Culinary Adventures with Camilla

    This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SipbySip. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the  #SipbySip  recipes.  All opinions are mine alone. When I received a care package from  The Republic of Tea * - with their new The Mandolorian teas - I knew that I would eventually get around to making a masala chai with the   Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Mysterious Black Tea   which is made up of b lack tea from Kenya, South India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Darjeeling.  Masala Chai is a family favorite and it's super simple. But I did want to point out a couple of things because words matter and I try to be as precise as I can. Chai means 'tea'. Masala means 'spiced'. So this is just spiced tea. If you go to one of those corporate coffee chains and see 'Chai Tea', you can just give a little chuckle that they are offering Tea Tea. Ingredients serves 3 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg ...

In an effort to make all of my holiday gifts this year, I invited some of my favorite foodie bloggers to share recipes for hand-crated edibles. Over the course of the next twelve weeks, we'll be sharing recipes from libations (last week's theme) to cookie platters and everything in between. Hope you'll follow along for inspiration. You can find out more information, including the schedule: here . This week, we're sharing our favorite homemade spice blends and, perhaps, ways to use them. Thanks to these gals and their sensational spice blends! Amy's Cooking Adventures  posts her Buffalo Spice Rub Sarah of  Fantastical Sharing of Recipes  blends up her Gingerbread Spice Mix Rebekah from  Making Miracles  shares an Apple Pie Spice Mix Culinary Adventures with Camilla  offers you a Masala Chai Tea Spice Blend Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm  writes about the Best Rib Rub Recipe Lauren at  Sew You Think You Can Cook ...