New Things for Madam Potts

Mission One: Accomplished!

Finally, I've taken the Orientation for Australasian College of Health and Sciences. I've signed up for classes in Nutrition and Herbalism. Over the next 3 years, I will be working towards a degree in Holistic Nutrion and Practice. This is a distance education course that uses the power and technology of the Internet, which makes verntures like this possible for people like me, who hold a full time job, but are seeking a new direction.

After spending the last few years as a starving artist and office assistant extraordinaire, I have stumbled upon something that piques my interest, and if followed can lead me to a healthy lifestyle and to a life/work balance. I have always wanted to make my passion into my life's work. So, having innocently started with blending my own herbals, I've opened a world that I am excited about exploring and learning more about.

So, in addition to my beginning forays into the world of herbals and tea, you'll take the journey through eCollege with me. I'm nervous, I'm excited, I feel young again (not that I've racked up THAT many years....but youthful optimism abounds!)

Wish me luck!

Madam Potts

Chai this...

I've never liked flavored black teas. All it tastes like is black tea and flavoring (aka: artificial). But take black tea and spice it up (aka: natural spices and herbs, no artificial flavoring) and now you've got my attention!

And by it popularity, it has a lot of people's attention. By that, of course, I mean: CHAI.
It took a long time before it got introduced here in the states, but once it did, it didn't take long to get popular and now everyone has their own recipe.

Basically, I take black tea and grind some black peppercorn, cloves, cardamom, and add few dashes of nutmeg and cinnamon, swirl some honey in and Voila! A tasty spiced hot brew. A touch of milk does it well too. I usually add a touch of something different to create a Sage Chai or a Mint Chai ...

I like "chai-ing" new recipes.

Gotta favorite chai recipe?

How do you make your mad pot of chai?

Share it!