Tea Time

I love sun-steeped iced herbal teas!

It's a mouthful to say, but delicious when made! On a lazy morning last week I was making some tea in my new pitcher when I realized how sunny it was outside for San Francisco. Instead of steeping the tea separately and then putting it in the pitcher like I normally did, I decided to put the herbal tea (and a bit of raw cane sugar) in the pitcher with the hot water over it and let it sit out in the sun for a few hours.


The tea I brewed: One of my favorite herbal teas - a peach tea made with pineapple, rosehips, Roman chamomile, and sunflower petals. I let it sit out in the sun for about 3 hours and when it was done, drained the loose leaf tea bits out and refrigerated it.

I recommend all you guys to do something similar! Here's a nice recipe on Simply Recipes about how to make Sun Tea. Here's a good recipe on About.com on how to make some Sun-Steeped Tea as well. It's super easy to make and amazing to drink.

Enjoy!

Photos: Gabby Battista