Thirst Quenchers Yes, a new home, for me means a few extra happy hours in the week – because there’s always a reason to celebrate A classic gin cocktail is a bees knees cocktail – one that originates from Prohibition Era – or so the story goes. Speakeasies had homemade alcohol kept in bath tubs for service and to reduce the strong taste and aroma of the alcohol, honey and lemon were added. Now of course, it’s by choice! Honey syrup though, is ridiculously easy thing to make and store in the fridge, because this is also a healthier sweetener option for iced teas and other drinks you need sugar for! The Recipe Serves Ingredients Honey Syrup: 100g honey 100g hot water Cocktail: ¼ cup gin 1 ½ tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp honey syrup ice optional: fresh sage / lavender bitter / bitter orange bitter / lemon peel Instructions Honey Syrup: Simply stir together to thin out the honey Store in a glass bottle and refrigerate Cocktail: In a shaker, add the honey syrup, lemon juice and gin, and give it a stir (in the shaker, add any other flavouring add-ons as listed above) Add ice and shake Pour into a cold glass

Thirst Quenchers Our Calming Brew is a multi-tasking one, as you’ve seen the past few posts. The chamomile flower has intense sedating powers to help calm the nervous system, relax the mind and soothe the soul. Lavender is equally as powerful and when they are put together – it is a force to reckon with. Infusing the brew into milk offers a floral latte, sweetened with a little bit of honey and vanilla. This recipe is a milk-based latte – which is an ideal bedtime drink, but also works wonders as a morning sip for those days when you wake up anxious, stressed and overthinking everything in life! The Recipe Serves Serves: 1 | Time: 20 mins Ingredients 1 cup milk of your choice (whole, skim, soy, oat, nut) 2 tsp Calming Brew 1 tsp Eucalyptus Honey ½ tsp vanilla extract Instructions Put the milk and brew together in a small saucepan and place on low heat Allow the milk to come to a gentle simmer, never to boiling point Strain the milk through a sieve into your serving mug Stir in honey and vanilla Serve NOTE: for vegans, use dairy-free milk option and substitute honey with agave syrup, coconut sugar or maple syrup

Thirst Quenchers I use the Calming Brew that is cold brewed for this delightful cocktail – delicate notes of lavender, chamomile and lemon peel, with a hint of sweetness of honey, against the smoothness of bourbon – a great cocktail to shake up when you have people over, or just for yourself, to relax at the end of the day! The RecipeServes 1 Ingredients 3 shots Calming Brew ½ tsp Eucalyptus Honey 2 shots of bourbon round ice ball garnish - orange peel Instructions in a shaker stir up the calming brew tea and honey in whisky glass, pour the shots of scotch over ice strain the calming brew mix into the glass to the top

Thirst Quenchers This delicate Calming Brew is truly multipurpose. We have had so far, a warm tea, a cold iced tea, a honey and olive oil cake, a calming milk latte… so now we bring out the good stuff. A cordial! Made with honey (so a healthier option), and delicate flavours of lavender and chamomile this cordial is one that will blow your and your drinker’s mind! This is essentially a syrup, that you can have on ice as is, or added to sparkling water or soda, or even better, a few swirls into a classic G+T or Old Fashioned. This syrup stays well for a long period of time, refrigerated. The Recipe Serves Ingredients 1 cup water 2 tbsp Calming Brew ½ cup Eucalyptus Honey Instructions Place all the ingredients together in a medium sauce pan and gently simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring every few minutes It can come to a boil without worry Strain the syrup and store in a glass bottle Refrigerate How to use: Serve as is, with ice cubes too cool down with after a hot day Serve with ice cubes and soda water Serve with ice cubes, a good Scotch and a few drops of orange bitter Add into Gin + Tonic or an Old Fashioned

Thirst Quenchers I spent some time at a wellness resort and one of the drinks I discovered was this delicious juice which was called an anti-inflammatory drink. I am perhaps the most difficult person when it comes to healthy foods and options. Taste always comes first, cravings come second, health quotient comes rarely. So when I heard this is what I was being served, I balked and cringed and tried everything possible to not have it, but after being forced through the first few sips, I willingly gulped down the rest. This combination not only helps fight inflammation but the properties aid in weight loss, boosting metabolism and immunity. So, if I found the courage to drink this up, I believe so can you!   The Recipe Serves Serves: 1 | Prep Time: 20 mins Ingredients 100g pineapple slices 6-8 slices of cucumber 1 tsp ginger juice 1 tbsp honey ½ tsp turmeric powder pinch of cinnamon Instructions Place the pineapple and cucumber in the juicing machine. Add in the honey, turmeric, cinnamon and ginger juice and use a whisk to combine.

Thirst Quenchers In the buzz of our hectic life, we are always in need of something soothing, calming and preferably not too medicinal (read: valium), and most importantly, good for your soul (read: preservatives, sugar, cholesterol, plastic). Chamomile tea is a natural sleep elixir as it soothes the nervous system, thereby helping you sleep better. Chamomile is known as a ‘tisane’ as it’s a non-caffeinated herbal drink with natural anti-inflammatory properties. Team chamomile with blue pea flowers from SPRIG Calming BluCha tea, you have yourself a pretty cool looking drink. I add some chia seeds to the BluCha, which plumps the seeds up in a brilliant blue colour and sweeten the drink with palm sugar. A bit of lemon zest brightens up the tea. This iced tea is a great option for kids as they are pretty enamoured by the blue-green tinge, and the lack of refined sugars is, of course, beneficial. The Recipe Serves 2 Ingredients 1 1/2 cups Chamomile tea (warm) 1/4 cup Water 1/2 tsp SPRIG Calming BluCha Tea 1 tbsp Palm sugar or honey 1 tsp Chia seeds 1 tsp Lemon zest Instructions Stir SPRIG BluCha powder into ¼ cup water until the tea dissolves. Stir the chia seeds into this mixture and set aside for at least an hour in the fridge. Combine palm sugar or honey into the warm chamomile tea with the lemon zest and place this refrigerator for an hour. After an hour, the chia seeds would have plumped up well enough with a slight blue tinge. Combine the cold chamomile mixture and BluCha together and serve with ice cubes and a slice of lemon.

Old Recipe Thirst Quenchers,Thirst Quenchers A woman is like a tea bag, you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water. Eleanor Roosevelt White tea has the same types of antioxidants as green tea, but in greater quantities. These antioxidants boost cardiovascular health, lower cholesterol, reduce risks of cancer, and the most important: enhances weight loss! Any edible item that claims to help boost the metabolism or initiate fat loss has been tried and tested in my house – I could easily open a health store here! If only I remained committed to them… White tea has a mellow and light taste, with no aftertaste. There isn’t any bold flavour in white tea, which also makes it easy drink copious amounts – although I wouldn’t recommend it (I tried it!). But it also helps make an interesting iced tea. Pairing white tea with pomegranate doesn’t just sound exciting, but looks rather pretty, and exotic! Instead of sugar, I add natural honey for sweetener, and the sourness of pomegranates and lemon balance out this refreshing thirst quencher perfectly.   [yumprint-recipe id=’67’] The Recipe Serves Serves: 4 | Prep Time: 30 mins | Chill Time: 4 hours Ingredients 5 cups of water 2 tbsp white tea (or 3 teabags) 3-4 tbsp honey or sugar syrup ½ cup pomegranate juice 3 tbsp lemon juice pomegranate seeds (for garnish) mint leaves (for garnish) Instructions Bring the water to a boil and add the tea to brew for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and strain out the tea leaves. Stir in the honey to dissolve. Chill the brewed tea for at least 4 hours. Stir in the pomegranate juice and lemon juice. Add some pomegranate seeds and mint to garnish before serving. NOTE: You can use sugar syrup instead of honey if don’t count the calories!