wasn’t quite obvious, I’m a total momma’s boy.…

  • The Zen of Using Yuzu

    According to the Almighty Wiki, yuzu is a citrus fruit native to East Asia, which may be a hybrid between sour mandarin oranges and Ichang papeda (whatever that is). I first learned of its existence when “researching” Korean jarred teas. Sometimes, yuzu was used as an ingredient – along with honey – to create a…

  • Cheating at NaNoWriMo by the Numbers on an Anniversary

    You – fair reader(s?) – may have noticed a very significant change on this blog. No, not the content. Look up. Awwww-yeah! That’s right; this blog finally has its own domain name. I announced it via the social mediasphere, but in case you’re new to this tea musing circus, that’s a big deal to me!…

  • F**k Flavored Matcha

    First, let me go on record by saying: “I am not against flavored tea!” As a well-versed/rehearsed Earl Grey drinker, I can’t say I’m above a little dash of something extra. Some of the best teas I’ve tried have fallen under the “flavor”-ful moniker. Granted, I’m more prone to traditional(-ish?) approaches to scenting teas rather…