1 family. friendly food. » Beverages http://www.familyfriendlyfood.com A blog for people who crave good home-made food but maybe will never buy a chef’s knife. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:32:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Home Made Chai “Latte” http://www.familyfriendlyfood.com/2009/02/home-made-chai-%e2%80%9clatte%e2%80%9d/ http://www.familyfriendlyfood.com/2009/02/home-made-chai-%e2%80%9clatte%e2%80%9d/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:02:00 +0000 Nurit - family friendly food http://www.familyfriendlyfood.net/?p=137
The sun is shining this morning. What a perfect light to take a photo. However, my throat feels a little like I swallowed a frog, so I really really wanted tea this morning and not my usual coffee. But I don’t have an espresso machine at home. My husband did buy me one for my birthday, but I had something else in mind that I wanted which I gave him big hints about, which he ignored. Can you guess what it was? Well, I’ll give you a hint. I had to buy it myself. And the espresso machine went back to the store. So anyway, back to the chai. I got a recipe for you.

I love chai latte. It’s my new addiction. Thanks to my friend L. who has introduced me to it a long time ago. But hers was from a coffee shop that starts with an “S” (no need to name names), so I wasn’t that impressed with the flavors. But I did get curious because she likes that drink so much. So I have tried it in other, better coffee shops, Seattle has many of those, and I got hooked.

Home Made Chai “Latte”
Makes 1 serving

1 big mug
One chai tea bag (I use Tazo decaf chai)
½ teaspoon (raw) sugar
½ teaspoon honey
Pinch (1/16 teaspoon) cinnamon
Pinch cardamom
½ cup boiling water
½ cup hot/warm milk

Put all the ingredients in the mug. Let tea bag swim in the mug for 5 minutes.
Take a sip.
Enjoy.

More tea please, Warm Winter Herbal Tea

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Making fresh herbal tea feels so refreshing and healthy. No need to use a tea bag, but you can if you insist. I love to use lemon verbena which has a delicate lemony scent and flavor and is one of my favorite herbs. I grow it in a pot in the back yard. It “dies” during winter (yeah, I know, when you need tea the most), but it comes back during spring. Then you can use it in ice creams and custards (more about that next spring).

In the photo you can see that I made the tea with a sprig of lemon verbena, a sprig of mint, and a thin slice of lemon. Added a teaspoon of raw sugar, and that’s it.
Sweetening the tea with honey is wonderful too. Don’t forget to serve with cookies or cake.

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