Rosy Tea has been a winter drink at our house ever since I made it for a New Years Eve party a few years ago. It is a wonderful citrusy slice of warmth on a cold snowy day. Then last summer I discovered it was good cold and over ice cubes as well. So now I keep a carafe in the refrigerator all the time. It’s mine – well, most of the time. The guys are big coffee drinkers but I notice they sneak a glass now and then! First set the tea to steep. For this recipe, I use the yellow box brand of tea bags because it is being mixed in with the juices, “saving” flavorful and special teas for drinking by themselves. If you are doing this on the stovetop, bring water just barely to a boil, pour into a glass container (I pour it into a glass 2 quart pitcher) and add 4 teabags. OR use the ... [Read More]
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Honey Banana Bread
Honey Banana Bread landed on the menu unexpectedly. Wheels set the quart jar of thick amber liquid on the kitchen counter. Organic honey sold by the grandfather of a fellow employee. A quart jar!!!! That is more than we’ve used in the last five years total!!! A quick taste showed that it had a pleasant flavor, but not at all like the honey in the little squeezy bear. Well – love me a challenge (and Wheels is really good at bringing them on!) I hit the search engines. According to honey.com, the website of the National Honey Board, “The 60,000 or so bees in a beehive may collectively travel as much as 55,000 miles and visit more than two million flowers to gather enough nectar to make just a pound of honey! The color and flavor of honey differ depending on the bees’ nectar ... [Read More]
