Author: Lani and Norm

I enjoy learning and sharing that knowledge. Sharing has been in many forms over the years, as a teaching assistant, university lecturer, Pilates instructor, math tutor and just sharing with friends and family. Throughout, summarizing what I have learnt in words has always been there and continues to through blog posts, articles, video and the ever growing forms of content out there!
Recipes Tea

Chai in brownies makes for one of the best chair recipes you have to try!

chai browniews
chai brownies recipes
Estimated read time 2 min read

Last week we were found out what is chai? This week we want to do something more with chai than just drink it, which is a wonderful way to experience chai! In any case, below is a brownie recipe that I modified to make a “chai” brownier recipe. I love it. In the recipe where is says 1/2c chai, I used a 1/2 c of the raw chai blend mix. Something I should have done before just using the chai blend is to take out any cardamom pods or shells. Something I may try in the future is to keep in 1/2c cocoa powder and instead of the greek yogurt perhaps use chai brewed with milk itself. Lots of ways to play around with the recipe. But this is just one attempt. Hope you enjoy it!

Reference Tea

Can tea be used in skin care products?

green tea body scrub recipe
green tea body scrub recipe
Estimated read time 10 min read

I seem most at peace when I’m sleeping, drinking tea or making something with my hands. The latter seems to allow me to think more creatively and imaginatively about everything and anything. In any case, this past weekend was about making things with tea and in particular green tea and matcha. Of course, there is the usual baking with matcha a few recipes of which can be found in a previous post on Can you cook with matcha? This weekend, while I did make some matcha cupcakes, [1], I wanted to see if I could make some skin care products with matcha and/or green tea. I only started making skin care products last year: scrubs, body butters, melt and pour soaps, shower/bath bombs, lip balms, etc. Simple things. But now that I’ve made them a few times, I had a desire to start experiment. If people are making coffee scrubs, I’m sure someone is making tea scrubs out there! In any case, my search on Pinterest leads me down a rabbit hole, as usual! But I managed to climb out with a few interesting recipes for DIY skin care products that I quickly repined and tried. [2]

Not Edible Reference

Give a personalized gift of tea by snail mail

tea greetings
Estimated read time 6 min read

Has the art of sending letters and greeting cards by post died? I’m not sure. When I was younger I remember days like Valentine’s Day, the Christmas season and birthdays being a big time for receiving greeting cards. It was like waiting for the end of the season to count how many I got; displaying Christmas cards or birthday cards all over my rooms. It was a source of pride almost. As I get older, there were fewer cards but more meaningful ones.

History Reference

Indian Tea – Regions of the world of tea

indian tea plantation
Estimated read time 8 min read

The tea in Assam is made from the Camellia sinensis var. assamica plant. There are more than 800 tea estates in Assam. Tea from this region is known for its body, briskness, strong malty flavours. It is used as the main component in breakfast tea blends. The growing season is from late spring to early fall. Most of the tea produced is from July to September.

History Reference Tea

Regions of the World of Tea – Sri Lanka

sri lanka, ceylon
Estimated read time 6 min read

Sri Lanka is the 4th largest tea producing industry in the world. It accounts for 6.5% of the global tea production. They are a leading exporter with 17% of global exports. 190 000 hectares of land, cultivated with tea can be found in Sri Lanka. There are 7 major tea producing regions in Sri Lanka: