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Cardamom Fever Tea

April 18, 2015 by Ariel Leave a Comment

I made this tea blend thinking I would use it in my future baking projects (which I’m sure I will at one point) but up to date, I’ve been drinking it everyday!

If you’re a cardamom fanatic, this is for you 🙂

Cardamom Fever Tea

Prep time

5 mins

Total time

5 mins

Author: Zesty and Spicy.com

Recipe type: Tea Blend

Ingredients

6 teaspoons of green cardamom pods - coarsely crushed
4 teaspoons of coriander seeds - coarsely crushed
2 teaspoons of Szechuan peppercorns - coarsely crushed
6 tablespoons of red rooibos tea

OOhh my basil plants are happy with me this year. I think I have found THE perfect spot on the balcony to place them because they have been giving me fresh basil for the past few months like CRAZY! For the people who are following me on twitter, you know what I’m talking about. I was tweeting my harvests almost daily for a while and kept taking your suggestions on what I could do with all that amazing basil. One of my sweet followers had the great idea of suggesting me to do basil salt. I LOVED the concept but I wanted to do different. Often I like to use basil as a fun desert flavor ( don’t do a weird face, wait till you taste my strawberry/basil pie) so I thought, if we can make basil salt, we can for sure make basil sugar!

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Creating my own spice blends have been such an adventure up to date and I’m proud to say that I found some pretty fun mixes that I think you guys might enjoy. Let me know what you think about this festive Cajun spice blend! Why am I calling it festive? well only because I added a touch of cinnamon in it.. Don’t be scared, it’s true that it’s something that we don’t usually find in cajun blends but just try it out as a dry rub on fish, seafood, chicken or even meat! Oh and it’s also great for many type of sauces! Enjoy!

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