I have long loved to blend my own loose leaf teas. When I’m feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or simply need a pick-me-up or a moment to myself… just the act of making the tea blend itself is one of the small rituals in my day that brings me such a sense of calm.
One combination I usually mix together is: chai with a black tea. Chai already has black tea in it, and it’s really just personal preference or mood dependent but I’ve long loved a less spicy chai to sip on in the late afternoons. I recently added an orange spice mix that I picked up at our local Sacramento Co-Op and the addition of the added citrus with the chai / black tea combination just smells and tastes so deliciously like the holidays that I had to share! I hope it’s just the calming reset or afternoon pick-me-up you need this week.
Here’s the combination I’ve been mixing together but of course, test, blend and doctor up and brew to your liking::
1/2 cup chai tea
1/2 cup black tea
1/8 cup orange spice tea
Cinnamon sticks
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Hilariously when attempting to snap these photos to share this recipe with you my kids were running through the kitchen, giggles and chaos, yelling and toys flying. I clearly needed that moment of calm in my day! Ha.
