Ginger red dates tea paste

Ingredients
300g old ginger
150g dried red dates (pitted)
150g dried longan (optional)
200g molasses sugar

Method

1. Place old ginger, dates & longan into mixing bowl, chop 40 Sec, gradually increase to speed 10. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula. Repeat again until smooth paste is obtained.
2. Add molasses, cook 30 mins, 100 degree speed 2. Transfer ginger paste into jars for storage in fridge. Take 1 tabelspoon of mixture with 1 cup hot water or beverage of your choice to make ginger Tea. Strain mixture through fine strainer to remove sentiments. Enjoy!

Chai Tea

Yield: 2-3 servings

Ingredients:
3 cardamom pods, lightly cracked open with the back of a spoon
6 whole cloves
1/2 cinnamon stick
1/4" slice of fresh ginger
5 black peppercorns
1 bay leaf
1 Tbsp loose black tea leaves
3 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup half and half
1-2 Tbsp light brown sugar

Method:

1. Place the cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick, ginger, peppercorns and bay leaf in a medium size saucepan. Add the water and bring to a boil. Allow this to boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and steep for 10 minutes.
2. Add the tea leaves and return to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer on medium for 5 minutes. Add the half and half and the sugar. Stir for about a minute, over low heat, until steaming. Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a teapot or mugs. 

Tumeric Milk

Ingredients:

2 cups of homemade almond milk (or other organic varieties)
1 Tbsp local honey (sugar-free version is stevia)
1 tsp ground turmeric
small pinch of black pepper and grated ginger (fresh is best)
1 cinnamon stick or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Simply pour all ingredients into a small saucepan and bring to a light boil, reduce heat and drink warm.
2. You may also consume this chilled, but warm is best.
3. Strain if you have large pieces of ginger, cinnamon, peppercorns, etc.

Notes

You may use whatever milk you prefer: cows, goats, hemp, coconut, almond, soy, etc. I recommend coconut or almond milk.

Detox drink

Ingredients:

1-2 liters’ of water, depending on how strong you want it to taste
Part of 1 watermelon or 1 cucumber
1 lemon or lime
A handful of fresh mint leaves (approximately 10-13)
Ice cubes

Method:

1. Slice up a good amount of watermelon into cubes, rind and all, and put them into a jug or pitcher. 
2. Cut 1 juicy lime into wedges and toss in with the watermelon. 
3. Add a handful of fresh, fragrant, mint leaves and pour in 2 liters of cool water, filling the jug all the way to the top. 
4. Let this sit overnight in the fridge and let all the yummy flavors steep and infuse the water. 
5. When you want to drink it, put in a generous helping of ice cubes, pour, and enjoy daily.

Barley lemon coconut drink

Ingredients:

100g barley pearls, soaked for 10 minutes in water
1 small pot of water
2 fresh coconuts, with flesh still intact
⅟₂ lemon, thinly sliced

For the sugar syrup,
1 cup water
3 tablespoon refined sugar
A bunch of pandan leaves, knotted

Method:

1. Boil 1 small pot of water over medium heat and then add soaked barley pearls. Boil for roughly ⅟₂ hour and let it cool for another ⅟₂ hour.
2. Using a blender, add barley water, cooked barley pearls and coconut juice. Blend until barley pearls achieve a fine texture.
3. Pour out into a big container.
4. For the sugar syrup, heat water, sugar, pandan leaves in a small pot over low heat for 30 minutes. Leave to cool for another 10 minutes.
5. Add coconut flesh, sugar syrup and slices of lemon together with the blended ingredients.
6. Serve chilled or top with crushed ice.

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour (including 1/2 hour cooling time)
Serves: 4-6

Raspberry Lemonade

Ingredients:
90ml Vodka
Lemonade
Raspberry puree (just buy a bag of frozen raspberries and muddle a bit)
Lemon Slices
Ice
Superfine Sugar

Method:

1. Rub the rim of a pint glass with a lemon wedge and press into the sugar to coat the rim.
2. Fill glass with ice, add a couple slices of lemon and then pour in vodka, next add lemonade to fill glass and stir to combine.
3. Add a tablespoon of the raspberry puree, garnish the rim with a lemon slice and enjoy!

Iced Mint and Lime Tea

Ingredients:
2 tea bags
1 litre boiling water
Juice of 1 lime
2 sprigs mint leaves, crushed
Sugar

Method:

1. Make 1 litre of tea with boiling water.
2. Add lime juice and mint leaves in tea while it's still hot.
3. Add sugar to taste.
4. Cool and chill in fridge.
5. Add ice before serving. Garnish with extra lime wedges and mint leaves.

Caipirinha/Caipiroska

Ingredients:
1 lime, quartered
1 Tbsp sugar
50 ml cachaca
crushed ice

Method:

1. Muddle lime & sugar in a glass.
2. Add crushed ice & cachaca into glass & mix well with a spoon.
3. Add more crushed ice, straw & serve.

Mojito

Ingredients:
1 lime
bunch of mint leaves
1 Tbsp sugar
50 ml rum
soda water/lemonade
crushed ice

Method:

1. Muddle diced lime, mint leaves & sugar together in a glass.
2. Add crushed ice & rum & mix together.
3. Add soda water/lemonade & top with more crushed ice.

Limoncello

Ingredients:
2 lb lemons
1 qt grain alcohol, e.g. vodka
2½ cups sugar
6 cups purified water

Method:

1. Zest the lemon & add to vodka & store in tightly sealed bottle in a cool, dark dry place for 3-5 days. Shake bottle at least twice a day. Zest will turn white when flavouring is done. Strain.
2. Place water in saucepan over low heat & dissolve sugar. Cool to room temperature.
3. Mix syrup with lemon vodka & strain through several changes of coffee filters.
4. Store in tightly sealed bottle in refrigerator.

Makes 2½ qts.