Archive for April, 2010

Carrie’s Chai Tea

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

I have been tweaking this Chai Tea recipe for a couple weeks and I love it – you can add more or less of any of the ingredients to get just the level of spice that you prefer.

10 cloves
10 green cardamom pods
10 peppercorns
2 cinnamon sticks
1 inch piece fresh ginger – sliced
fresh ground nutmeg
pinch of fennel seeds (optional)
fresh lemon balm leaves (optional)
2 heaping teaspoons yerba mate or darjeeling tea leaves
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups water
2 cups milk
sugar or honey to taste

Makes 4 cups.

In medium saucepan, add two cups water, all of the spices and bring to a boil, keeping covered. Simmer for 5-10 minutes, again keep covered.

Your house should be smelling amazing by now.

Take pan off the heat, add the tea leaves and lemon balm and steep covered for 5-10 minutes.

Add 2 cups milk, whole for the real deal and 1% for a skinny, vanilla and sugar (or honey) and bring to a boil, stirring regularly as to not burn the milk.

Strain through a mesh strainer and pour into cups. Breathe in and enjoy!

Can you count how many??

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

We have had tons of Cedar Waxwings this spring, they have been hanging around waiting for our Red-Tip Photinia berries to ripen. Hope they do not get to our Agarita berries before we do, we are going to try to make jelly this year since the bushes are loaded. All thanks to some good late winter rains.

Cedar Waxwings

Crochet Dog Collar – Green Pink and Fuschia Argyle

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Argyle Crochet Dog Collar

Buy it here!

The perfect Mother’s Day Gift! Blown art glass flowers by WolfArtGlass

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

This year give your mom a flower that will last forever! Dean and I have so much fun blowing these flower vases in all different colors. For sale at WolfArtGlass on Etsy.

White Blown Glass Art Flower Vase

White Blown Glass Art Flower Vase – for sale here!

Spring Green Blown Glass Art Flower Vase

Spring Green Blown Glass Art Flower Vase – for sale here!

Grenadine Blown Glass Art Flower Vase

Grenadine Blown Glass Art Flower Vase – for sale here!

New smocked crochet dog collar design

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Smocked Crochet Dog Collar

Buy it here!