Fl Orange Blossom Honey Green Tea

Florida Orange Blossom Honey Green Tea

Ingredients

2 Qt. Water
8 Green Tea Bags
2 Tablespoons Florida Orange Blossom Honey
1 Orange Sliced


Instructions

1. Bring 1 Qt. of water to a light boil, remove from burner (or microwave) and cool slightly (1-2 min)
2. Add tea bags and honey. Brew for 1-2 mins
   
3. Meanwhile fill pitcher with 1 QT. ice water/ice cube mixture
4. Poor hot tea into the pitcher. Add sliced orange.
5. Serve on ice. Garnish with sliced orange
   

This tea is a staple in our house. It is slightly sweet and has a wonderful citrus flavor. It is super simple to whip up a batch and only takes 7-8 min total. Feel free to boil your water in the microwave but make sure you only heat half of the water creating almost a tea concentrate. I was always taught this for food safety reasons and getting the tea out of the bacteria "danger zone".

I hope you enjoy this as much as we do. It's my first official Teal/Teak recipe! Keep an eye out for my next recipe, Sweet Potato Biscuits (peeking in the background).

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Goji Berry Lemonade

Goji Ginger Lemonade
Serves 1
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. goji berries
1 ½ cups water
1 tsp. ginger root, freshly grated
½ lemon, juiced
raw honey to taste (optional)

Directions:
1. Soak goji berries in water for at least one hour to soften.
2. Pour goji berries and soak water into a blender with remaining ingredients, blend on high until completely mixed.
3. Strain and pour into a glass with plenty of ice and lemon slices.

Recipe found here with health benefits explained. I have made this lemonade several times over since Friday and it is great. I recommend you buy some goji berries and get started.

When I first started this blog I had a much different idea for what it would be. I was torn between just sharing things I loved/hated on in a brutally honest tone and a food blog of sorts. In reality my blog turned out to be neither of those things. I hardly write anything on here and mostly use this as a place to share my photos and Florida style adventures. I guess with all things it just takes time to evolve and discover the real aim/voice.

I read a ton of food blogs and have been on a kick lately to put better things in my body. I love several newly found sites which I have added to the Blog list on my side bar. I feel good mentally and physically and while I never take horrible care of myself I do have a tendency to waver back and forth between caring and not taking the time to care. I am a very active person and I just feel better when I am eating well. For me this is a personal belief and should not come off as preachy at all. There are endless resources out there for how to take care of yourself and I believe the only way to be successful is for it to be a lifestyle and not a "diet" or temporary plan. I also believe anything in moderation is ok but some people lack a true grasp of what moderation is. Quality of life is much more important than quantity of life.