Hot Tea Month and Keto Cheesecake

 I was taking out some tea for a virtual tea date when my mind began to wander. As I sorted through the shiny little packages of foil packed tea and checked on the keto cheesecake cooling I let the memories come.  This moment is just for me.  It's hot tea month and a wonderful excuse to reminisce. 

My Aunt Doris makes herself tea just about everyday.  She posts photos of her tea table on Facebook that remind me what a special moment we shared years ago when I took my oldest grand daughter on a tea date with her.  We dressed up, she wore a spectacular pink hat, and we sat together in Aunt Doris's sunny day room sipping hot tea from fine china cups nibbling on a lemon flavored cheese cake and talking about things from our childhoods.  It is a wonderful memory I sink into often as I sip tea in my own home now. That's why I have a keto cheesecake cooling on the counter.  If you look to the bottom of this post I've included my favorite recipe because it pairs so well with hot tea.

I live farther away from my Aunt Doris and I don't get to see my grand daughter as often as I'd like now that she's an adult and working as a flight attendant.  My grand daughter calls often and I have been very lucky to take some short trips with her where I get to sip hot tea at the end of the day watching sunsets or warming up from the winter chill.  Those moments are special to me and I hope the memories will visit her when she has her own children to share them with.

This evening I've taken out a favorite tea pot I received from Aunt Doris last year for my birthday.  I had admired and commented on a beautiful tea pot with a blue butterfly motif she posted on her Facebook so you can imagine my surprise and delight when a little box came to my doorstep that turned out to be a duplicate of hers!  

Just because circumstances keep us apart doesn't mean we can't share some quality time and a cup of steaming hot tea together so Grand and I are using facetime to laugh and giggle together! Every cup counts! I imagine her sorting through her tea stash just as I am and it makes me smile.

 

I poured hot water into my butterfly pot and opened a single portioned bag of Chamomile tea.  I adore the little foil packets it comes in and the tea fits just right in a little strainer inside the pot.  Of course I could steep it directly in my cup but I'm taking a virtual trip with Grand and every moment counts.  I dial her number and see her lovely face.  Three minutes of steeping time goes quickly and I pour the tea into my cup.  Then my favorite part... seeing that hot steam rise from the cup in little curls like the memories of all the shared moments with Aunt Doris and Grand.  

Are you a hot tea lover with some special memories?  I'd really like to hear about them.

Frozen Fruit Smoothie For One

Most of the summer I sip iced tea while watching the grands do their thing around our tiny homestead.  They like iced tea too but sometimes it’s so hot and they are hungry for a frozen treat so I pull out my little bullet blender and make one smoothie at a time as requested.  The recipe is super simple and quick using four basic ingredients I always have on hand.  You can have one yourself in less than five minutes.

Cranberry recipes decor crafts collection

Cranberries are a seasonal fruit that are beautiful, deep red, full of antioxidants.  If you live in United States you've seen the very funny commercials telling us so.  I love pulling out those colors to decorate in the winter and they taste pretty darn good too. I am excited to share with you this collection of amazing Cranberry themed posts from many of our outstanding members here in the Social Fabric community. We know that you will enjoy them and hope that you can create some new fall memories for yourself and the ones you love.

Super easy tailgate meal with rotisserie chicken and cole slaw sliders

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I live in a small Texas town that really celebrates football season.  The first scrimmage is under our home town Friday night lights so I made an effortless tailgate meal featuring rotisserie chicken and cole slaw sliders, dill pickle slices, chips, deli dips, and frosty Coca Cola® floats  for the family to celebrate.  The sliders go together in no time and the frosty coke floats were a total winner – just like we think our team is!  GO BLACK AND GOLD!  Read on to see step by step how I made this event and delicious meal effortless for the whole family.  It’s so much fun and the sliders are simply the easiest meal ever with Wal-Mart's Marketside deli items. 

French Vanilla Iced Coffee

The Best Iced Coffee Recipe Ever

Hi there!! I am Brandy, I blog over at Wonderfully Messy Mom. I am excited to share with you 'For What It's Worth' readers the best Iced Coffee recipe you will ever try! Hands down, it's the best!!