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Indulging the Rich, Smooth Chai Tea

Chai tea is the best know tea that has originated from India. Actually, the word ‘chai’ itself is a Hindu term for the English word ‘tea’. Globally, this drink is also popularly known as ‘masala chai’, which, when translated into the Hindu language would literally mean ’spiced tea’.
Chai tea is different from all the other […]

Travel Light With A Travel Coffee Maker

You love your coffee. You have your own personal blend. You love your brewer, and have it set on a timer when you don’t forget. But the mornings when you do forget are always hectic, and more often than not, you’re in a rush just to get out the door with enough time to […]

Fit to a Tea! - The Link between Green Tea and Weight Loss

Green tea is the latest health drink that has taken the whole world by storm. Nowadays, if you want to be healthy, you have to be drinking green tea regularly. Although there are many studies that have provided well-documented evidence to the perceived benefits of green tea, only a few have extensively tackled the link […]

Things You Probably do not Know about the Electric Tea Kettle

Modern conveniences have definitely helped make life easier for the people of today. One of the things that technology has enhanced is people’s enjoyment of simple, but pleasurable things in life such as tea drinking. Before, people needed fire to boil water for brewing tea, but now, people can save on gas by using electricity […]

Top 3 Simple Christmas Cake Recipes For Year 2006

Here are 3 of the easiest Christmas cake recipes that I know of…
Christmas Cake From Iceland
This is a very simple Christmas cake recipe that I had the pleasure to learn from a friend from Iceland…
If you are searching for something simple to prepare, check this out…
Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 teaspoon cardamom flavored extract
1/2 […]

Make Your Chocolate Habit More Healthy With Chocolate Covered Strawberries

What do you think about when you think about eating chocolate? Is it chocolate bars? Hershey’s kisses? How about chocolate bon-bons? I love chocolate covered coconut balls! What about chocolate covered strawberries? Oh yeah! Of all the different ways that you can eat chocolate this has got to be one of the all time favorites.
Whether […]

Taste Your Way to an Affordable, Well-Stocked Wine Cellar

Does the phrase “wine collector” conjure up an image of a millionaire living in a large home with a temperature-controlled room dedicated to holding fine wines?
It shouldn’t. If you buy wine, you are a wine collector.
First off, you don’t have to have a special room dedicated to storing your wine. As […]

The Miracle Of Essiac Tea

To begin explaining what essiac is, we start at the roots. This tea originated in Ontario, Canada. Its name was derived from the name of a heroic Canadian nurse named Rene Caisse. So, simply put, essiac is Caisse spelled backwards! She was heroic in the sense that she never became rich selling this tea which […]

Cheese Making At Home - Tips And Techniques

The lost art of cheese making is making a comeback in today’s modern kitchen. This new hobby is much like that of making your own bureau wanted to allow you to experience the culinary delights of homemade cheese.
Some cheese, like cottage cheese, is rather simple to make but other cheeses may require complex equipment […]

2 Killer Meatball Recipes From Italy And Mexico…

Meatballs… how good they are… especially when they are from Italy and Mexico…
Miam miam…
Mexican Meatball and Rice
Yield: 6 servings
Mexican Rice:
~4 oz (1 can) Chopped Green
~3 cups Cooked Seasoned Rice
~1/2 lb Monterey Jack Cheese cut into stripes
~1 pint Dairy Sour Cream
For the Meatballs:
~4 oz (1 can) Green Chilies, (drained)
~2-1/2 tbsp Unbleached Flour
~2 tsp Salt
~2 tbsp […]