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Atole is so simple to make, and so delicious. Right now I'm using a recipe that is 1 cup masa harina, 3 cups soy milk, 2 cups water, 1/2 cup maple syrup, 1 tablespoon cinnamon and a cinnamon stick, and 1 tablespoon vanilla. This makes a thicker atole because I like mine to be more of a pudding consistency when it cools. The original recipe I got this from calls for only half a cup of masa harina, which keeps it more like a thick beverage consistency.
Hibiscus Lemon Tea
Apr. 8th, 2024 08:01 pmI'm very much a tea enthusiast, but since I can't tolerate much caffeine I mostly drink herbal or decaffeinated tea. One of my favorite teas is hibiscus tea with freshly squeezed lemon juice, which I typically sweeten with sugar.
As climate change causes temperatures to climb, I've found it more and more important to make sure I have not just water, but ice water in high quality thermoses when spending time outdoors. While this means I can't store as much water per area of volume since ice expands, cold water is more refreshing on a hot summer day, and importantly, actively and quickly helps to cool your core body temperature. In a high quality thermos stuffed with as much ice as you can put in and still allow it to close with the remaining space filled with water, the ice can last for more than 24 hours. Note this won't happen if you only use three or four cubes of ice--the remaining water will quickly melt that, even without any outside heat getting into the thermos (though it will still make the water cooler). A good quality thermos will use vacuum sealing to help insulate its contents.
So last night I made some hot carob with soy milk, carob powder, vanilla extract, and sugar, and I enjoyed it greatly. Does it taste like hot cocoa? No. No it does not. Do I enjoy it? Yes, I definately do. Also this is even simpler to make than my carob mug cake. Lazy cook approved.
Chamomile Tea
Apr. 10th, 2022 12:23 amAm drinking some chamomile tea right now.
I love chamomile tea and I find it quite helpful for anxiety, which is something I have far too much of. Unfortunately, I do tend to hesitate to drink it because I always worry it will make me sleepy (it doesn't always do so, but it's helpful enough to me for sleeping that I've used it as a sleep aid before too). And that's a concern because I often have daytime sleepiness so naturally want to avoid anything that might make me sleepy.
Blackcurrant Herbal Tea
Dec. 26th, 2021 10:48 pmBlackcurrant is one of my favorite herbal tea flavors. Everytime I have it, I'm reminded how good it is.
Caffeine Woes
May. 4th, 2019 03:40 amI frequently lament how sensitive I am to caffeine. Wanted to get a chai tea the other day but decided not to because I was feeling a bit too anxious and I was worried the caffeine would make it worse. I love tea and chocolate. It's tragic.
