Recipe: Ginger-Orange Tea
Fireplace, 2011. OK… so we have a little restoration to do.
warming, comforting, spicy-sweet
It’s holiday season! Time for warm, cozy beverages by the fire. Here’s one of my favorites. And now that I actually have a fireplace, I’ve been eager to make it. I first had this at the amazing Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, New York. I was hooked. When I got home, I recreated it to the best of my memory. This isn’t exactly the Moosewood recipe, but it sure is delicious.
I shared this recipe in my interview with Emily over at GCDSpa (the place to go for personalized gifts), but I thought I’d post it here in more detail. Enjoy!
Ginger-Orange Tea
From The Moosewood Restaurant Cooking for Health Cookbook
adapted by Michelle Gilbert
Serves 3-4
Be sure to use fresh ginger, not powdered, for this amazingly comforting wintertime treat. Also great for sniffles, upset tummies, post-driveway-shoveling warming up, or post-holiday-shopping frazzles.
My favorite reading nook, complete with a cup of Ginger-Orange Tea and a personal treasure: my grandfather's copy of "A Christmas Carol".
Ingredients
1-2 heaping tablespoons fresh ginger (about 2-3 inches of a piece of ginger)
2 cups water
1-2 cups fresh orange juice, to taste (I use 2-3 drops of high-quality steam-distilled orange essential oil instead, increasing water appropriately)
1 fresh orange, scrubbed clean
1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)
1-2 tablespoons honey, to taste
Directions
Peel ginger. Grate on a box grater, or do what I do: place the ginger chunk in a blender with some of the water and create a slurry (be sure your blender is strong enough). Place water, grated ginger, orange juice or orange essential oil, lemon juice, and honey in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 5 minutes. Strain if desired (I don’t strain it because I love ginger). Serve in big, cozy mugs, each topped with half an orange slice. Be sure to breathe in and savor the steam.
Can be served cold, if desired, by those of you in warmer climes, but trust me… it’s best served piping hot, accompanied by falling snow and holiday music.
About Michelle Gilbert
I am an artisan soapmaker, copyeditor, and Reiki practitioner based in Cleveland, Ohio. My life is about wellness… creating my own, helping others achieve theirs. I offer Sarva Soaps, lovingly handcrafted with 100% natural ingredients, as a creative expression of my core beliefs and passions.
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