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Saturday Morning Smoothie

3/23/2013

I love Saturday mornings and no better way to start the weekend than with a green tea smoothie.

My recipe is as follows:

1 frozen ripe banana

1 cup unsweetened almond milk

1 spoonful of protein powder (I use ViSalus Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake mix)

1 spoonful of Matcha green tea

Crushed ice

Directions - Blend, drink and enjoy the weekend!

Green Tea Cheesecake

3/21/2013

Here is a simple recipe for a Green Tea Cheesecake from Stella at the blog "A Paint of Life". She was kind enough to allow me to share her recipe here.

I hope you give it a try!

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Celebrate St. Patty's Day with Green Tea!

3/16/2013

Green Tea Martini, Good Shaken or Stirred!

Green tea martinis are on the RAGE! Delicious, refreshing and very unique! Here is a recipe for a truly delicious experience!

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Have a great St. Patty’s Day and drink something green :) Steve

Photo by Mark Bowers

Green Tea Beverage: A Top Longevity Food

3/16/2013

In his new book, Secrets of Longevity Cookbook, Dr. Maoshing Ni listed green tea as one of the top ten foods for health and longevity. During his twenty-five years of studying centenarians, he found that the same ten foods kept recurring again and again in the diets of long-living individuals, and green tea definitely tops the charts in the beverage category.

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Teaviews.com

3/12/2013

Want unbiased tea reviews? Check out Teaviews.com

Teaviews.com is an online collective of tea lovers and reviewers from across the United States and Canada. All members receive free periodic shipments of high quality tea samples, which they select themselves from the inventory of samples, to taste and review on Teaviews.com. The tea samples come directly from tea vendors all around the world, large and small. All of the reviews are published at Teaviews.com, along with other tea-related posts. Teaviews.com is completely unaffiliated with any tea manufacturers or merchants, so the reviews remain 100% unbiased.

Green Tea Smoothie - My favorite morning drink

3/11/2013

Green tea smoothies are a great delicious and nutritious option when you don't have time to sit down to a good breakfast.

Experiment by mixing in fruit like banana, mango, apricot or pineapple. Also try using almond or soy milk.

Here are some simple and nutritious recipes from one of my favorites matcha sites.

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Tea + Social Networking = Steepster.com

3/11/2013

Tea + Social Networking = Steepster.com

I just got an account over at Steepster.com. What is Steepster? I would call it a “Tea Community”. Steepster is a great place for people new to tea. You can browse teas, read reviews of teas and learn all sorts of information about tea. You can also participate in discussions including reviewing teas once you get an account. And they have a great section on my favorite tea....green teas.

Check them out!

Steepster.com

AntiCancer -- A New Way of Life" - Green Tea mentioned

3/4/2013

Dr. David Servan-Schreiber discusses his book, "AntiCancer -- A New Way of Life", including mentioning Green Tea!

Just one more reason to drink more green tea!!

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Matcha Green Tea Donuts

3/3/2013

Saw this recipe for Matcha green tea donuts on A Beautiful Mess. A Beautiful Mess is a lifestyle blog focused on creating a beautiful life. They share simple ways to create an inspired lifestyle. They believe in lifelong learning. Most of all, they believe that life doesn't need to be perfect to be beautiful.

Let me know what you think?

See recipe here

Genmaimatcha Tea from American Tea Room

3/1/2013

Whereas Genmaicha is a low-caffeine alternative to other Japanese greens, Genmaimatcha cranks up the caffeine (and the antioxidants and flavor) with the addition of one of our favorite teas: Matcha. The jade-green, matcha-covered leaves in Genmaimatcha have a sweet, grainy aroma with an intense green freshness. They brew into a rich, deep, nearly opaque chartreuse green liquor with a sweet, toasty flavors of roasted almonds and grains, an oceanic whiff of fatty salmon and a pure, strong grassy, vegetal note. What follows is a tingly aftertaste in which toasty rice notes outlast any fading astringency. The overall effect is assertively bittersweet, cementing this tea’s spot as a favorite wake-up tea. Pair with breakfast, brunch or grilled fish.

More info on Genmainatcha Tea

Give it a try and let me know what you think!

Steve

About me

Hello, I’m Steve. I’m 55, live in Dayton, Ohio and I have a passion for everything green tea. I love learning and expanding my knowledge of green tea and its health benefits, and then sharing it with others. I have varied and diverse interests that include the love of golf, basketball, wine, and music (alternative and smooth jazz). I’m married to the most wonderful woman in the world and have three grown children (all girls).

I have always been a tea drinker as I never acquired the taste for coffee like everyone else around me. But my love for green tea really started when I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or CLL. CLL is the most common type of leukemia. Most people are diagnosed without symptoms as the result of a routine blood test that returns a high white blood cell count, as was in my case. I’m still in the early stages in what is called “Watch and Wait” mode, and my goal is to stay in this stage and never have to be treated!

I used to consume a lot of carbonated beverages. This was not good from a nutrition standpoint, as nutrients play a key role in taking care of my CLL. Over time I have learned about the connection between what we consume and how it contributes to our overall health.

My tea preferences are still evolving. I really like teas, both hot and iced. I’m still learning about loose teas and how to brew them. My favorite drink when I’m out and about is a Matcha tea latte from Starbucks.

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