Ingredients
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7 ounces hot tea
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1/2 teaspoon cloves
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1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or a cinnamon stick
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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Lemon wedge, just to garnish
March 28 2024
Mahya Roudneshin
Written By Mahya Roudneshin - March 28 2024
Welcome the freshness of spring with our Green Tea-Infused Spring Salad. This light, refreshing dish perfectly marries the healthful benefits of green tea with the crisp, vibrant flavors of the season. Ideal for a wholesome lunch or a delightful side, this salad not only tantalizes your taste buds but also infuses your day with an extra dose of antioxidants. Let's dive into the flavors of spring with a tea-inspired twist.
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
For the Salad:
For the Green Tea Vinaigrette:
Brew the Green Tea:
Start by brewing the green tea. Steep 1 tablespoon of loose-leaf green tea in 1/4 cup of hot water for about 3 minutes. Strain and allow the tea to cool completely.
Prepare the Vinaigrette:
In a small bowl, whisk together the cooled green tea, honey, and apple cider vinegar. Gradually whisk in the olive oil until the mixture is well combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
Assemble the Salad:
In a large salad bowl, combine the mixed spring greens, sliced strawberries, cucumber, and red onion. Toss gently to mix.
Dress the Salad:
Drizzle the green tea vinaigrette over the salad, tossing until the ingredients are evenly coated.
Garnish and Serve:
Sprinkle the crumbled feta cheese and chopped walnuts over the top of the salad. Serve immediately, offering extra vinaigrette on the side if desired.
This Green Tea-Infused Spring Salad pairs beautifully with a variety of teas. Consider serving it alongside a cold brew jasmine tea for a floral complement, or a light oolong tea for a slightly toasty contrast. The natural flavors of the salad will be enhanced by the tea, creating a symphony of springtime delight on your palate.
March 27 2024
Mahya Roudneshin
Written By Mahya Roudneshin - March 27 2024
Welcome the freshness of spring and the joy of Easter with our Lemon Earl Grey Cake. Infused with the citrusy notes of lemon and the distinctive flavor of Earl Grey tea, this cake is a celebration in every slice. Perfect for an Easter gathering or a cozy tea time, it pairs beautifully with our range of teas, enhancing each bite with subtle, comforting flavors.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Preheat and Prepare:
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour an 8-inch round cake pan.
Infuse the Milk:
Warm the milk without boiling it, then steep the Earl Grey tea bags in the milk for 15 minutes. Squeeze the tea bags to extract maximum flavor and discard them.
Mix Dry Ingredients:
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Cream Butter and Sugar:
In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the lemon zest and lemon juice.
Combine:
Alternately add the dry ingredients and the infused milk to the butter mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
Bake:
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake for about 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Glaze:
Whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice to create a smooth glaze. Adjust the consistency with more lemon juice or powdered sugar if needed. Drizzle over the cooled cake.
Serve and Enjoy:
Serve slices of this Lemon Earl Grey Cake with a pot of your favorite tea. The zesty flavors will complement any tea selection, making it a perfect dessert for Easter or any springtime gathering.
March 21 2024
Mahya Roudneshin
Written By Mahya Roudneshin - March 21 2024
Spring is here, and with it comes the joy of Easter! As the days lengthen and flowers begin to bloom, it's the perfect time to gather with loved ones and celebrate new beginnings. At Mrs Doyle's Tea, we believe there's no better way to warm your heart and home this Easter than with a steaming cup of delicious tea.
A Tea for Every Easter Tastebud
This year, we've brewed up a delightful selection of special Easter tea blends to tantalize your taste buds. Whether you're a fan of fragrant floral teas reminiscent of spring's fresh blooms, or prefer something more decadent like our chocolatey treats blends, we have a tea that's sure to become an Easter favorite.
The Perfect Easter Gift
Looking for a unique and thoughtful Easter gift? Look no further than Mrs Doyle's Tea! We've curated beautiful Easter gift baskets filled with our finest loose leaf teas and delightful treats. It's a gift that's sure to impress any tea lover.
Make it a Mrs Doyle's Easter
This Easter, create lasting memories with friends and family over a steaming cup of tea from Mrs Doyle's. visit our store to discover the perfect tea and treats for your Easter celebration.
Wishing you a joyous and hoppy Easter from all of us at Mrs Doyle's Tea!
March 14 2024
Mahya Roudneshin
Written By Mahya Roudneshin - March 14 2024
As St. Patrick's Day approaches, it’s time to immerse ourselves in the green spirit of this joyous occasion. While many associate this day with parades, green beer, and lively festivities, there's a more serene way to celebrate – with a warm, comforting cup of tea. At Mrs Doyle's Tea, we’re embracing the essence of St. Patrick’s Day by highlighting our unique selection of teas that not only pay homage to this special day but also provide a refreshing and healthful way to celebrate.
The Green of Ireland in Your Tea Cup
What better way to honor St. Patrick's Day than with a selection of green teas? Our premium green tea varieties, sourced from the finest tea gardens, are a perfect nod to the lush landscapes of Ireland. Rich in antioxidants, a cup of green tea can rejuvenate your senses and uplift your spirit. For a festive twist, try our Matcha or Jasmine Green Tea, which delivers the vibrant green hue and a burst of healthful benefits.
Mint Tea: A Nod to St. Patrick's Legacy
Mint is deeply rooted in Irish folklore and cuisine, making Mint Tea a fitting tribute to St. Patrick's Day. Its refreshing flavor and soothing properties make it an ideal choice for sipping throughout the day. Whether you prefer a pure mint infusion or a blend that combines the invigorating taste of mint with other herbs, our selection promises a delightful and aromatic experience.
Irish Breakfast Tea: A Bold Celebration
Start your St. Patrick's Day with the bold flavors of Irish Breakfast Tea. This robust blend, known for its strong and creamy character, is perfect for those who love a hearty cup of tea. It pairs wonderfully with a traditional Irish breakfast and sets a festive tone for the day ahead.
A Toast to Health and Happiness
St. Patrick's Day is a time of joy and celebration. While indulging in the festivities, why not also embrace the wellness that comes with a cup of tea? Our diverse range of teas, from the calming Chamomile to the energizing Black Tea, offers something for every palate. Each sip is a step towards well-being, allowing you to enjoy the day's celebrations with balance and vitality.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! May your day be filled with joy, health, and the soothing warmth of your favorite tea.
December 22 2023
Mahya Roudneshin
Written By Mahya Roudneshin - December 22 2023
Belleek has partnered with the Mrs Doyle's Tea to bring everyone two great branded Mrs Doyle's Belleek Mugs, in the fantastic classic Belleek style !
We think it's time that we all came together and enjoyed the Best Tea on the Island from a beautiful Belleek mug!
These two great mugs are a modern take on the Belleek iconic Shamrock tableware and they are just perfect for Irish Christmas gifts and new years gifts.
First the large contemporary mug shape which features a ring of embossed shamrocks and the famous Mrs Doyle logo.
It's really functional and durable, this will make a lovely gift and comes packaged in the classic Belleek green gift box.
Our second Mug is Mrs Doyle's Tall tea Belleek Mug , and it is totally the best way to drink the best tea on the Island ! So Go On go...
November 23 2023
seamus mc arevey
Written By seamus mc arevey - November 23 2023
So what are the ingredients of Mrs Doyle's Christmas cakes ? ok here it comes , now remember , this cake only tastes great if you enjoy it with friends and family and a nice cup of decent Irish tea for everyone !
My Christmas Cake Ingredients:
100ml Irish whiskey
quarter of table spoon of ground clove
50g ground almonds
grated rind of 1 lemon & 1 orange
150g raisins
125g stoned dates
quarter of a block of real Irish butter
125g sultanas
100g glace cherries
extra butter for greasing
200g soft brown sugar
4 eggs
grated rind of 1 lemon & 1 orange
2 table spoons of black treacle
225g plain flour
half a table spoon of salt
1 rounded table spoon of baking powder
1 table spoon of mixed spice
quarter of teaspoon of grated nutmeg
grated nutmeg and a little few teaspoons of Irish whiskey
My Method:
You should Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F), around Gas mark.
Now grease a 20cm cake tin and then line it with greaseproof paper. Next wrap some newspaper around the outside of your cake tin with string. This should help the outside of the cake from going too brown during the cooking and so help it from drying out.
Now it's time to beat together in a big bowl all that lovely sugar & butter until its all very creamy. Next add the eggs, add a little flour in with each egg, and some treacle and perhaps a few grated fruit rinds and make sure you mix all for a few minutes.
it's time to stir the flour and baking powder into the bowl of all these lovely soaked fruits and add some salt, some spices and a few almonds, again stir all of these great ingredients together and mix well.
Now fold the fruit mix into the amazing egg mix, stir it all evenly. Now spoon the mix into the big cake tin, and maybe pull a little bit back in the middle of the cake , this will help as it rises, it will level itself off perfectly.
So Bake in the oven for 3 hours. If it is browning a lot , then cover it loosely with some tin foil. Now cook for another 30 minutes. You will know the cake is ready if you insert a fine skewer into the middle of the cake , and it comes out clean and really dry.
Now it's time to leave the cake to cool in the tin.
When the cake is cool, you can remove it from the tin, take off the lining paper, and wrap it first in clean greaseproof paper and then in tinfoil.
Here is the secret! do all this in November and each week leading up to Christmas, pour another little bit of your favourite drink over it. This will help the alcohol to penetrate to the Christmas cake and will make it taste so Irish Go On Go!
here's a hint for the perfect Irish gift to send to some one you love or may be a self gift ? yes go on try a Mrs Doyle's Irish Christmas breakfast hamper for everyone to enjoy with your Christmas cake , you can check out just how good Mrs Doyle's tea is vs Barry's ! no competition at all !
November 10 2023
seamus mc arevey
Written By seamus mc arevey - November 10 2023
If you want to live a long life and a healthy life—it's very much a matter of what you eat and drink. So next time you are shopping in the supermarket or health store check out their loose leaf teas and herbal infusions or if they don't stock loose leaf tea then simply go online, infect most high end foods these days can be shipped to you by next day delivery, including loose leaf teas. .
What are the best foods for longevity for people who live in Britain and Ireland ?
Our climate can be difficult in winter but all the natural ingredients that we need for a healthy life do grow in these islands, it is just a matter of knowing how to use them. So what are the life boosting foods we should all be using .
BERRIES FOR LIFE
Yes berries are natures secrete weapon to help keep us healthy, in the UK and Ireland we are not part of the Blue Zone of countries where people commonly reach their 90's but we do have the most amazing variety of berries growing everywhere and sure today we can pick them up in the supper market and buy a pack of frozen berries, i love blueberries but what ever your tastes are go for it.. Also beans , leafy greens are all linked to giving you extra years to your life. So what are the best types of drink to help us live a long life ?
For a long time they said red wine in moderation could be beneficial but new research seems to indicate that even small amounts of any alcoholic beverage is not really that good for you ! To day almost all research indicates that the best drink for longevity is actually green tea. Tea is a super beverage that has potent phenolic compounds which can help fight cancer and protect our cardiovascular system. Green tea is by far the winner for healthy drinks, it is rich in catechins, which are some of the most powerful disease-fighting phytonutrients we can find anywhere on the plant kingdom.
So green tea protects against cancer and helps your heart stay healthy and also very importantly it can help you sleep better. The studies undertaken around the world seems to indicate that drinking green tea on a regular basis is directly linked to living a long and healthy life.
There was a 2018 study which found that regular tea drinkers have a reduced risk in age-related decreases of high-density lipoprotein , that is in ordinary English it helps with "good" cholesterol"! .Green and black tea are helpful with green tea having a slightly stronger effect than black tea. It has also been found that Green tea’s EGCGs , which is a type of good for you catechin, which is particularly prevalent in the tea and this may help inhibit tumor growth.
Green tea is also good for your gut health as within your gut there are beneficial gut bugs, these feed on foods rich in polyphenols, which include green tea. One of these beneficial gut bugs is called akkermansia muciniphila and it is this bug that supports the protective mucus layer that prevents a leaky gut , it basically keeps the gut lining strong. It has been found that low levels of this critical bacteria have been linked to diabetes, obesity, autoimmune disease, cancer, and heart disease.
It also seems that green tea is good for the brain, this is because of green tea has caffeine and catechins, and it is these Catechins that can help protect your body from free radicals, so protecting both your brain and the rest of your system.
So green tea is definitely a supper food and most definitely the winner, it is the best beverage to help you live a long and healthy life.
So how much green tea should you drink? we think two cups a day is perfect !
What if you don't like the taste of green tea ?
That is not a problem , because high end tea companies have expert blenders who add little touches of taste like vanilla which is actually our most loved , yes green tea vanilla is the most healthiest breakfast tea. Also green tea is blended with many really good ingredients like mint, check out our Mr Doyle's chillout tea , it is probably the best minty tea in the world and also you can have green tea with rose petals like our Emperors Seven Secrets tea or try a green tea blended with white tea .
The overall message is that green tea is really good for you and so we would say check out the many tastes of green tea and the many blends of green tea with other herbal infusions so that you can taste the best and most healthy drinks in the world , Go On Go.
October 11 2023
seamus mc arevey
Written By seamus mc arevey - October 11 2023
Samhain was the Celtic great festival of fire and feasting and today it is known as Halloween and yes it all started in Ireland . Samhain marks the change of seasons and the beginning of the dark months . Samhain main recipes is based around turnips, nuts, gourds and apples, apple cider, and ale . Once the harvest work was complete , the tradition was for the village to came together to feast and to tell stories of the past and of the future .
The main Halloween foods were based around potato dishes like champ , which is mashed potatoes with spring onion. They also enjoyed colcannon which is mashed potatoes and kale or green cabbage meal , and of course there was Boxty which is potato pancakes made with raw potatoes and buttermilk which is pan-fried .Other common foods were full of fruit and nuts and of course we have to mention barmbrack bread which is loved by everyone on the island of Ireland around Halloween .
It’s interesting to learn that many of the traditions that we all think of as part of American Halloween have their roots in Irish Halloween traditions. So how did holloween become part of American culture ? well Irish immigrants to the US brought these fantastic traditions to America, and so an Irish tradition became part of the mainstream of American culture!
The famous Trick or treating originally comes when poor Irish children who went door to door to request money and food. The children would sing prayers and in reward they would get soul cake which is a kind of bread with lots of fruits. Turnip Lanterns were also very famous in Irish Halloween tradition. These lanterns were carved from turnips or even large potatoes.
SLICE OF BARMBRACK TELLS YOUR FORTUNE
In Ireland the traditional fruity loaf is known as Barmbrack, it's name came from the Irish " bairin breac" which translates as speckled loaf. Barmbrack is eaten all year round, however at Halloween magic is added to this bread and fortune telling is added to the mix. The fruits in barnbrack are traditionally soaked in tea and whiskey to create the rich flavour, and the tea is of course Mrs Doyle's favourite part of Holloween.
Traditionally Irish homes would always have the smell of baking bread and barmbrack cooking , usually over an open fire in the kitchen or living room . At its basic Barmbrack is simply a dried fruit-studded bread, but it has magic powers around holloween ! The Irish Halloween barmbrack tradition is that everyone gets a small slice, however you need to careful when biting into it, as you might find that something has been hidden inside the bread that can tell your future for the coming year !
You might find perhaps a ring, so expect the discovery of a true love and even a future wedding, alas if you are unlucky and find a thimble, this predicts that you will never marry, and a button predicts bachelorhood for the men. For those who find a coin this is a prediction that they might get rich in the coming year!
So how do you make this magical bread , well Mrs Doyle's traditional Irish Barmbrack with a nice cup of Irish tea is of course the best recipe and being the decent sort she has written it all out for us all to make
Baking Barmbrack is an Irish Halloween tradition and so you just have to include some charms to make your barmbrack magical .
Mrs Doyle's Barmbrack recipe takes 3.5 hours to make which includes resting and cooking time, to enjoy it please serve it straight from the oven
INREDIENTS
Fruit mix
Dough
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December 13 2022
seamus mc arevey
Written By seamus mc arevey - December 13 2022
Mrs Doyle's tea hot toddy is great for keeping warm, and is a soothing mix with no liquor. Her recipe is a nonalcoholic version of the famous toddy drink , it's a fantastic drink and great for cold nights.
Choose your favorite hot tea from Mrs Doyle's tea web site, we like the happy tea which is fruity with cinnamon and watch it transform into a amazing winter mocktail just by adding the spices and sweetener and citrus.
it 's such a great option for nondrinkers but also you can share a glass with the kids, and it's soothing and should help relief for cold symptoms, here's the ingredients .
7 ounces hot tea
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or a cinnamon stick
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Lemon wedge, just to garnish
June 03 2022
seamus mc arevey
Written By seamus mc arevey - June 03 2022
Mrs Doyle's Irish breakfast tea is the winner of the best Irish breakfast tea on the island for the last 5 years and is so smooth that it tastes as good without milk as it does with Milk .
Mrs Doyle says its because of the finest teas and her secrete method of blending teas . There are other types of teas that work great without milk so here's Mrs Doyle's list