Kaake Family Blog

I made this up a couple years ago and it has def. been a summer favorite for me as well as for my kids.  If you can't drink black tea because of the caffeine (or other reasons), give this a try. Ingredients: 3 parts red raspberry leaf tea (not raspberry flavored) 1 part peppermint tea water Directions: 1. Steep tea as your normally would.  For me I use enough boiled water for a 2 quart pitcher.  I usually add in 6 Red Raspberry tea bags and 2 Peppermint Tea Bags.  If I have bulk, each tea bag itself usually contains about 1 teaspoon of loose tea.  I steep for 10 - 15 minutes, then take the tea bags out. 2. Add sweetener to taste - honey, stevia, etc... 3. Chill. It's that simple. What you're left with is a refreshing glass of tea for those hot summer days.  Below are some benefits of each of these teas.  Use caution when drinking peppermint tea while pregnant.  Spearmint is generally a better option. Red Raspberry Leaf Pepper...

I was contacted by Ryan from the Pom Wonderful company. If you're not familar with this company, please visit this link to learn more. They sell the highest quality pomegranate juice I've personally ever had as well as the best tasting. Imagine our excitement today when we went out to the mail and found a box of 6 - 8oz containers of Pom juice. The kids were very excited to try it. I must say I was a bit apprehensive because of another brand I had tried in the past. That other brand of pomegranate juice was not that good at all. In fact, I believe I dumped it down the drain. So as you can imagine, I was hoping this would be at least a bit better than the previous brand I had tried. I openend the first bottle and took a little sip. Then another and yet another. This juice is so yummy! It was a little sweet and a bit tart. The flavor was absolutely wonderful! Next up was the kids. As you can see in the pictures, they very much enjoyed it! They didn't wan...