Sandra’s Chilled Oolong-Citrus Tea

The perfect blend of flavors
without being overly sweet...

Yield: 7 cups
Prep: 5 Mins.
Steep: 1 Hr.
Chill: 1Hr.

Ingredients

7 cups filtered water, divided


3 Oolong tea bags


2 lemons, juiced and strained


2 TB orange juice, strained of pulp


3 Tablespoons of Agave

Steps

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Let the tea steep for 1 hour. When finished brewing, squeeze, then toss the tea bags.


Meanwhile, juice your lemons and strain the seeds and pulp. Strain the orange juice.


Once the tea is brewed, mix with 3 cups of remaining cold water in a pitcher. Add lemon and orange juice, and Agave, then stir. Do a taste test and add more Agave if needed.


Chill, covered, for 1 hour to let flavors meld, then serve (over ice, or not). ~ Enjoy!

SANDRA'S ALASKAN HOMEMADE ICED TEA

An easy, inexpensive and healthy beverage
to prepare and serve

on those beautiful sunny days with your loved ones...

Yields: (1 quart)

Prep: 15 Mins.

INGREDIENTS

7 tea bags (Green Tea, Oolong, Lipton, or your choice of herbal tea)

2 cups boiling water

2 tablespoons fireweed honey [click for recipe]

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

2 cups cold water

METHOD

Heat 2 cups of water to boiling in a teapot. Pour into a 4-cup glass (heatproof) measuring cup, filling up to the 2-cup point. Steep for 10 minutes, exactly (set a timer).

After squeezing the teabags using a slotted spoon, discard them.

Add the fireweed honey and lemon juice, stir to combine.  Add cold water until the 4-cup liquid measure is reached; stir a final time to incorporate.

Pour sweetened tea into a 1-quart pitcher. To serve, pour over ice in individual glasses.

Store in a pitcher, covered, in refrigerator. ~ Enjoy!

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Tip:

To ensure maximum flavor of your iced tea, make sure your ice cubes are freshly made, as they change flavor over time when too old.

SANDRA'S TAKE-ME-AWAY CHAI TEA

I took an afternoon break
from work when
this recipe came to mind ~
Needless to say, I now often enjoy
sipping this refreshing beverage...

Yields: (4 cups)
Prep: 3 Mins. |
Cook: 4 Mins.

Posted by Sandra

INGREDIENTS

2 cups filtered water
2 generous tablespoons of loose black tea leaves
½” piece of fresh ginger, peeled
--(I keep mine in ½” pieces already peeled in the freezer)
1 whole cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
1 vanilla bean split, and inner pods removed, or ½ tsp. vanilla extract
Dash freshly grated nutmeg
4 tablespoons honey (or click for: Sandra's Homemade Fireweed Honey)
2 cups milk

METHOD

In a medium saucepan, add all ingredients except milk and place over high heat just until boiling, and then reduce heat to a simmer for 3 minutes, while occasionally stirring. Add milk and heat just prior to boiling point, and remove from heat. Strain Chai Tea through a fine mesh strainer into a 4-cup glass measuring container (as it is heatproof).

Serve hot with a cinnamon stick and a pinch of cardamom, or chilled in a tall glass filled with ice and a fresh sprig of mint.


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Tip: Refrigerate any unused Chai Tea, and then reheat via your typical method and/or froth with your cappuccino maker.