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I love a good Chai Tea Latte but hate the amount of money it costs at the "good" coffee shops. I was trying to buy the boxes from the grocery store but seem to have to throw out half of it before I could get through a whole box by myself. Wellll...I have found a solution! Here's a great recipe that costs a portion of that container from the grocery store. And, if you like that larger amount, you can make your own stock to have in the refrigerator! 2 C. Water 4 Regular Tea Bags 1/4 teaspoon ginger   1/4 teaspoon cardamon Dash ground cloves 2-3 T Sugar 2 1/2 C. Milk In your sauce pan, mix water, spices and tea. Bring to a boil and boil for five minutes. The tea bags may break open, but that's okay as you can strain later. After it has boiled for five minutes, add the sugar. Add milk and return to a boil. Watch it at this point as it could quickly and easily boil over.  Strain and enjoy. 

Tonight was breakfast for dinner in my house, my personal favorite. I tried a new recipe for waffles. It called for 1-1/2 cups of flour. I recently bought a new wheat flour that is very light, so I used all 1-1/2 cups of wheat flour, and no white flour. Because it is such a light flour, I was able to get away with this and it was delicious. If you had a heavier wheat flour, you would probably not be able to get away with this. 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 1/2 cups milk 6 tablespoons butter, melted 2 tablespoons brown sugar In large mixing bowl, stir together flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; set aside. In small mixing bowl, stir together eggs, milk, butter and brown sugar. Add to flour mixture; stir until blended. Pour batter on to grids of preheated, lightly greased waffle iron (amount will vary with size of waffle iron). Close lid quickly; do...

Tonight was breakfast for dinner in my house, my personal favorite!  I tried Oatmeal waffles, and needed something to serve with them.  I found these apples and thought it was a great addition.  They were very tasty combination. The only thing I would change is that I would use less brown sugar. 1/4 cup butter 4 large tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1/2 cup cold water 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon In a large skillet or saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; add apples. Cook, stirring constantly, until apples are almost tender, about 6 to 7 minutes. Dissolve cornstarch in water; add to skillet. Stir in brown sugar and cinnamon. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and serve warm.

Let me start by saying, I ordered this cleaner off of Amazon, as a refurbished product. When I received it, it was in great condition and was working appropriately. This unit is for steam cleaning your floors. It is unique from its competitors because it has an attachment to steam the carpet. It also boasts its unique front steam jets. There is no vacuum component to this cleaner. It is simple to use. There's no on/off button. It is turned on when plugging it in. The only controls on the unit are for the amount of steam. There is a washable cloth that is attached to the base by Velcro. The unit comes with four of these cloths, two for floors, two for carpets. To use: Pour water into the tank which is closed by a screw cap. No additives are needed as the steam will do the cleaning. To warm the water, simply plug in the unit. While warming, you must prepare your floors by vacuuming or sweeping. The green light will come on when the water is hot enough to start yo...

I've come up with a new method for finding good recipes. I go to allrecipes.com and type in the category of food I am looking for - here I typed in muffins. Then I sort it based on rating. Those recipes that have a 5* with thousands of ratings must be good. Well, it was true here. These are delish! 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup plain yogurt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup mashed ripe bananas 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg, oil, yogurt and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in bananas and chocolate chips. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees F for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

These were good but not as good as the banana chocolate chip muffins. They are also best fresh. Get old tasting after a few days. Anna L. first introduced me to these at MOPS. Thanks Anna! 1/2 cup white sugar 1/4 cup margarine, melted 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup margarine, melted 1/2 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 24 mini-muffin cups.  Mix 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup margarine, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Stir in the milk, then mix in the baking powder and flour until just combined. Fill the prepared mini muffin cups about half full. Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are lightly golden, 15 to 20 minutes. While muffins are baking, place 1/4 cup of melted margarine in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together 1/2 cup of sugar with the cinnamon. Remove muffins from their cups, dip each muffin in the melted margarine, and roll in the sugar-cinna...