Sometimes your instinct and reasoning skills line up to tell you something. A situation in which success should be guaranteed.
You see the way he gets all excited playing with a ball. You know how energetic he is. You are extremely aware of his inability to sit still. Friends and family all said yes, he will love it. Toddler soccer seemed like the perfect activity for Max.
But it was not. To say the least. In his defense, the soccer class was held on a patch of grass immediately adjacent to the big toys on the playground. Like right there, calling out to him with its siren song of fun and climbing adventures. A song that he could only hear, apparently, as none of the other tots seemed to be running off to play on it.
At first, everything seemed like it would be perfect. Hilarious and adorable, with a happy little tot playing with the soccer ball. But that scene was crushed after all of like thirty seconds (I'm not exaggerating), when he decided he needed to be elsewhere. The two train-shaped toys were especially appealing to his sensibilities. After using various strategies to get my child back to soccer, I eventually had to admit defeat. As soon as I would carry him over to the soccer balls he would just dart right back to the playground area. Futility at its finest.
So that was that.
I was so wrong about his interest in soccer.
But I don't think I am wrong here. I had a vision, instinct and reasoning, telling me that sweet cream and peaches and chamomile and lemon would come together to make a delicious summery drink.
Sometimes our instincts are wrong. And sometimes they are spot-on. Not sure what to make of that situation.
Ingredients
For the chamomile-black tea:
8 regular-sized chamomile tea bags
3 regular-sized black tea bags (I insist on my mom sending me packages of Red Rose brand of tea)
4 cups just-boiled water
4 peeled peaches
2 tablespoons lemon juice
6 tablespoons International Delight Cold Stone Creamery Creamer Sweet Cream Flavor
honey, to taste (depends on the sweetness of your peaches)
Instructions
To make the chamomile-black tea: Pour the water over the tea bags. Steep for 4-6 minutes, remove bags. Cool.
To make the tea cooler: Pour the tea, peaches, lemon juice, creamer, and honey (if using) in bowl. Blend everything with an immersion blender (or regular blender) until frothy. Ladle into ice-filled glasses.
Tags:Peaches,Cream,Chamomile,Tea Cooler
