Hello everyone! Sorry It’s been so long since I've posted. I've had some crazy stuff going on here at school. I’m really
going to try and update more often, I promise! Hopefully this
spring I’ll have some fun crafts to post about. I also have some new
recipes to share! I've been pinning a lot of good looking spring and summer
goodies to try.
I've been doing some really neat things in school with
fundraising for an organization called the National Women’s
Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation (NWCAVE). They deal with
women and children that are in abusive and sexually exploitative situations.
Did you know that the greater Portland area is the highest trafficked place in
the U.S.?! I live in the Pacific North West! This hits so close to home
everyone, it’s so tragic! The I-5 corridor is so easy to grab girls
on and get them out of the country because you can get from Canada to Mexico in
almost no time. NWCAVE is really helping bring awareness to this issue, and I
have to applaud them. It truly is an issue that no one wants to talk about. So
please, if you have a daughter
that is around the ages that are most exploited (12-22) please talk to them about it!
Okay on to a bit happier subject, I have another recipe! Due to
the fact that the sun is shining and you always need something iced in your
hand to be content, I present to you… drum roll please. Thai Iced Tea! This is one of my favorite things
on this planet to drink. I LOVE Thai food with everything in me! I think I was
three when my auntie took me out to Thai food for the first time, and I have
loved it since. So please enjoy this recipe like I have!
Thai Iced Tea Recipe
Yield: Serves
4-6
Total Time: 1 hour
Please read the post about this Thai tea recipe. It discusses the
brands and different methods on how to make it to get the orange color, as well
as photographs to illustrate the process. When we made our Thai Tea mix from
the Pantai Thai Tea Mix bag, we reduced their suggested sugar amount by about
20% to our own personal taste.
Ingredients:
Thai Tea Mix Ingredients:
· 1 cup
(80g) Pantai Thai Tea Mix or 4 Black Tea bags
· 4 cups
(950ml) Water
· 3/4 cup
(150g) Sugar
Thai Tea Assembly:
· Pre-made
Thai tea mix (see above)
· half and
half (some folks also use coconut milk, whole milk, sweetened condensed milk)
· ice
Directions:
Thai Tea Mix directions
1. Bring
water to boil and add the Thai tea mix or the 4 black tea bags. Add sugar and
gently stir to completely dissolve sugar. Gently boil tea for about 3 minutes.
Remove from heat.
2. Allow tea
to steep for at least 30 minutes and allow it to cool. The more concentrated
the tea flavor, the better the Thai tea tastes.
3. If you
are using the Thai tea mix, strain the tea leaves. Set finished Thai tea aside
to cool.
4. If you
are using black tea bags, remove the tea bags and set aside finished Thai tea
to cool.
5. You can
make this ahead of time and have the Thai tea chilling in the fridge.
Assembly directions
1. Fill
glasses with ice.
2. Fill
glass with about 3/4 full of the Thai tea mix. Then top off remainder of glass
with half and half.
3. Stir and
enjoy.
Thanks to whiteonrecicouple.com for this amazing recipe!
Let me know what you
think!
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Love,
Kate
