Shanti Chai & Co's All Things Tea Blog

Green Tea Benefits

Green Tea Benefits

Drinking green tea is not only good for you but it is a joyful experience. The act of measuring out the tea, pouring it in to your favourite cup and taking the time to enjoy it can lead to a sense of calm and ease while the delightful grounding fragrance works to alleviate stress.

Green Tea History of Tea Tea Tips & Tricks

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Vanilla & Rose Petal Chocolates - Recipe

Vanilla & Rose Petal Chocolates - Recipe

The first time I made homemade coconut oil based chocolates, I was amazed at how incredibly quick and easy it was and how delicious and smooth they were! With several ingredients and within 15-20 minutes, you have perfect mouthwatering chocolates... This recipe is flexible, and you can easily adjust amounts and ingredients to suit your particular taste or diet needs.

DIY Recipe Rose Petals Valentine's Day

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Teas for Anxiety

Teas for Anxiety

Shanti's Favourite Teas To Help Reduce Anxiety (or better yet, let's call them Best Teas for Ease!) Several years ago, I suffered an extreme bout of prolonged anxiety. Panic attacks, insomnia, night sweats, heart palpitations, feeling faint, ringing ears, even issues with my vision and having a hard time catching my breath. Mind racing, heart racing, thoughts racing. The worst of this era of my life lasted about a year or so, but there were more years building before that where these incredibly uncomfortable symptoms of anxiety crept in to my life. During that time, I tried so many things,...

"Mom's Garden" Blend "New Momma" Blend Chamomile Chamomile Tea Herbal Blend Herbal Tea Holy Basil Lavender Nettle & Rose Blend Peppermint Rose Petals Shanti's Picks Teas for Anxiety Teas for Ease Tulsi

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Real Chai Latte: Recipe, Tips and Tricks!

Real Chai Latte: Recipe, Tips and Tricks!

Chai Lattes... ahhh. Spiced and sweet. Frothy and foamy and delicious. A perfect pairing of Assam tea, earthy and aromatic spices like cinnamon, cardamom, cloves... all topped with steamed milk (or milk alternative). When you order a chai latte at a coffee shop, your beverage usually consists of a sweetened chai concentrate (we will talk more about this on a later blog!) combined with milk. Both are then steamed, which simultaneously heats up and foams the beverage. While this often tastes delicious, in our (humble) opinion, this isn't a real chai latte. For us, a proper chai latte involves brewing...

Chai Chai Latte Original Chai Blend Recipe

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Shanti Chai Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Shanti Chai Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Substitute Pumpkin Spice with Chai Spice for an Extra Special Pumpkin Pie! This past weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving and while we had a mellow day at home with the twins, we decided to cook up a chicken, with potatoes, squash and rosemary, thyme, parsley and sage from the garden. And of course, pumpkin pie! This pie is incredibly simple to make, richly spiced using a blend of our Original Chai Blend spices (with some added allspice), and has a lovely texture and an indulgent old school graham cracker crust. We topped ours with sweetened coconut cream. To Make a Shanti...

Autumn DIY Original Chai Blend Recipe Whole Spices

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