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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Double Lemongrass White Iced Tea - Tea Blend of the Month

A wonderful iced tea with great antioxidant properties and bold lemon flavor with a nice bit of caffeine,


Double Lemongrass Iced Tea

  • Lemongrass Simple Syrup
  • stalks of lemongrass
  • 8 cups water (cold)
  • 8 white tea bags
  • Ice cubes


Directions

To prepare the lemongrass simple syrup: Take 6 full stocks of lemongrass with 1 cup of sugar or honey and 1 cup of water.  Bring the water and sugar to a boil stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Crush and chop the lemongrass stalks and add to the water and bring back to a boil.  Remove it from the stove and steep it for about 20 - 30 minutes. Once it's cool, strain the lemongrass syrup into a cup and set aside. 

For the Tea: Take a large saucepan and heat it. Add 8 cups of cold water and bring to a boil with 2 to 4 stalks of lemongrass cut in half length and crosswise.  Remove from heat and allow to steep for 1 hour.  After an hour bring the water to a boil once again. Immediately remove it from the heat and add the 8 white tea bags into the mixture and steep it for about 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags from the lemongrass tea and allow everything to cool down until it reaches a room temperature. 

Transfer to a pitcher and refrigerate until completely chilled. Remove the pitcher from the refrigerator, add ½ cup of lemongrass syrup for sweetness and stir. Serve in a tall glass filled with ice. Garnish with a lemongrass stalk. 

The mixture of two lemongrass recipes gives you a 'double iced lemongrass tea on the rocks!'


Friday, August 4, 2023

Summer Skin Toner - Bath Blend of the Month

This toner and refresher is great to bring back the neutral pH to skin after cleansing. It is especially good for oily skin.


  • 1 cup of apple cider vinegar
  • 5 Tablespoons rose petals
  • 4 Tablespoons sage
  • 3 Tablespoons raspberry leaves
  • 2 Tablespoons rosemary
  • 3/4 cup rosewater

Place all the herbs in a quart jar and warm the vinegar in a saucepan.  Once warmed, pour over herbs and cap with a plastic lid. Shake daily for 10 days. Strain and add rosewater to the resulting vinegar.  Store in a glass jar with a non-metal lid and apply with a cotton ball after cleansing skin.