Thursday, February 21, 2013

made at home: chai concentrate




   The Midwest was awaken this morning by a snow storm (yes, there was even thunder to be heard!) this morning in late February. Luckily, for myself, all of my classes were canceled and I did not have to nanny... which meant I had the day to sit at home. I do not even remember the last time I was at home an entirely of a day. It has been rather nice.
   I thought, what a better way to sip on something warm then perfecting my chai concentrate recipe. This recipe is about a 1 part chai to 1 part milk ratio (I used rice milk, but any kind will work!). This recipe yields about 2 1/2 cups (which was just perfect for me today!), but you can easily double it to make more to store in the fridge for later use.

Chai Concentrate
3 cups of water
3 Earl Gray teabags (mine were from Trader Joe's)
1/4 cup brown sugar 
1 teaspoon cinnamon 
1/2 teaspoon allspice, ginger, and nutmeg
1 tablespoon honey
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla abstract 

(mix together brown sugar with spices, while boiling water in a medium sized pot.) 

(add spice/sugar mixture and teabags, then try to simmer for 20 minutes  let the chai cool, then use a strainer to move the liquid into a container for keeping.) 


   Cheers everyone! Now I am heading back to spend the rest of my snow day with my sewing machine. Readers, how do you spend snow days? 

15 comments:

  1. You look so cute and cosy :) Wish it would hurry and warm up x

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  2. It rarely snows where I live, so if there's a snow day, I'll spend it outside! :) And then tea is always nice on super cold days, too! Stay warm! <3

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  3. uh! i hope you're okay. i haven't seen a snow, so i couldn't imagine how thunder in a snow storm.

    looks like you have a warming tea there.



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  4. mmm I could go for some of that Chai right now, it's cold in my house!!
    cute blog :) come check out my ~giveaway~ if you have time,
    Tereza

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  5. oh wow, your blog and style is so lovely, dear!!! Very nice and inspiring here :)

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  6. love thıs coat and ur style!
    kıss

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  7. Gorgeous pictures Lindsey - you look great in your coat (but crucially, you also look cosy!)
    The chai sounds delicious!

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  8. That sounds and looks amazing! Love the second picture, and love the recipe!

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  9. These pictures are so sweet, as is your blog header!
    tie-dye-eyes

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  10. hooray for a day of no school or work! enjoy :)

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  11. thunder snow!! On snow days I like to drink hot tea, too :)

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  12. Love that fur snood and you look so cozy out in the winter weather with a cup of chai. Thanks for the recipe, definitely going to try it! xo

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  13. lovely post, very cute and cozy! :)

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  14. Ahh, I absolutely must try this, haven't had a cup in forever!! It sounds so delicious, thanks for sharing :)

    <3 Megan
    http://kiddotv.blogspot.com

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  15. Love that coat you're wearing here :) I will also have to try out that recipe for the chai concentrate. I am currently going through the Trader Joe's powder mix like crazy!!

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