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Posts tagged “tisane”

Grow Your Own Tisane: Best Herbs for Tea
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We've mentioned how much we enjoy an herbal tisane on a summer evening, and we grow specific herbs just for this purpose. Sunset enjoys tisanes, too, and they have an article up right now with five re...

Hot Drink for Summer Evenings: Lemon Verbena Tisane

Even summer evenings can be breezy and cool, and some nights we want a warm drink that is still refreshing. The perfect choice is an herbal tisane, especially one made with lemony summer herbs: lemon ...

Tea Myths: What You Might Need To Unlearn

We're big tea drinkers, so yesterday's Chicago Tribune got our attention with a list of nine things to "unlearn" about the stuff. For instance, there might be some good news for those of you who like ...

Word of Mouth: Tisane

tisane (tih-zahn): n. an herbal tea, made from steeping herbs, spices, or flowers in boiling water. We simply call this drink herbal tea. We rarely use its proper name, but unless a drink contains l...