Lavender Mint Tea
November 28, 2007 by Andrea
Filed under Beverages, Grow Your Own
Yesterday was one of those days when trying to fix myself anything to eat or drink was an exercise in futility. I set out lavender buds to make myself some lavender mint tea, only it didn’t get made until this morning. I put bulgur wheat in a bowl to soak and planned to chop parsley so that I could have tabbouleh for lunch. The bulgur wheat soaked for longer than the usual 30 minutes before I got back to it, and my beloved tabbouleh turned into a midnight snack as I didn’t even get to chop the parsley until 11:30 pm.
Yes, the boys keep me busy, especially with making the commute to take them to preschool in the afternoons. I spend over two hours on the road every day driving them back and forth to school, most of the time with music playing and my oldest singing with great enthusiasm at the top of his lungs. Tackling anything other than cleaning up dishes after meals happens after everyone goes to bed at night, and I’m often up very late, which isn’t so fun since I’m not a night person. My mother used to do the same thing when I was growing up, and I seem to be traveling the same path. Read more
Sweet Iced Tea
Some of my earliest memories are of drinking sweet iced tea. I come from a family of iced tea drinkers, and whether it’s hot or cold, no matter the season, I always have a pitcher of iced tea in my refrigerator. In fact, it’s my preferred summer beverage, even beating out fresh squeezed lemonade. My favorite is Southern sweet iced tea, which is about as Southern as you can get, ranking right up there with fried chicken, barbecue, and biscuits and gravy. I love the strong, sweet tea that my grandmother makes, and I’ve enjoyed many glasses of it over the years. Michael, my New York-born husband, had to adapt to many of my foibles when we got married and Southern iced tea was high on the list, but now he enjoys some iced tea occasionally. Read more
