With the recent advent of autumn in my area, I am really getting into the mood for fall food. I am going to share some of my favorite autumn recipes this week. Today’s recipe is for friendship tea. A jar of mix tied with a ribbon with the recipe attached makes a fantastic hostess gift for those holiday get togethers, and a crock pot full of hot friendship tea is a festive drink for holiday gatherings.
Friendship Tea
1 cup tang
¼ tsp cloves
½ tsp cinnamon
½ cup instant unsweetened lemon flavored tea (Nestea makes it)
Add approx 1-2 tbsp of mix per mug of hot water.
This recipe makes up a small amount; double or triple recipe for sufficient yield.
One of the things I like best about living in the Midwest is all of the fresh produce available here in the summer. When I drive between towns I pass fields of corn, alfalfa, soy beans, horseradish, tomatoes, watermelon, etc. There are many roadside farm stands that sell freshly picked locally grown produce – everything from corn to berries and peaches. Sweet corn is one of my absolute favorites. Since I grew up eating this freshly picked, I do not care for frozen or canned corn. Today I stopped and picked up half a dozen (but they gave me 7) ears of fresh sweet white corn, onion, portabella mushroom cap, and a quart of blackberries. We will have hamburger with grilled onions and mushrooms for dinner with sweet corn and salad, followed by blackberry cobbler for dessert tonight. I am going to make a smaller version of 