Saturday Snippets-Flavored Iced Tea, Lemon Pasta and Hot and Spicy Oregano

Iced tea and summer go hand-in-hand and I wanted to remind everyone of an inexpensive way to create flavored teas, I add one herbal tea bag to the pitcher with my regular or decaf tea bags. Add boiling water and I let the herbal tea steep for 5 minutes then remove it from the pitcher (let your regular tea bags steep for however long you normally would). My absolute favorite flavor is peach but raspberry is a close second:@) A fruit tea sampler, for around $2.20 at Walmart, is a great way to find your favorite.

 Do you have an Aldi near you? It's a fun place to stop every once in a while and I hear it's related to Trader Joe's. 

I found these lemon bow ties and think they'll be great with some garlic butter and a sprinkle of fresh basil for dinner tomorrow-
love the stripes! 

My coworker added a new herb to her garden this year, Hot and Spicy Oregano. 

It's a nice strong oregano that does bring a little heat in the background, great for Mexican dishes and salsas!

 

The write up from Bonnie Plants and you can click HERE for more detailed information:

Hot & Spicy oregano blends the easy-growing traits of oregano with the heat of a mild chile pepper. Flavorful leaves make a great addition to Mexican dishes. Plants form a nicely rounded mound with multiple trailing stems. Leaves boast a traditional oregano flavor, but with greater pungency.

I dried some in the microwave (instructions HERE) and once dry, we felt it still had that great oregano taste but did lose the heat.

Try to stay cool and have a great weekend everyone:@)