Nov 012011
 


Welcome to the Alimentary Tuesdays Blog Carnival!

Well it is that time of week again. The week has past so quickly. We had 9 participants in our very 1st blog hop. Thank you so much to all of the participants. We look forward to seeing their new posts.


I want to take a moment to share part of my weekend. It was Jacobs 7th birthday celebration. His b-day is today 11-01 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACOB! One of Jacobs birthday wishes was to have a Shockwave (one of the Decepticons from the Transformers cartoon and movie) cake. We always bake our own cakes to be sure the ingredients are organic. So this was a fun task (Shockwave is one of my favorites too). I will share my personalized cake making experience in a future post but here are some images to give you an idea. Continue reading »

Sep 102011
 

Ginger Mint Tea Recipe by – Fresh Organic Recipes
Ginger Tea
When the weather turns cold nothing warms you up like a hot, steaming cup of tea. Making your own fresh tea is not only easy, it’s healthier and much more economical. One of my favorite winter tea recipes that I developed is Fresh Ginger Mint tea with Honey.

For best flavor use either fresh mint that is grown without pesticides or try our Organic Peppermint Tea available in individual unbleached tea bags. Whenever possible use local, raw honey.

8-10 fresh mint leaves or 2 tablespoons dried organic mint leaves, or 1 peppermint tea bag.
1 tablespoon organic raw honey – if possible always use local honey.
2 tablespoons peeled and shaved fresh ginger root.
2 1/2 cups water

Place a medium size saucepan on high and add water. Bring water to a boil and add the ginger. Boil the ginger under the liquid is reduced by half. Strain ginger water, discarding shaved ginger root.

Chop up fresh mint leaves and place in a tea strainer ball. Pour honey in large mug then pour steaming ginger water over honey, stir to melt honey. Dunk tea ball with mint leaves in it into the mug and steep for several minutes before drinking.

I usually triple this recipe to make a pot of tea for those cold winter days. The fresh mint and ginger helps to open up your sinuses and airways. When making this tea I like to use either Orange Mint or Peppermint, but you can use whatever mint you have available.

This recipe is directly from freshorganicrecipes.com
Please visit them for a lot of great recipes.