Our son Nick, whom we adopted at age five, remembers this drink from when he was a little boy in Russia. He taught us how to prepare it, and now we enjoy it every Sunday morning at breakfast. You don't need to tell anyone how easy it is! You Will Need: • One box of Lipton instant ice tea mix flavored with sugar and lemon • Small glass jars from Specialtybottle.com or Kerr canning jars available at your local grocery store • Labels • Text labels (optional) • Tags (optional) • … [read more...]
Nothing beats curling up in your favorite chair with a mug of hot chocolate and a good book on these cold winter days. Surprisingly, nothing beats homemade hot chocolate mix. It is very easy to make up and you can tweak the flavor of the drink so that it is just as you like it. When paired with marshmallows, this mix makes a wonderful holiday gift. I chose a jar that could be used again and again after the chocolate mix was gone. I found them at Sur La Table (about $3 for a .2 liter jar). Creating … [read more...]
With everyone I know getting sick over the last few weeks, I decided to prepare my favorite sore throat remedy to give as a 'get well' present for friends and family who are feeling under the weather. The recipe for this antiseptic throat-soothing concoction was originally posted over at Homelife, and really helps me whenever I'm sick. It's also simple to make, using just a few ingredient, and works best if gifted the same day it's jarred. Place in a pint sized wide mouth jar: • 2-4 slices … [read more...]
Now that summer is over, I'm celebrating the beginning of the new season with all of my favorite fall-like things, such as pumpkin bread, autumn colors, and one of my most favorite things, spiced chai. This year, instead of spending money on expensive chai lattes at my local coffee shop, I've decided to make my own homemade spiced chai concentrate based on a recipe I found over at Tasty Kitchen. I found that the recipe was so delicious that I wanted to share it with all of my friends, so I'm making … [read more...]
Legend has it that the discovery of tea was made thousands of years ago by Confucius when he was in his garden one day and a tea leaf blew into his cup of hot water. Over the centuries since then, tea has played a special part in the lives of people all over the world, refreshing their everyday lives and enhancing special occasions. In this tote we have gathered the essentials for afternoon tea with a close friend: Your favorite tea, homemade cookies, and chocolate truffles. Packaged up together … [read more...]
My daughter Amila took me to a little coffee house many years ago and introduced me to chai tea, which was a completely new taste experience; all spicy sweetness mixed in with steaming tea and milk. Since then it has been one of my favorite hot drinks. Now for the last several years, my friend Anna Penk and I meet for lunch at our favorite Indian restaurant, and we always order chai after our meal. The recipe below is quite similar, only instead of mixing the tea and spices with hot milk, it calls … [read more...]
Canning is one of my favorite things. Not so much the process, that can be a real pain. But I love the results. Late every fall, jars and jars of home-canned goodness line up on my pantry shelves. The feeling of accomplishment is so great that sometimes when I'm having a bad day, I just go down and look at my pantry shelves. I know, pathetic isn't it? But it really makes me feel better. One thing I hadn't ever done was juice. A few years ago, however, I got a call from a friend who … [read more...]
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