Green Tea with Lemon, Ginger and Mint - and a spoonful of honey - has been
my favourite warm drink the past few weeks, like I wrote the other Friday.
It is the season for all sorts of common cold now, and I have experienced that this mixture does not only taste good, but it seems to contain vitamins and other nourishing and strengthening qualities, that has kept me from getting the flu.
Sencha tea has an aromatic and mildly sweet flavor - when brewed only 2 minutes. With longer brewing time the taste gets easily bitter - or if used boiling water. I leave the ginger and mint into the pot, since I like the warm feeling the ginger leaves to my mouth and throat ... The stronger, the better.
After pouring the tea to a cup, I add some honey and squeeze some citron juice to go with ... Voila!
Green tea with lemon, Ginger and mint is a healthy and tasty way to build up your immune system against a common cold ... And a delicate warm drink, that surely will tickle your tastebuds.
... Let's savor every sip!
Nina
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PS. We're having Winter Break and I am away from the blog - this is posted with the help of Bloggers pre-post planner
PS. We're having Winter Break and I am away from the blog - this is posted with the help of Bloggers pre-post planner
Nina, You make it look better than it usually tastes in reality (for me...). I always think of grass.
ReplyDeleteThank you Barb ... Green teas differ a lot - some of them taste like grass ... They do need some lemon and honey to go with :)
DeleteSounds delightful, my friend :) And your photos are lovely. Hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteThank you Stephanie - Tea is a simple pleasure, that gives us pleasant breaks every day, doesn't it :)
DeleteThank you for hosting the lovely "Roses of Inspiration"- blog party!
Isn't it funny how the basics never fail us. Both aesthetically pretty and tasty. Lovely still art.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nicki ... Back to basics - with tea and daily life chores - The beauty and rest is hidden in the simple things :)
DeleteLove #2 photo image -- I can see that in a large print hanging on my kitchen wall.. beautifully done..
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Thank you Kris - Yes, printing photos is something we do all too seldom, ain't it? You took some awesome photos of the lake - we need to make prints of the things we photograph.
DeleteGreen tea with honey is a favorite of mine...this sound great!...:)JP
ReplyDelete"Great minds think alike" - JP :)
DeleteLemon is a favorite flavor of mine.
ReplyDeleteLemon brightens up both in tea and also when baking ... Yes, it has a lovely flavor.
DeleteSo beautiful simple but so cool!
ReplyDeleteNice shots!
Britta
Thank you Britta ... I try to focus in "Simplify" this year - having chosen it as my word ... so I'm happy that it can be seen in my photos as well :)
DeleteLemon tea with ginger and mint sounds so delightful. I like the glass juicer with this composition.
ReplyDeleteThank you Marilyn, I was looking for a simple juices, and I found this one from flee market a year ago - It is working fine and it is pretty as well :)
DeleteThat sounds delicious warm and relaxing.
ReplyDeleteIt is, Viv - The different scents makes you appreciate the process of making the tea, and you feel already better while you're waiting for it to be infused :)
DeleteI now know why I never liked Sencha tea, I always brewed it too long. Your recipe sounds delicious, I will have to give the Sencha tea another try. :) I love your image with the lemon on the juicer. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThank you Michelle, the brewing time does have an effect on the taste - I hope you get better results next time when shortening the brewing time :)
DeleteI drink something similar but haven't tried it with ginger (I also like lemon balm). I will definitely try this. There is so much medicinal goodness in there, you are right. I found you via Roses of Inspiration and am glad to follow along. Your blog is lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your sweet note, Jes! Your Lemon Lip Balm recipe sounds lovely, I like the idea of putting both lemon and honey on it ... I definately will try making it! (I wonder where to get small containers for it?)
DeletePretty images. This combination of flavors sound wonderful together!
ReplyDeleteThank you ... the flavours does make a tasty symphony all together!
DeleteGreat composition and I love anything lemon/honey!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sarah! Yes, lemon and honey - sweet and bitter - create really wonderful taste!
DeleteOooh that sounds so soothing. Going to have to try some.
ReplyDeleteThank you - I was making this tea during our winter break as well ... Keeping the habit :)
DeleteWonderful. My potion is Lipton's black tea, in a bag, lemon and honey. Nice and warm and comforting.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, Lipton black tea is very good, we have it here as well (I drink it at work - very good).
DeleteThis sounds very nourishing, Nina, both for the body and for the soul! I just bought some fresh ginger and lemon and I have some dried mint - I will try it! Hugs xo Karen
ReplyDeleteThat sounds great, Karen ... I hope you enjoy the tea!
DeleteTea is such a comforting drink for me. I love my greet tea with lemon too.
ReplyDeleteThe DOF and bokeh in both images is lovely, Nina! :)
Enjoy your winter break!
Thank you Kia, there is something soothing in making tea ... already when the scent of the flavour comes as we open the tea container ... The winter break was wonderful - I'm thankful for the days spent with family :)
DeleteThank you Roxanne :)
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