Spa Party

Spa Home Party:
5. Food Recipes:

A. Beverages:
i. Orange tea: serves 4
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 1 1/2 cup orange juice; 1/4 tsp sugar; 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 1/8 tsp clove grounded; 2 teabags.
Method: In a saucepan, heat orange juice, water, sugar and spices until boiling. Reduce heat and simmer until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 5 minutes. Strain out tea bags and serve hot when the guests arrive. This refreshens you up in minutes.

ii. Apple and honey iced tea: serves 6-8
A sweet and fruity drink, perfect for a hot summer afternoon.
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 4 tea bags; 1/3 cup honey; 3 cups apple juice.
Method: Steep tea bags in boiling water for 5 minutes. Strain out tea bags and stir in honey and juice. Mix until honey is dissolved. Chill and serve over ice.

iii. Herbal Lemon Grass tea: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tsp lemon grass; 1 1/4 cup hot water.
Method: Preheat the oven at 75 degree C. Place the lemon grass on a tray and bake it for 12 to 15 hr on very low heat. Remove and allow it to cool, then store it in a cool dry place. Infuse the dry lemon grass in hot water. Serve warm.

iv. Iced Green mint tea: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 Japanese green tea bags; hot water 2 1/2 cups; 2 tbsp chopped mint leaves; 4 sprigs mint; ice as required.
Method: Infuse the tea bags in hot water for 3 mins then remove them. Add the mint leaves into the tea. Pour the tea into 4 glasses and add ice if preferred. Garnish with mint and serve.

v. Fresh Mango Sorbet:
Ingredients: 250 ml water; 50g grain sugar; 2kg ice-cream stabiliser; one egg white; 50 ml mango puree; 50g mango diced; pinch nutmeg powder;
Method: Mix all the ingredients together in an ice-cream maker and process for about an hour to make this sorbet. Serve chilled.

Spa Home Party - Spa Food Recipes