13 December 2010

chai wallah

Cloves and Cardamon

Cinnamon - this is ceylon
also known as "true cinnamon"

*some people take this kind of cinnamon 
every day to help with insulin levels....*

Add milk, sweetener, ginger if you like it.....

Made a little Chai Coffee
You can also make tea!
It smells sooo good up in here right about now, y'all!

Went to an Indian Food Store -
There are many, many in Dallas metroplex

 
Every kind of spice, and nuts and fruits

Tons of rice, for those so inclined
I shopped here, when I was a Vegan 
*for many years I was Vegan, then vegetarian*

Creamy Snuff and Ghee...
Ghee is clarified butter - good for cooking

Every kind of incense...
I bought one called "Frank Incense!"

Almost like a restaurant supply store in there


Very  pretty day! I also got Jasmine Green Tea...
The prices are so good in this store... 
Just a few dollars for everything I got....

I love living in a city that is diversified!
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Hope your day is great - and you are warm and cozy!

16 comments:

  1. Now I'm craving Indian food. :-) Have you tried green cardamom pods? I could just chew on them by themselves.

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  2. I used to live in a diverse city. Now I live in NW Ohio where the closest thing to ethnic anything is Tractor Supply Company. *sigh*

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  3. Ghee, GREAT store ... wish we had one of those nearby.

    You do love that caffeine, Anne. Doesn't it keep you up at night?

    Tractor Supply Company! LOL THAT was funny!!

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  4. Ann - yes, sometimes, it does keep me up at night.
    Such a cruel mistress is this Caffeine!
    But I'm making every effort to cut way back....

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  5. I love going to International grocery stores, they have the neatest stuff.

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  6. I can almost smell the lovely spices... Mmmmmm ♥

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  7. We have a lot of international stores here which i love going to.
    I love chai tea, i've never tried it with coffee though.

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  8. I've been saying for a few days now i gotta buy me some green tea (finished what I had a while back).

    Decaf: Never used to drink it really. But as I got older, and now that I'm in the challenge and want to count my beverages. I invested in yummy ones. I just have caffeine coffee for breakfast, then hit the decaf for lunch/dinner/later/whenever afte 6pm. They have good ones now, not like the Sanka and crap of my youth. Those were awful. :)

    Chai is GREAT. Oh man, with some steamed milk...oooooo

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  9. the only Chai I have ever had was a Starbuck's, is that even a real Chai experience??

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  10. I would have loved going there with ya. I've never been to an indian food store. Ahhh Ghee I think it's double the calories of butter lol. But ohhhh so yummy. I love spices too.

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  11. What a wonderful looking store - would absolutely LOVE shopping there! Lucky YOU!!!

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  12. I love Indian food, and we have a number of Indian restaurants and stores in our area. My favorite dish is tandoori chicken. (Oh, and Indian rice pudding, which I try to avoid, because I could eat about 4 bowls without even blinking.)

    Right now I'm drinking Yogi Ginger tea (for digestion) with a little soy milk and honey (or you could use splenda). It's VERY spicy and satisfying.

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  13. Anne, does cinnamon help with blood sugar levels, could one take less insulin? Just curious as I didn't know about this....:-)Hugs

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  14. Ooh, I love going to international stores! They have some of the freshest and most unique ingredients! Thanks for posting a pic of Ghee. I knew what it was but have never seen it before. Great pics!

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  15. Now I need to hunt down and buy some Ceylon!! The "Creamy Snuff" has my curiosity piqued haha! What the heck IS it?
    I also love frankincense! And Chai!

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  16. I love indian foods and Indian grocery stores and I live in NE Ohio. There's a ton here. Besides the food, I get the vatika brand hair oil and soaps. Really great stuff!

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