Tea with Annette

For those of you who have stuck it out, I'm still here. I've moved to North Carolina now and am looking forward to some cool, even cold, hot tea weather.

These are so elegant. Tea can be such a charming experience.

{such} elegant tea spoons!

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My dear Tea with Annette fans, I wanted you to know that I will be leaving Facebook by Friday, January 27. I appreciate all the support you have shown me over the years. If you'd like to stay in touch, you can find me on Twitter, annette_tealady, or message me with your current email address. Take care. Remember me when you have a cup of tea. I'll be thinking of you.

It's been a couple of days since my last tea review. How are you?

Here's our next new blend -- Pecan Cinnamon Rooibos. It's made with certified organic rooibos, natural organic compliant cinnamon flavor, natural vanilla flavor, certified organic cinnamon, and candied pecans (pecans, sugar, butter, corn syrup). Is your mouth watering? Order yours here: www.tealightfultea.net/AnnetteYCowell.

If you aren't familiar with Rooibos, find one you love (even if it's not this one), and put it on your evening routine. Rooibos is naturally caffeine-free and full of nutrients. It's a drink that will relax you and ready you for a good night's sleep. Our Pecan Cinnamon Rooibos is indeed reminiscent of a pecan coffee roll. The candied pecans provide an almost caramel taste while the cinnamon makes it taste sweet without any added sweetener.

Let me know what you think of this blend. Health and abundant happiness!

I'm ready for a late afternoon treat. How about you? I'm having our new Caramel Peach White. It's a blend of certified organic white tea, certified organic rooibos, natural organic compliant peach and caramel flavors, unsulphured dried papaya (papaya, sugar), caramel bits, and certified organic cinnamon. You can order your own here: www.tealightfultea.net/AnnetteYCowell

You may notice this a bit darker in color than the Winter Spice White. The darker color comes from the presence of the rooibos. This tea smells like dried peaches with an edge of something else. When you taste it, you can tell the "something else" is definitely caramel. Though I could drink this tea straight, a little touch of sweetness brings out the peach flavor even more. My sweetener of choice is stevia.

This large cup of tea will definitely tide me over until dinner. What do you think of this healthy tea blend? I'd love to hear!

Health and abundant happiness...

If you are having beautiful, cool, crisp autumn weather, tell me about it and post a photo or 2. I'm missing it terribly here in Florida. Thank you!

This morning, I'm having another of our new fall/winter teas -- Marizapan Cinnamon Apple. It is a blend of certified organic black tea, rooibos, natural organic compliant apple flavor, unsulphured dried apple, certified organic cinnamon and almonds. You can order yours here: www.tealightfultea.net/AnnetteYCowell

This is labeled as our founder's favorite of our new teas. It has a sweet taste even without adding a sweetener. It reminds me of candied apples or a sweet apple pie. If you're looking for a sweet-tooth satisfier, you can't go wrong with this tea. As a reminder, this tea does contain real nuts.

Give it a try and let me know what you think. Health and abundant happiness!

I know some of you are still struggling with the effects of Matthew. My home state of NC is having a particularly rough time. I'm thinking of you and praying things will improve soon. Here in Florida, I'm hoping to get down the rest of my hurricane shutters this weekend. I'm ready to come out of my cave and see the sun in all the rooms of my house again.

This featured tea is a returning winter favorite, Winter Spice White.
You can order yours here: www.tealightfultea.net/AnnetteYCowell.

It is a certified organic white tea with apples, elderberries, currants, almonds, natural organic compliant pecan flavor, cinnamon, star anise, and cloves.

I am not a huge fan of the flavor of anise. In this tea, though, it is well-balanced with the fruits and other spices. It does not overwhelm the other flavors. Our new catalog describes it as tasting like spiced apple cider. This is probably an accurate description. I usually take my apple cider straight so I really can't say for certain. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on this tea.

Health and abundant happiness!

It's been some time since we've talked. I hope you are well.

You can order the tea I'm reviewing and see our other new teas at: www.tealightfultea.net/AnnetteYCowell.

Here is our new Pumpkin Gingerbread tea. It brews beautifully as you can see. This tea is a blend of certified organic black tea, natural organic compliant pumpkin flavor with other natural flavors, natural vanilla flavor, certified organic ginger and certified organic cinnamon. I love that we are moving toward more organics.

In my experience, pumpkin is a difficult flavor to capture in tea. This one does a good job of that. The ginger and cinnamon flavors are balanced with the cinnamon being a little stronger to me. This is a great addition to our dessert tea collection -- the taste of a wonderful autumn dessert without all the calories. Let me know what you think of this new blend.

Health and abundant happiness!

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