Keep reading for the basics on pine needle tea—including what it tastes like, its primary health benefits, and how to make it. What is pine needle tea? Pine needle tea is exactly what it sounds like: ...

You’ve worked your way through the leftover ham, mashed potatoes, green beans and pie — but have you considered eating your Christmas tree? Between 25 million and 30 million real Christmas trees are ...

If you are like me and enjoy trying out different kinds of herbal tea, you might appreciate a hot cup of fresh-brewed, homemade pine needle tea. Pine needle tea is packed full of a natural form of ...

I never realized it as a kid, but drinking tea was a ritual in my family. We drank a variety of teas, each made in its own precise way. Every tea has an optimal steep time and ideal water temperature, ...

From a relaxing nightcap to an energizing morning blend, making your own herbal teas is easy and generally more sustainable than commercial options. Certain herbal ingredients have been shown to have ...

I learned from this video that it's possible to make a fizzy drink from pine needles and sugar water. I'm no expert, so as with anything, do your own research on how to safely prepare this drink if ...

A freshly brewed mug of tea is the product of many serendipities: ancient human ingenuity, meticulous harvesting, global trade and a whole lot of chemistry. In her new book “Steeped: The Chemistry of ...

My first memory of pine trees are the black-and-white trees depicted in the guó huà, a traditional Chinese painting, that hung on my grandmother’s wall. The calligraphy below the painting read, “xue ...