Salad Dressing

Heres a recipe for a salad dressing from http://www.worldconsortium.com/recipes.htm
Jasmine Vinegar
4 Tea spoons of Xianju Jasmine green tea
1 cup Balsamic Vinegar
¼ cup water
¼ cup Virgin Olive Oil

In a jar combine all ingredients and shake well. Refrigerate. It is great dressing over salads or pasta.

Fruit Tea Punch on Ice

For summer refreshment try this recipe from the tealand.com website.

Fruit Tea Punch
Ingredients:

2 Bags Golden Green tea
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup honey
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup fresh fruit, crushed
1 pint ginger ale
Method:

Make tea as per instructions on the tea bags. Allow it to cool. Mix all ingredients except ginger ale. Just before serving add ginger ale and crushed ice. If the punch is too strong for your taste you can dilute with ice water or more ginger ale.

Sip and Click

While enjoying your daily cups of Generation Green Tea or one of the many other fine teas, sit down, relax and visit my new website on bipolar disorder. I just finished it a few minutes ago, at least for the present. Just click on and enjoy
The Bipolar Rollercoaster
Have a wonderful day and weekend.

Me and My Goals

Every week I plant to drink more green tea and less cokes. I must be addicted to cokes, for they like cigarettes are hard for me to give up. I guess I should be like
Avis and try harder.

Live longer, Drink Green Tea

Live longer, drink green tea, that is Generation Green Tea . A study in the Orient found that Japanese women who drank lots of green tea lived longer. SO maybe you should try some green tea after work, instead of a martini. It's takes not much longer than mixing a cocktail, and you
won't have a headache the next day.

Japanese Cake anyone?

If you are into Japanese food, here is a recipe I plasted from http://japanesefood.about.com/

Green Tea Cake (Sencha Cake) Recipe
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INGREDIENTS:
3 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup boiled water
2 tbsp sencha green tea leaves
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 1/3 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
PREPARATION:
Preheat oven in 360F. Brew 2 tbsps of sencha green tea in 2/5 cup of boiled water. Cool the green tea. Mix vegetable oil in the green tea. Whisk eggs in a bowl. Add sugar in the bowl. Shift flour, baking powder, and 1 tsp of green tea leaves into another bowl. Add the half of flour mixture into egg mixture and mix quickly. Add the half of green tea mixture into the bowl and mix well. Add the rest of flour mixture into the batter and mix well. Further, add the rest of green tea mixture into the batter. Mix the batter well. Spread some butter on a cake pan and place a baking sheet at the bottom. Pour batter into the cake pan. Bake the cake for 35-45 minutes in the oven.

Drinking green tea to loose weight.

Many who are on a diet are getting their caffeine from Green tea instead of colas. It also has anti-oxidants and other health benefits. So the next time you get an urge for a cola, instead either drink water, or something healthy like green tea that's reported to increase your metabolism. Your body will thank you for it.

Would you Like a glass of ICED GREEN TEA?

How to make the perfect Iced Green TEA came from http://www.worldconsortium.com/brewing.htm website.

4) Iced Green Tea
You should never brew Green Tea with hot water and then cool it to prepare cold, or iced tea. Instead, please double the amount of the Green Tea leaves used to brew it in cold water in a sealed container. This way you keep the aroma, the natural color and the medicinal health benefits of the Green Tea. The reason this way is better, is that you avoid oxidation that can occur if the tea is left open to the air in an attempt to cool it after hot brewing. The brewing time is actually very short. For example, 10-15 cups of tea can be brewed in a jar in the ice box in just 30-45 minutes. Please note that you can refill the jar with water to brew more tea when the level reaches one third full. You may repeat the same procedure up to 3 times using the same Xianju Green Tea leaves. It is better than drinking water for walkers, runners, cycling, mountain climbing or any athletic sport in general that demands replenishment of body flu

Shop at Two different stores on this website.

On this website you have a choice of shopping at two different stores with green tea products.
The first is Generation Green tea, a store that features premiums chinese teas. The second, The Green Tea Emporium featuring books about green tea, products including green tea, a tea pot
and other nice things to have in your kitchen.

A recipe used in Health Spas.

A recipe I pasted from http://www.care2.com/

Spa Cuisine: Peachy Iced Green Tea - Recipe

Drinking green tea may help you lose weight. According to clinical studies conducted by Dr. Abdul Dulloo, of the University of Geneva in Switzerland, green tea raises metabolic rates and speeds up fat oxidation. Green tea is also a great immune-enhancing health-booster and anti-cancer agent, with flavonoids and polyphenols thought to inhibit tumor formation.
So here is our easy-to-make recipe for green tea, but this one tastes so good you'll never guess how good it is for you! A great, healthy thirst-quencher for hot summer days.
SIMPLE SOLUTION: INGREDIENTS
6 green tea teabags6 cups cold water2 ripe peaches, pitted and sliced
1. Place teabags in a large teapot or pitcher.
2. Put sliced peaches in a saucepan, add cold water, and bring to a brisk boil, then pour water and peaches over teabags.
3. Steep for 6 minutes, then add sweetener (maple syrup, honey or Succanat are recommended). Allow tea to cool, then refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
4. Include a few peach slices in each glass and serve with a spoon, garnished with a sprig of mint, if you like.
Even Easier Alternative Method: Make a pitcher of green tea and add the contents of a can of organic sliced peaches. Chill thoroughly.
Makes 6 servings.

Instead of Colas and such

Get your caffeine from Green tea istead of colas and other carbonated drinks. It's got to be a healthier way of life.

Green Tea and Yogurt

The website - http://www.worldconsortium.com/recipes.htm. This one makes green tea yogurt.

Xianju Green Tea Yogurt
1 Tea spoon of crushed Xianju green tea leaves
1 16 oz plain yogurt
2 Tbs. Honey (or to taste)
Mix the crushed green tea leaves into yogurt. Add honey and mix well. Let stand two minutes.

(Note: You can substitute Xianju Jasmine Green Tea leaves in place of the regular flavored tea leaves.)

Does anyone know if Green Tea helps people with bipolar?

Today I read a hub page by akeejaho, who also has bipolar. He manages his bipolar with natural foods, herbs, and such. Since green tea is made from the leaves of a species of camellia, I wonder would it help in managing mood swings.

Green Tea Ice Cream with Sesame & Caramel Sauce

Here is a great recipe for the Indian Summers of Spring I found and pasted from the greentealovers.com website.

Green Tea Ice Cream with Sesame & Caramel Sauce - From "Cooking with Tea" by Robert Wemischner & Diana Rosen Serves: 8 Prep. time: 20 minutes
Total time: 1 1/2 hours (plus additional chilling time)
Ice Cream
2 cups whole milk
1/4 cup green tea leaves
2 cups heavy whipping cream
3/4 cup granulated sugar
Grated rind of 1 lime (reserve the lime for the sauce)
Few drops of vanilla extract

Sesame-Caramel Sauce
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
Juice of 1 lime (reserved from above)
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
Warm water, as needed, to thin the sauce

Diet Information
479 calories (57% from fat)
31 grams fat (18 gram sat. fat)
50 grams carbohydrate
4 grams protein
55 mg sodium
108 mg cholesterol
111 mg calcium
0 grams fiber


You will need an ice cream maker for this recipe. Any green tea, whether finely powdered or whole leaf, can be used. The recipe has a slight green hue.

In a heavy saucepan, bring the milk and tea to a boil. Remove the mix from the heat and infuse for 1 minute. Pour it through a fine-meshed sieve into a heat-proof bowl, pressing hard on the tea leaves to extract as much of the liquid as possible. Put the milk mixture in a clean saucepan, and add the heavy whipping cream, sugar and lime zest. Bring the mix to a boil and stir until the sugar dissolves completely, about 5 minutes. Remove it from the heat, cool, then add the vanilla extract. Chill the mixture until it's cold, then freeze it using an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. In a heavy 1-quart saucepan, bring the sugar, water and lime juice to a boil over medium to high heat. Cook until it's golden brown, swirling the pan a few times, but do not stir. Do not allow the sugar to burn; the mixture should become an amber color. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat the cream until it's warm, then add the cream, a few tablespoons at a time, to the sugar mixture. Stir gently with a wooden spoon to blend, being careful not to splatter, as this mixture foams up the sides of the pan. When the sauce is blended, add the toasted sesame seeds. Because this sesame- caramel sauce will thicken upon standing, thin as needed with warm water prior to serving.

Green tea and hoodia anyone?

On the television this weekend I heard a commercial about some weight loss concotion
made of green tea and hoodia. Hoodia is some amazing plant that grows in the dessert in South Africa. Many people sing its weight loosing properties. It suppresses the
appetite and leaves no aftertaste. A new problem with the plant is that it is being
overharvested.

The Least Processed of All Teas

The healthy benefits of green tea accrues to the fact that it is less handled and processed of all the leaves gathered from the Camellia sinensis bush. Here is and excerpt from the www.whfoods.com website.

Green tea is the least processed and thus provides the most antioxidant polyphenols, notably a catechin called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), which is believed to be responsible for most of the health benefits linked to green tea. Green tea is made by briefly steaming the just harvested leaves, rendering them soft and pliable and preventing them from fermenting or changing color. After steaming, the leaves are rolled, then spread out and "fired" (dried with hot air or pan-fried in a wok) until they are crisp. The resulting greenish-yellow tea has a green, slightly astringent flavor close to the taste of the fresh leaf.

Camellia sinensis
is a relative of Magnolia. It flowers. Commercially it is kept to
a 3 foot height, althought it grows much taller. It is said that plants grown at
higher altitudes make for the finest teas.

Loose weight now

It seems a lot of people are now turning to green tea to loose weight. Although
you may not get a six pack, you very well could loose your love handles. The following information came from the greenteaweightloss.org website.

Green tea becomes an active ingredient in many weight loss products. When health benefit varieties of green tea are listed, weight loss is not usually first on the list ,As research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition "Consumption of green tea produced thermogenesis and increased energy expenditure and fat oxidation" in humans.Green tea, as an active ingredient used in many of the top weight loss products when weight loss products claim they contains natural ingredients, green tea is nearly always in the list.

Brew your own green tea

If you need a how to on brewing a cup of green tea, here is an article I pasted from About.com.

How to Brew a Cup of Green Tea

Producing the perfect cup of green tea is a tricky process. If not handled properly, those same polyphenols that provide health benefits can ruin the flavor, making the tea taste "gassy." It's particularly important not to overbrew. While it's best to follow the manufacturer's instructions for each variety of green tea, here are some general instructions:

Use one tea bag, or 2 - 4 grams of tea,* per cup.
Fill a kettle with cold water and bring to a boil.
After unplugging the kettle, allow it to stand for up to 3 minutes.
Pour the heated water over the tea bag or tea, and allow it to steep for up to 3 minutes. If using a tea bag, remove the bag.
Allow the tea to cool for three more minutes.
*One to two teaspoons, depending on the variety of green tea you are brewing.

A recipe for Green Tea Dip

Here's another great recipe from www.o-cha.com
Green Tea Dip and Spread

Ingredients:
3 green tea bags
1 cup reduced-fat cream cheese or ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons finely minced fresh chives or basil leaves
Directions:
Place tea bags in a heatproof glass or ceramic container that holds more than 1 cup. Bring 1 cup of water to a not-quite boil and remove from heat immediately. (Water that has come to a boil should be cooled for about 1 minute before using.) Pour water over tea bags and allow the tea to steep for 3 to 5 minutes.


Remove tea bags, squeeze out liquid and discard. Allow tea to cool to room temperature. If not using immediately, refrigerate (covered) until ready to use. (Depending on the temperature of the room, tea left standing eventually will develop mold.) Allow refrigerated tea to come to room temperature before using.


Place cheese and minced herb in a blender and mix on medium-high speed to blend thoroughly. Continue blending until mixture is smooth. Gradually add small amounts of the tea concentrate until the mixture is spreadable, as desired.


Transfer the tea-cream cheese mixture to a covered container and refrigerate for at least an hour to allow flavors to meld. Bring mixture back to room temperature before using, either as a spread for toasted bagels or bread at breakfast; as a spread for crackers, sandwiches or wraps; or as a dip for vegetable crudites and toasted tortilla chips.


Makes 18 tablespoons.
Nutrition information per tablespoon: 31 cal., 2 g total fat (1 g saturated), 1 g carbo., 1 g pro., 0 g dietary fiber, 39 mg sodium.

(Recipe from the American Institute for Cancer Research)

Recipe for Green Tea Tiramisu

The following is a recipe from http://www.o-cha.com/
Green Tea Tiramisu
Ingredients:
9 oz marscarpone cheese
3 oz sugar
4 pieces yolk
8.5 oz whip cream
4 oz water
3 oz syrup
0.5 oz matcha green tea powder
0.5 oz gran marineir
Directions:

Knead the marscapone cheese until it becomes creamy.
Beat sugar and yolk until it becomes fluffy.
At first, add 2 tablespoons of (2) into (1) then later, the rest of (2) also add into (1).
Whip cream until foamy consistency.
Combine (3) and (4).
Pour (5) into the mold and put on the green tea cakes which are already cut into 1/4 inch and cover with syrup. After that pour the rest of the syrup into it and repeat the same.
Finally, strain green tea powder with powder sugar for garnish.

Be careful drinking green tea with following drugs

If you take any ot the following drugs, you should talk to your doctor before drinking green tea or taking tea extract.
Adenosine
Antibiotics, beta-lactam
Aspirin
Benzodiazepines
Beta-glockers, propranoiol and meoprolol
Blood Thinning Medications
Chemotherapy
Clozapine
Espphedrine
Lithium
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
Oral contraceptives
phenylpropanolamine

This information came from the www.umm.edu website.

The Online Store of Generation Tea

Here is a list of tea and gift products from
Generation Tea online store.


Accessories
Antique Yixing
Biazong Tea
Black Tea
Cups - Guaywans
Favorite Pickings
Gift Tea
Green Tea
Herbal Tea
Oolong Tea
Oolong-Taiwan
Organic Tea
Pue-erh Tea
Specials
Tea Bags
Organic
Tea Extracts
Tea Tins
White Tea
Yixing Teapots
Collectors Gallery

Visit Generation Tea Store

Click the Generation Tea site on the right of my blog and order you some premium
Chinese Tea online. Not only do they have green tea available, but they also white,
black, and yellow tea. They also have tea extracts. You can purchase tea from Generation Tea that come from different provinces. If you would like herbal, tea not made from the Camellia sinensis plant, it is also available.

It's good for you, suprisingly good for you

Many claim that green tea has many health benefits because of its antioxidant properties .
Some say it helps unclog arteries, lowers your cholesterol, effectively reduces inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease, help control sugar in diabetics, helps
prevent liver diseases, boost metabolism and reduce fat therefore loosing weight, and
helps fight placque and fights dental cavities. Many studies must be performed before the
Scientific community accepts these findings.

Green Tea has quite a history.

People have been drinking tea for a half million years. The Chinese and Indians were the first to cultivate tea. Green tea, just as black tea and oolong tea come from the plant, Camellia sinensis, which is botanical speak for Chinese camellia. So the plant is native to China and is rumored to have all kinds of health benefits such as reducing cholesterol levels and inhibiting the growth of cancer cells.