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Healthy Week Lunches: Buttermilk Ranch Chicken Wrap

Healthy Week Lunches: Buttermilk Ranch Chicken Wrap

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We are going green today! For St Patty’s Day? Sure why not, but really we are going green for our health with this Buttermilk Ranch Chicken Wrap served up with a sweet side of healthy Bigelow Green Tea. This is what I am having for lunch this week, and it is the next installment in my Healthy Week Lunch…

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Salted Caramel Rice Pudding with #AmericasTea

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Hey y’all!  Cold and flu season is in full swing isn’t it?  It seems every time I turn my head someone I know is sick.

We weren’t lucky enough to escape the wrath of flu season either.  We had an early morning emergency trip to the doctor and 3 days on the sofa when Dean was struck with the flu and of course I was not spared, so we just survived on the couch together.

Those were some of the most miserable days!  We could barely eat and only wanted warm comforting foods.  I think i just lived off an assortment of Bigelow Tea those few days.

Tea is perfectly comforting when you are sick.  The warmth from the mug just seems to warm you right up and the steamy tea itself has an instant calming effect and helps me feel like I can breath better.

I know when I was sick I just wanted soups but I also wanted sweet since it seemed like sweet was all my pour stuffed up self could taste.

I want to share this recipe for Salted Caramel Rice Pudding with you so if you get sick you will have just the right thing to make to help you feel better.

When you are feeling bad what could be better than a warm bowl of creamy rice pudding?  It is pure comfort in a bowl.  It chases away my chills.

I steep two bags of Bigelow Salted Caramel Tea in the water before cooking the rice and it adds such a fabulous flavor to the pudding.

The rice pudding comes together in minutes on the stove and then gets stopped with a little store bought caramel and you can add a sprinkle of kosher salt if you like.

It is amazing!!  Sure to cheer you up on a sick day.

Salted Caramel Rice Pudding with #AmericasTea

Author: Parrish

Ingredients

1 cup White Rice

2 cups Water

2 Bigelow Salted Carmel Tea Bags

2 cups Milk

2 Tablespoons Heavy Cream

1 Tablespoon Salted Butter

Pinch Of Salt

8 ounces Sweetened Condensed Milk, More If Needed

Dash Of Ground Cinnamon

1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract

1 whole Egg, Beaten

Caramel Sauce

Instructions

Steep your 2 bags of Bigelow Salted Caramel Tea in the 2 cups of water.

In a medium saucepan or pot, combine the rice, tea steeped water, milk, cream, butter, and salt. Bring it to a gentle boil, then cover the pot, reduce it to low, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring twice during this stage.

Remove the pot from the stove and add the sweetened condensed milk, and cinnamon.

Return to low heat for 5 minutes to finish cooking.

Remove the pot from the stove and slowly drizzle in the beaten egg, stirring constantly.

Serve immediately in a small bowl. Drizzle with a little store bought caramel sauce and a sprinkle of salt to really put it over the top.

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When I feel under the weather I load up on tea more than usual but my favorite is Bigelow I Love Lemon Tea.  It is full of lemon flavor thanks to lemongrass and other natural sweet lemon flavors and it packs a daily dose of vitamin C which we all need whether we are sick or trying to avoid getting sick lol. Plus it is delicious!

Pairing this lovely lemon tea alongside a piping hot bowl of Salted Caramel Rice Pudding is sure to make you feel comforted and on your way to feeling better.

So make sure you stock up on Bigelow tea this cold and flu season.

I am a huge fan of Bigelow, I love that they are so giving to the troops, so focused on green living and that their fabulous teas are 100% American made, by an American family for the American Consumer. You can taste the quality in their delicious teas and that comes from all the hard work they put in perfecting their blends and then protecting that flavor in foil pouches that lock in all the freshness and flavor.

I have been lucky enough to visit Bigelow Headquarters in New York and I cannot wait to visit their lovely tea plantation in Charleston which is the largest American working tea garden.

What are some of your tips to make it through this cold and flu season?  Do you use tea to soothe your symptoms?

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Honey Tea Streusel Muffins

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Hey guys!!  My it is getting chilly out there!  Am I the only one who just does not want to get out of those warm blankets in the morning? Those gray morning where the windy is whipping and the ground is frozen I could stay in my warm cocoon of quilts and fuzzy slippers all day!

It is those days that I need an extra boost to help me warm up and wake up.  I have never been much of a coffee fan but I can always go for a large mug of steamy tea, especially from Bigelow Tea, my favorite!

While I love choosing from all the delicious Bigelow Tea varieties when I really need a wake me up I reach for their new American Breakfast Blend.   Each tea bag has 50% more caffeine which is just what I need on those groggy cold mornings.  With the American Breakfast Blend I get sustained energy from a natural boost that helps me focus and doesn’t leave me crashing later.

I especially love the Honey flavor of the American Breakfast Blend and I like knowing that every mug I brew is helping support our service men and women.  Almost 4 million bags of tea have been sent to troops overseas with Bigelow’s Tea for Troops program. You can read all about Bigelow’s Tea for Troops HERE.

I am a huge fan of Bigelow, I love that they are so giving to the troops, so focused on green living and that their fabulous teas are 100% American made, by an American family for the American Consumer.  You can taste the quality in their delicious teas and that comes from all the hard work they put in perfecting their blends and then protecting that flavor in foil pouches that lock in all the freshness and flavor.

I have been lucky enough to visit Bigelow Headquarters in New York and I cannot wait to visit their lovely tea plantation in Charleston which is the largest American working tea garden.

So I know you know tea is an amazing way to warm up in the morning and now give you an extra boost of caffeine that you might need, but did you know you can make some scrumptious muffins with tea?

I made these yummy Honey Tea Streusel Muffins which go perfectly with my morning cup of tea and are a snap to make.

I steep my milk with 2 tea bags to get all that rich honey tea flavor in.

I like my muffins large so I only got 9 muffins out of the batter but you can go a little smaller to get 12.

A simple streusel topping takes these muffins over the top and fills your house with such a warm comforting smell of fresh warm muffins.

A few minutes in the oven and you have fresh muffins for breakfast.

I love these muffins alongside my American Breakfast Blend in the morning, together they warm me right up and get my day started right.

So next time you are at Walmart check out the tea aisle and pick up some American Breakfast Blend to get you through those cold groggy mornings.  Then whip up a batch of these Honey Tea Streusel Muffins to make for the perfect warm you up, wake you up pair.

You can get more great inspiration by visiting Bigelow on Pinterest!

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Vanilla Caramel Tea Glazed Molasses Cookies

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Hey guys!!!!  Okay so I am so pumped for the holidays!!!  I cant wait!!!  Today I am going to be bringing you not only a fabulous gift idea but also a super yummy recipe!!

So present time first!  If you have a tea lover in your life, they are going to love these Personalized Tea Chests from Bigelow Tea.  You can get a great wooden engraved tea chest like this one, you can engrave it you a family name or special message.  I love the look of the wood and when you open it up it is full of delicious Bigelow Tea, so it is like two great gifts in one!!

Another great gift option are these Personalized Photo Tea Tins.  You just pick a special photo (this one is of Dean and I the morning I came back from New York and touring the Bigelow Factory).  Then you get to pick a message to put on the on the photo and again there you have a great gift, and it is also full of that amazing Bigelow Tea.

Both of these would make beautiful special gifts for any one if your life.

You can head over the Bigelow Tea website and personalize the perfect gift for someone on your list today.

I just love the Bigelow Tea Company and I really love that it is 100% American made by an American Family; an American Company for the American consumer which you can get at an American Retailer…Walmart!

Not that I need another reason to love Bigelow Tea but did you know almost 4 million bags of Bigelow tea have been sent to troops overseas with Bigelow’s Tea for Troops program?  How awesome is that?

Now I know I promised you a recipe too.  These Vanilla Caramel Glazed Molasses Cookies are delicious and full of rich flavor.  My grandma makes the most amazing Molasses Cookies each holiday season and we cannot get enough of those chewy cookies.  This is my spin on a family favorite.

I made molasses cookies and decided to update them with a Vanilla Caramel Glaze made from Bigelow Vanilla Caramel Tea.  The glaze compliments the molasses perfectly and adds just the right amount of flavor to these decadent cookies.

Once your cookies are made and cooled, you just steep a the tea in some milk, add in some powdered sugar and you are ready to glaze!!

Vanilla Caramel Glazed Molasses Cookies

Author: Parrish

Ingredients

3/4 cup margarine, melted

1 cup white sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup molasses

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Instructions

In a medium bowl, mix together the melted margarine, 1 cup sugar, and egg until smooth.

Stir in the molasses.

Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger; blend into the molasses mixture.

Cover, and chill dough for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Roll dough into balls.

Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until tops are cracked.

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Delicious!!

These cookies remind me so much of Christmas time at my grandparent’s.  Just one bite and suddenly I am sitting at my grandparent’s on Christmas Eve helping wrap the last few presents.

Oh and guess what these cookies pair fabulously with a steamy mug of Bigelow Tea.  A plate of these cookies, your favorite tea and a warm quilt and you are set!!

So there you go not only are you now armed with some great gift ideas, you also have a scrumptious new cookie recipe.

P.S.  When you get done drinking all your tea from the tin, it makes the perfect place to store these yummy cookies!!

I hope these ideas have inspired your holiday gift giving and baking!

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And you can get more tea inspiration from the Bigelow Pinterest Board!

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My trip to the Bigelow Tea Factory!

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Hi guys!!!  I could not wait any longer to share with you the details of my amazing trip to New York to tour the Bigelow Tea Factory and learn more about this amazing company and all their wonderful teas!

From the minute you walk into the Connecticut Bigelow Factory you just feel welcome, everyone there is so nice and you just feel comfortable, right at home.

Touring the factory was awesome, seeing how the tea was cut and flavored and stored was so interesting and the smell, man oh man the smell was amazing, I could stay there all day in bliss just smelling the tea being made and all the flavorings, it smelled like heaven in there!

I really really liked watching how the tea was packaged up in it’s bags and then in it’s foil and finally in it’s box, I could just watch all those little tea bags being made while smelling that sweet tea smell forever.

We also had lunch in their fabulous cafe which served amazing food made to order and had an impressive salad bar.  What really blew me away was the how green the whole facility was, all our bowls and plates were compostable, everything there gets recycled, and that goes beyond the lunch room, their green efforts span through every part of the factory from the lunch room to the conference rooms to production and packing everything is just so eco friendly there!

Walking through the halls I loved seeing all the tea decor, photos of Mrs. Bigelow’s teapots, old advertisements I loved it all.  The Bigelow family is just amazing and while I was unable to meet the Bigelows on this trip everyone I did meet there were just to welcoming and down to earth and you just feel like you have known them forever.  I love that the Bigelow Company is 100% American made by an American Family and is an American Company for the American consumer and always has been.

We then did a tasting of the tea and learned how the Bigelow Tea company got started with Constant Comment (more on that delicious tea soon) a special tea made from Ruth Campbell Bigelow ( I cannot wait to share that story with you!!)  We learned so much about all the different varieties from black to green to white and how each one is harvested and at what point in time and how they are aged to make tea, it was fascinating.

Then the tea tasting!  We got to sample their yummy teas and their tea is just the highest quality, I am blown away by how amazingly rich their flavors are.  We learned it is from how they process their tea and how they ensure it’s freshness but their foil sealed bags making sure your tea is as fresh and rich as it can buy when you get it to your home.

We also got to sit around and chat and learn more about Bigelow Tea and their past and some of their upcoming flavors and projects like their new Mobile Tea Bar, have seen that?  It is awesome and you should check it out if it comes near you.

I really liked learning about their new American Breakfast Teas which comes in 3 flavors and has 50% more caffeine to get you morning started right.  When you buy American Breakfast Tea a portion of the proceeds goes to help support the troops!  Bigelow doesn’t stop there though, they also have the Bigelow’s Tea for Troops program in which almost 4 million bags of tea have been sent to troops overseas.

The whole day was just amazing and we went for a walk down to the beach and then out to dinner with our Bigelow hosts and it was just a fabulous day.

I cannot wait to visit Bigelow Tea’s Charleston Tea Plantation, it would be a dream come true to see the tea plantation. Who wouldn’t want to see it?  It is America’s largest working tea garden, how cool is that?! The even hold events there like weddings, tours and even a variety of music festivals. It’s a great way to soak in some historic Southern culture and a living piece of American history!

Getting to meet everyone and see where this tea is created and learn the background of the company just makes me so proud to be a Bigelow Blogger and I just want to thank Bigelow for this incredible opportunity to work with such a great company.

They were even so nice as to give us all these gorgeous tea chests fill with their delicious teas.  This was a trip of a lifetime for me and it was incredible.

I have plenty more to tell you about Bigelow and some more yummy recipes using their tea, but for now you will have to wait those.  So steep yourself a cup of a Bigelow tea and have a wonderful day!!

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Tea Time Out for Mom with Bigelow Tea!

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Hey moms!!  You feeling that back to school rush yet?  September is such a busy month for all of us and always brings so much change with new schedules to nail down, busy mornings and late nights full of homework, soccer practice and bed time routines.

I know for me it feels like I run Monday through Friday straight through in survival mode.  This mama craves a break, but there is barely any time in our new busy schedules for that, that is way I have to find small moments in the day to take a little tea time for myself.  Just a few minutes to yourself to relax will do wonders for you.

When I am off doing my weekly grocery shopping at Walmart I like to pick myself up some delicious Bigelow Tea, maybe a new magazine and a chocolaty treat.  These little things are the perfect makings for a mommy time out!

When I get a few moments in between errands I love to sip on a mug of Chai Tea.  The spices and creaminess of the tea pairs perfectly with my chocolate pick me up while I browse for new diner recipes.

This fall has also brought new changes to my family in the form of a move, which means I now have a lovely porch which is perfect for taking a steamy mug of tea and a quilt and just sitting out there on a chilly morning taking a few minutes to myself before the little one gets up.  There is nothing like keeping your hands warm around a hot cup of Earl Grey while watching the world around you wake up.

Thank goodness for my Bigelow Tea stash to provide me with these simple moments of peace.  I love keeping a wide variety on hand and picking a flavor to suit my mood, though with so many delicious flavors it is hard to choose!!

Now not only is Bigelow Tea a yummy way to unwind after a long day or start a busy one but the Bigelow Tea company is one I cannot quit talking about!  For starters it is an American Company, American Family and made for the American Consumer and you can pick up tons of varieties especially at Walmart.  And the Bigelow Charleston Tea Plantation is America’a largest working tea garden and makes for gorgeous weddings and you can even tour the plantation and experience some Southern history!

Of course what also makes it a great company is that almost 4 million bags of tea have been sent to troops overseas with the Bigelow’s Tea for Troops program and you can find out all about that here —-> Tea for Troops 

So next time you are feeling that back to school rush and you just need a mommy time out just brew yourself a steamy mug of Bigelow Tea and relax!

How do you have a mommy time out?

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Lemon Oatmeal Iced Tea Cookies for Roadtrippin with Bigelow!

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  Hey yall!!!  Ahhh summer time!  Time to relax and soak in the sun!  Around here that also means keep plenty of iced tea in the fridge at all times lol!  Summer also means road trips, trips to visit family out of state, small road trips to the beach all sorts of road trips!  Chances are you are going to be on some kind of road trip this summer, am I right?

I love getting in the car and going, we don’t even have to end up anywhere I just love car rides (now I sound like a puppy lol).  Thankfully Dan is the same way too, he just loves to get in the car and take a road trip anywhere.  With a 4-year-old those trips mean one super long nap!  Car rides knock that kid right out!

I love to plan and prepare and pack so I headed to Walmart to grab a few things for our road trip to the beach.  While at Walmart I grabbed some Lemon Lift Bigelow Tea to make a big pitcher of iced tea to take with us.

We love making our tea with Bigelow because I know that it is quality tea packed in a foil patch for freshness.  I just enjoy that it is a family owned American company, and that they make such amazing tea flavors!

Back at home I knew I wanted to make a snack for our road trip and a quick browse through the pantry revealed a massive thing of oatmeal just hanging out waiting to be made into cookies.

Now my mom has a thing for oatmeal cookies and iced tea, she could live off the two forever.  So naturally the oatmeal cookies were a perfect match with the iced tea for a nice car snack.

But wait!  Why stop there?  I should put the tea in the cookies!!!!  Oh and in a lemony glaze!!!  Genius right? Genius and delicious!!

I just took my favorite simple oatmeal cookie recipe and instead of vanilla flavored it with the tea.

Then when they were cooled I just mixed some of the tea with lemon and powdered sugar and made an amazing glaze!

Not only are these cookies simply scrumptious, they make an amazing easy to transport road trip snack.

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Lemon Oatmeal Iced Tea Cookies for Roadtrippin with Bigelow!

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1-1/2 cups old fashioned oats

2 Lemon Lift Tea Bags

Lemon

Powdered Sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix 1/4 cup hot water with one Lemon Lift tea bag and let steep 15 minutes.

Beat margarine and sugars until combined. Add egg and tea and combine gently.

In a separate bowl stir together flour, baking soda, and salt then slowly add to wet ingredients.

Drop 2 Tablespoons worth of dough onto cookie sheets and bake for 8-12 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges and set on top. Let cool for 2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

While cookies are cooling steep one Lemon Lift tea bag in 1/4 cold water and add the juice of half a lemon.

Then add in powdered sugar 1/4 at a time until it reaches your desired consistency (I like mine thick for drizzling)

Drizzle glaze on cooled cookies.

Enjoy!!!

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Let’s face it there are points during a road trip where we all need a little sugar rush!  And I mean they are oatmeal so they aren’t THAT bad for ya!

So whip up a few dozen for your next trip and enjoy them on the car ride down AND at your destination because these Lemon Oatmeal Iced Tea Cookies are outstanding!

Don’t forget to make a big batch of iced tea using Bigelow’s delicous Lemon Lift tea and you will have plenty of refreshing iced tea to keep the “are we there yet’s?” at bay!

You can follow Bigelow Tea here—-> Facebook TwitterAnd to make your summer a little sweeter you can enter the Made in the USA sweepstakes and win a Bigelow Tea Plantation Mint Tea gift set HERE! 

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