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Luck In Your Cup: Tea Superstitions for Prosperity, Love, and Good Fortune

It’s no secret that tea has been around for a long time. According to Chinese legend, tea was accidentally discovered 5,000 years ago when Emperor Shen-nung was boiling water and...

Luck In Your Cup: Tea Superstitions for Prosperity, Love, and Good Fortune

By A Guest Writer

Bringing People Together: The Samovar, a Russian Tea Urn

A Guest Writer

I remember the first time I visited my future husband’s parents in Germany. In their house, many details caught my attention, but one item stood out.“That’s a samovar!” I exclaimed...

Bringing People Together: The Samovar, a Russian Tea Urn

By A Guest Writer

A Classic Earl Grey Tea Granita with a Twist

A Guest Writer

It seems like this past summer was the year for cold brew teas and tea ice pops, but there was one treat that I had enjoyed almost weekly that was...

A Classic Earl Grey Tea Granita with a Twist

By A Guest Writer

Drink Your Greens: Double Green Tea Smoothie Recipe

A Guest Writer

Green smoothies are having something of a moment. There’s a reason why these brightly hued drinks have been dominating your social media feeds: they’re an easy way to increase your...

Drink Your Greens: Double Green Tea Smoothie Recipe

By A Guest Writer

Ways to Use Loose Leaf Tea

Ciaran Keast

Here at Plum Deluxe, any time is tea time! But did you realize there's more to it than just the beverage? As our resident tea fanatic, I am happy to...

Ways to Use Loose Leaf Tea

By Ciaran Keast

Tea Time Snack: Crunchy Cocoa Cookies

Andy Hayes

Looking to freshen up your tea time routine? Or need to bring a snack to an upcoming party or afternoon tea and want something that will impress? You've just found...

Tea Time Snack: Crunchy Cocoa Cookies

By Andy Hayes

18 Places to Stick Your Chai

Ciaran Keast

We are excitedly gearing up for chai season -- which pretty much lasts from the end of August until February (or maybe that’s just me). That’s a long time, so...