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cmcgee
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response 143 of 229:
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Oct 23 16:15 UTC 2007 |
Here's the link to the Flicker thread about the Kitchen Conference.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/grex/discuss/72157602631936067/
Photos of Tea For Two Times Two participants also there.
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mynxcat
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response 144 of 229:
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Oct 23 16:16 UTC 2007 |
It says the picture is unavailable.
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cmcgee
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response 145 of 229:
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Oct 23 16:19 UTC 2007 |
darn
ok
changed the perms. Try again
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mynxcat
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response 146 of 229:
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Oct 23 16:50 UTC 2007 |
The picture's not showing up on that page, but when I click the spaceholder
it takes me to your photostream where I can see the picture.
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denise
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response 147 of 229:
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Oct 23 19:20 UTC 2007 |
It's working fine for me this afternoon.
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slynne
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response 148 of 229:
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Oct 24 16:59 UTC 2007 |
I got lucky because the Rooibos tea that I like was the tea of the day
so I got it on sale :)
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denise
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response 149 of 229:
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Oct 24 18:18 UTC 2007 |
I'm all out of rooibos here at home. :-( But did recently buy some
carmel vanilla tea. I think it'll be nice as a desserty-like tea but I
oversteeped the first cup I had. And though I usually don't add cream
to tea, this is one I think would benefit from a bit [likewas, Earl
Grey tastes great with cream and a touch of sweetner].
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slynne
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response 150 of 229:
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Oct 24 19:19 UTC 2007 |
I *love* just about any black tea with milk and sugar. I've usually
found cream or half and half to be too much for tea though. Even whole
milk can be although I often use it. My favorite for tea is 2% milk.
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denise
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response 151 of 229:
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Oct 26 01:13 UTC 2007 |
There's no way that skim or even 1% milk can work with tea.
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slynne
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response 152 of 229:
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Oct 26 01:30 UTC 2007 |
I know. I think skim milk is good for drinking straight and it is good
on cereal and stuff but I never buy it anymore because I like 2% better
and it goes so well in tea. Coffee, on the other hand, pretty much needs
half and half or cream as far as I am concerned.
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glenda
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response 153 of 229:
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Oct 26 02:26 UTC 2007 |
Denise, the tea I was telling you about is Stash Premium double spice
chai black tea. It may be a tea bag, but it is wonderful and I am
steeping a cup as I type this.
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denise
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response 154 of 229:
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Oct 26 02:27 UTC 2007 |
Coffee, in my opinion, just needs to provide the aroma and nothing else.
You don't even have to actually poor me a cup as I can smell it as its
brewing [which does not happen all that often in my house]. With tea,
make a pot and I'm ready to go [the added splenda, lemon, and/or cream
depends on the particular tea being served].
My carmel vanilla tea I've been wanting to try with milk or cream but I
wasn't able to stop at the grocery store in the past few days. On my way
home from stuff today, I did the drive-thru thing at MickyD's and
instead of pop, juice, or a shake, I got a container of milk to have
for tomorrow's tea [and maybe some oatmeal, too].
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denise
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response 155 of 229:
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Oct 26 02:28 UTC 2007 |
Glenda slipped in... I do need to go grocery shopping, maybe tomorrow I
can get there--and I *will* look for it. If the regular grocery store
doesn't have it, I'm sure Whole Foods or Hillers will [didn't you say
something about Hiller's the other night?]
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mynxcat
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response 156 of 229:
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Oct 26 13:39 UTC 2007 |
Mmmmm - Chai tea - the next best thing to Indian chai.
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cmcgee
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response 157 of 229:
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Oct 26 13:42 UTC 2007 |
Mynx, could you give us a recipe for Indian chai?
One of my students made it for me on a cold rainy November afternoon,
and I LOVE it.
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mynxcat
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response 158 of 229:
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Oct 26 14:07 UTC 2007 |
Here goes (the measurements are vague, I eyeball it)
Boil 2 cups of water with 2 tea bags (or equivalent loose-leaf or according
to how strong you want the tea to be) and sugar to taste. Optional - grate
a bit of ginger into the water while it boils - be sure to get the juice into
the boiling water. When the water is at a rapid boil and it's a dark almost
black colour, add the milk - we use 2% or whole (mostly 3%). About half to
3/4 of a cup depending on strength. (I usually eyeball it - till the colour
turns a dark tan colour). Get it to a boil again. Boil it till it turns the
colour you want it - darker it is, the stronger (and sometimes more bitter)
it is. Type of use to use - Black Tea, English Breakfa, Spiced Chai (don't
use the ginger if you use this), Irish Breakfast, Orange Pekoe. Darjeeling
doesn't seem to work well - neither does Earl Grey and definitely no herbal
tea or green tea.
You also get a tea spice (chai masala) that you add after the milk in pinches
to get the Spiced Chai effect.
I'm sorry it's all so vague - but I just make it by colour and personal
sweetness. Hope that helps.
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slynne
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response 159 of 229:
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Oct 26 15:15 UTC 2007 |
That sounds pretty yummy
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glenda
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response 160 of 229:
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Oct 26 21:43 UTC 2007 |
Re #155, yeah, I get it at Hiller's. Haven't looked elsewhere.
Probably should, Hiller's can be pricey at times.
I don't add anything to it, I like it straight up though I can see
adding a bit of honey or sugar and milk would be good. I do like Chai
Latte, but sometimes just plain black spiced tea is just as yummy.
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cmcgee
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response 161 of 229:
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Oct 26 22:06 UTC 2007 |
Mynx, any chance of getting some ingredients and proportions on the chai
masala?
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mynxcat
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response 162 of 229:
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Oct 26 22:13 UTC 2007 |
I buy the chai masala - Toronto has a huge South Asian community so it's easy
to come by every Indian food-product imaginable. Here's one recipe -
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/3925/recipe_spice_09.html, but I don't
know how good it is.
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denise
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response 163 of 229:
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Oct 31 01:29 UTC 2007 |
Glenda, when I was at Kroger's today, I found that Stash spiced chai
that we were talking about. I'm not sure what it costs where you buy
yours but it's on sale right now for $2.49, I think it was. So if
that's cheaper than where you get it [I think you mentioned Hiller's?]
and you're running low, you might want to pick some up this week. I
brought a box and plan to try it tomorrow [it was too late in the day
today to drink anything caffeinated].
So where's the next tea outing going to take place?
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glenda
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response 164 of 229:
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Nov 1 10:51 UTC 2007 |
Thanks for the heads up. I do get it at Hiller's. Normal price is around
$3.59 it was on sale this week for $2.79. I will pick up a box or two on my
way home tonight.
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denise
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response 165 of 229:
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Nov 1 23:11 UTC 2007 |
I tried my chai tea yesterday morning; I love chai but for some reason,
I didn't like this one at all. So Glenda, the next time I know I'll be
seeing you, you can have my box [as I still have a number of other teas
available to me right now].
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glenda
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response 166 of 229:
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Feb 20 23:39 UTC 2008 |
Is it about time for another tea party?
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slynne
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response 167 of 229:
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Feb 22 04:51 UTC 2008 |
We could do a middle of the day one.
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