Chai tea from scratch

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! (photo credit: everyday gourmet mixes) I went ahead and made chai at home for the first time — I had some left over ginger and cardamon seeds I wanted to use, so what the heck. It came out really good. I swapped out the honey and used sweetened milk. Yum! Chai tea (4 servings) 10 whole green cardamon pods lightly crushed 5 whole cloves 2 cinnamon sticks 1 piece fresh ginger (about 2 inches) peeled and quartered 1/2 vanilla bean split lengthwise and scraped 1/3 cup honey plus...

Holiday Gift Guide 2010

The holiday shopping season is here and I am so excited to share with you some of the really cool and thrifty finds this year! Remember the 12 days giveaway last year? Well, this one is a little different but still packed with fru and frugal gift ideas. The list includes items and sites I adore and think you will too. Giveaway begins on Wednesday 12/1 and has two different methods of entry for each item (see details below). Giveaway outline: Mandatory Entries will enter you for a chance to win that specific giveaway. Extra Entries will count towards a chance to win a Visa...

Flatout & Tribe Hummus

Giveaway Closed *** CONGRATS MARICA and TINA P.***** {slurp} Dh made a tasty sandwich a few weeks back using Tribe Red Pepper Hummus and Lite Flatout flatbread. See his wrap here. I love Tribe and Flatout and it’s the perfect snacks to keep on hand especially during the holidays. Tasty and a great alternative! I want to try this pizza recipe using FlatOut flatbread: [print_this] Farm Fresh Perfecto FOLDit Pizza 1 Flatout® Healthy Artisan FOLDit Flatbread 1 1/2 tsp fat free balsamic vinaigrette dressing 1 cup fresh baby spinach 2 oz reduced fat crumbled feta...

Spicy & Sweet Tacos

What was for dinner? Just a bit impromptu and of the pacific influence, all wrapped in a tortilla. Inspired by one of the local taco trucks (kogi bbq), my kimchi taco got a little sweet add in tonight — a few Zespri green kiwis. Every so often I get a craving for the spicy cabbage. Dh is usually the one adding the extra spicy ingredients. So, tonight I decided to go spicy-spicy plus sweet! Another recipe the dh was hesitant to try, but guess what? He loved it and said the kiwi was a really great compliment to the spice. Hooray (shhh, I left the skin on the kiwi....

Kiwi-rrific Turnovers

While talking with the dh about how fun the kiwi-kins were to make, I told him I planned on using the extra kiwis to make turnovers. He paused and looked puzzled. Then said he couldn’t imagine that  it would go well together. Instead of apple, kiwi. Why not, right? First, I did a search for a kiwi turnover and the results were fruitless, not a single one. So, I decided to modify an apple turnover recipe. Here’s what turned out: Took some green Zespri kiwis. I scooped and sliced all my kiwis. Even a few that were getting on the soft side. Placed them into...

Spinach Salad

Just a visual. Spinach, kiwis, eggs, feta = yummmm!