Chai Tea recipe, and Chicken Update.

Chai Recipe : Arti Sequeria

The recipe says that is yields 8 to 10 servings, but I get barley one and a half because I do mostly tea with about 1/4 cup or less of cream. 

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 (1-inch) piece cinnamon stick
• 4 green cardamom pods, smashed
• 4 whole cloves
• 1/2 star anise
• 2 quarter-sized coins fresh ginger
• 2 scant teaspoon black tea leaves (recommended: Taj Mahal) or black tea of choice (I used CHina black, its what I get in bulk at my Natural Grocers) 
• 2 teaspoons honey, or more to taste
• Whole milk or half-and-half

Directions

In a medium pan, bring the water, all of the spices and the ginger to a boil over medium heat. Turn off the heat and allow it to steep for 15 minutes.

Bring the mixture back to a boil, then add the tea. Turn the heat off, and allow it to steep for 3 to 5 minutes depending on how strong you like your tea. Stir in the honey and add milk to your liking. Strain it into a bowl or pitcher and serve!

Recipe from http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/chai-recipe/index.html 

Now its chicken time. My chickens were supposed to start laying eggs way back in August, but them with their stubbornness it took, well one of them about 3 months later. The Susex are still not laying, but Sasparilla (the austrolorp) is! She has laid 5 now! She started laying last week,