drinks

If you like chai tea, chances are you'll appreciate Thai iced tea as well. Many of the flavors are similar, and both involve black tea brewed with spices such as cinnamon, star anise, cardamom, and cloves. Thai iced tea is traditionally served over crushed ice with sweetened condensed milk, but my hunch was that coconut milk would taste wonderful with the warming spices in this recipe (I was correct!). I recommend using lite coconut milk here as to not overpower the other flavors.  Do you have a favorite iced drink? Let me know so I can u[...]

This month's Recipe Redux theme is "DIY Kitchen Essentials." Bloggers were asked to share recipes for items they used to purchase but now make themselves. I generally use whole cow's milk, but when I do want a non-dairy milk, I am a big fan of making my own as most store-bought varieties don't taste as good, in my opinion, and seem to be more expensive. Most commercially-produced nut milks contain stabilizers to help extend shelf life, and when you make your own, you'll notice shelf life is significantly shortened - homemade nut milks only last a few days in the f[...]