Okay, I haven't been on here that often. Sorry guys! As you may know, being a mother is a full time duty and we don't always get the spare time we need to update blogs. Please forgive me!
Well I have decided to make the switch from coffee to tea. Why you may ask? Well drinking too much coffee has given me an upset stomach feeling, and also the dreaded the caffeine induced crash you get afterwards.
Drinking coffee has be a great pastime for me, in which I could express my moods and emotions with different flavors. In the Christmas-ey mood? Try a white chocolate peppermint mocha latte from Starbucks. Autumn-ey mood? Pumpkin Spice latte or Cinnamon Dolce Latte. Need a cold refreshing pick me up in the summer? Try iced coffee. So giving up coffee is not that easy when there are so many attachments involved.
Well Zhena's Gyspy Tea in Coconut Chai flavor has made giving up coffee very easy for me! It has the spicy/autumn-ey cozy flavor to it. The kind of flavor that makes you want to put on a big comfy sweater, curl up on the couch with a big fat cat sleeping in your lap and a good book to read in hand. Not to mention an oversized mug to drink it in, because it is just that good.
I like to flavor mine with sugar and milk, but you can get real creative with your seasonings. It already has a mild almost vanilla-like coconut flavor, with cinamon, ginger and cardamom undertones to it. One friend of mine suggested using sweetened condensed milk, it keeps well for a while in the fridge, and a spoonful is all you need. Or you can use flavored syrups, such as vanilla, coconut or hazelnut. I have also tried vanilla flavored almond milk, which is already presweetened. That is good too. If you prefer soy milk, rice milk, or even coconut milk that could work too.
The tea is delicious, but since its a specialty tea, it can get a little pricey. I got mine for $12 a can, which has 22 teabags in it. If you are a frugal mom, you can stretch it out by making a small pot of tea (with 2 mugs worth) and using one bag of coconut chai tea with a bag of regular lipton's black tea. Still tastes great and is easy on the pocketbook!
Now if they can only get a chocolate cake flavored tea, I would be in heaven! All this talk of tea is making me thirsty.....time to get off here and brew some coconut chai tea and make some dinner!
