In fact for Christmas I got quite a few tea things because my friends and family knew of my love.
But one gift was belated, so I decided to post it separately instead of in my earlier Christmas post. This combines my love of tea and my love of something else that I just adore:
Cats!
So now I can drink my tea and look at this adorable creature. I can’t imagine a better tea time.
And then I got into loose leaf tea. That can take a lot of time and work. You heat the water, fill the little infuser, steep-thats the easy part. The hard part is trying to clean your infuser, it takes forever!
So much time
But then I went to Teavana and I saw the coolest thing ever!
An infuser that makes two perfect cups of tea and is so easy to clean-Perfectea.
And it really is perfect! I just love it so much! It is so easy to use, to clean, etc. Just watch it, you will want one too.
It makes two cups of tea- the perfect amount for tea time with a friend:
Or if you are like me- the perfect cup of tea. Yep, I love tea and a lot of it.
All you do is:
Scoop two teaspoons of whatever tea you love and place in the infuser.
Add hot water and steep according to tea instructions.
Place infuser over a mug and push it down, allowing the tea to come out and fill it.
Add sugar, milk, cream, or creamer.
Fantastic! I love it so much I can’t stop using it.
So during the week I go to a coffee shop in the morning to kill an hour before work and while there buy a cup of Earl Grey tea.
I drank so many that I had enough to get any drink free! I asked the barista what she recommended and they said a London Fog- Earl Grey tea with Vanilla and heated, foamy milk. I tried it and LOVED it!
I had to have more of it. So I decided to make it myself.
Ingredients:
Tea Kettle/Teapot
Earl Grey Tea (I use loose leaf but you can do bagged)
Milk
Vanilla Creamer
Milk Frothier
Sugar (optional)
Tall Glass
Tea Mug or Teacup
Directions:
Put your kettle or teapot on and heat the water.
Prepare your loose leaf tea (one teaspoon per cup of water). [I typically drink out of a two cup tea mug.]
When water is ready pour in mug over tea infuser or tea bag. (Tea should steep no more than three minutes.)
When tea is steeping prepare the milk. This is something that might take a few trials until you find your perfect taste. I typically take 1/4 cup of milk and 1/4 cup of Vanilla creamer and pour both into the tall glass.
Using the frothier, whisk the milk mixture until it is nice and airy. If you don’t have a frothier you can use a tall glass jar and shake it up.
Heat the milk mixture in the microwave for a minute.
When the tea has steeped, remove it from the mug and add sugar (if needed) and foamy milk mixture.
Drink & enjoy!
It was delicious, and cheaper than forking over four dollars every time you wished to have it. Delicious!