In case you've been dying to know what my first cup of tea of 2018 was, wonder no more!
You may, however, be surprised to find out that I drank NO tea on January 1!  Shocking, isn't it?  I actually had a vendor booth at CenterPoint / Metaphysical Matrix annual New Year's Day Barbecue, Psychic Fair and Healing Expo and was rushing to get there in the morning, so I actually drank leftover coffee I had in the fridge. I had made a big airpot full of dark chocolate blood orange rooibos to take to the event for the guests/customers, and it was big hit, but I didn't actually drink the leftovers until a few days later.
ANYWAY, on the morning of January 2, I woke up and made myself a cup of instant powdered milk tea that I had picked up at Hong Kong Market, my local Asian grocery store.  This stuff is like the tea equivalent of Pillsbury frozen cookie dough or microwave popcorn: way too easy to prepare and sinfully delicious!
The powder is a perfectly proportioned, addictive blend of black tea, powdered milk, and white sugar: just add water, and VOILA!  The perfect cup of sweet, creamy, yet strong black tea!
I paired it with a tiny single-serving Christmas pudding from British Isles shop in Houston's Rice Village that tasted like a rich fruit cake. (Yes, I love fruitcake and I'm not ashamed to admit it!
The satsuma mandarin orange is from my garden.  I normally sell them at the farmers' market, but this year I didn't do the market. Want some?
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