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Showing posts with label tea. Show all posts

Friday, October 11, 2013

Take Time


Read a book.  Call an old friend.  Go thrifting.  Make a craft.  Visit a pumpkin patch.  Light a candle.  Take a walk with no direction in mind.  Bake some tasty confections.  Listen to your most favorite music.  Paint a picture.  Dance.  Brew some tea.  Paint your nails.  Rearrange your furniture.  Buy a new pair of boots for the season.

Whatever you do, make your soul happy this weekend!  
There is no better time than now.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Kombucha

Cherry Chia Kombucha
Oh hey, blog.  Nice to see you, again.  I’ve seen I’ve neglected you, again.  I am sorry and I offer my sincerest apologies. 

Okay, so what’s new in the life of Rachel?  Not too much I’d say.  I am so happy spring has officially arrived.  With a trace of color on my skin, I am happy to report I have been incorporating pastels into my wardrobe like its my j-o-b and the pastel colors make me feel extra feminine and youthful (not a bad combo, eh?).  Mixing the pastel pieces with bold bright hues has been a fun way to remix my spring closet.  Statement necklaces have continued to inspire me and my collection seems to be growing at an exponential rate.

Also, I have discovered a deep obsession for drinking Kombucha (ancient fermented tea elixir).  I started writing a blog post on my love for Kombucha last week but I didn’t have the motivation to finish and post it, oops!  So maybe I’ll do a brief recap here and now to get the whole thing over with.

Bottom line: I highly recommend the GT’s Synergy Kombucha.  My favorite flavors are: Cosmic Cranberry, Gingerade and my beloved Cherry Chia.  Kombucha offers a multitude health benefits including: increased energy levels, a decreased appetite, an aid in digestion, healthier skin and hair, and even a stronger immune system.  Be careful, this product is dangerously addicting. Also, I do know a few people who have had adverse reactions to this product and I do believe this product is a natural diuretic, so be easy if you are a Kombucha virgin!  Also, many of the flavors (especially the originals) are fermented; therefore, do not shake before opening unless you are prepared to be sprayed. 

My favorite flavor, as mentioned above, is the Cherry Chia.  The Chia flavors contain chia seeds and come in three delicious flavors (grape, raspberry and cherry).  The chia seeds bring their own added health benefits to the already healthy beverage.  Drinking the Chia Kombucha is similar to sipping on liquid Jello—it is that much fun!  The consistency of the tea is so fun and enjoyable to drink.  What more?  The chia seed is a nutrient-rich super food that provides sustained energy for your body.  How so?  The chia seed is packed with more than 8 times the omega-3’s found in salmon and contains more antioxidants than blueberries and more fiber than oatmeal.  A truly incredible super food, indeed.

Try GT’s Synergy Kombucha at your local supermarket or natural health foods grocer.  Safeway offers a large selection at an affordable price (around $3 a bottle).  Check it out!

Monday, January 30, 2012

All You Need is Tea & Warm Socks

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Words of Wisdom

Oh, Monday.

Baking is usually a weekend activity for me but I have an urge to bake some homemade chocolate chip cookies.  Chocolate chip cookies are my absolute favorite and I am very excited to use my red KitchenAid hand mixer I got last weekend to bake my French fruit tarts.  

And really, it is quite simple.  All you need is tea, warm socks... and chocolate chip cookies.

Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
barely adapted from Anna Olson, Food Network Canada

Ingredients: 
3/4 c. unsalted butter, softened 
3/4 c. brown sugar 
1/4 c. granulated sugar 
1 egg 
2 tsp. vanilla extract 
2 c. all purpose flour 
2 tsp. cornstarch 
1 tsp. baking soda 
1/2 tsp. salt 
1 c. bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2.  In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and light in color. Add egg and vanilla and blend in.
3.  Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chunks.
4.  Using a standard-sized cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop dough onto a prepared baking sheet.  Bake for 8-10 minutes, until barely golden brown around the edges.  (The tops will not brown, but do NOT cook longer than ten minutes.)
5.  Let cool, on the sheet, on a wire rack for five minutes.  Remove from baking sheet and let cool completely.  Makes approximately 3 dozen.  Try not to eat them all.

I will let you know the level of heavenly these cookies turn out to be.  

To the kitchen I go!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Yogi Tea

Egyptian Licorice Tea, $3-$5 at your local market
Really, Wednesday... why'd you have to chew me up and spit me out!  Geesh!  

Yogi Tea, has been my saving grace today!  As I am trying to fend off what may be the third sinus infection over the course of two months, I am doing everything in my power to beef up my immune system.  In the mean time, I just trying to take a breather and hope that tomorrow will bring a new, healthy day.  Here's to feeling healthy in the mind and body in days to come!

Bonus: the Yogi tea bags come with a cute quote similar to below...

"Those who live in the past have nothing to look forward to in the future"-- Yogi Tea Bag

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