Don't Sleep on the CCF Tea

I just learned about this Ayurvedic digestive aid, and now it's an essential part of my toolkit.

Two weekends ago, I cooked a big Italian feast for thirty friendly (and hungry) country bar patrons; last weekend was my tenth wedding anniversary at which we also, of course, cooked. My autumn so far has been abundant in providing time with people I love and over-the-top fall scenery (West Virginia’s just showing off this year.)

It has also included more cake, fewer vegetables, less sleep, and less water than I’m used to running on. My heart is full, my hands are happy - truly nothing brings me more joy than feeding friends and family - and, my digestive system would like to have a word.

I’m not generally a big “cleanse” fan - that category often being a sneaky way to make a crash diet seem “wellnessy” - but there are definitely times when my body could use a little extra support. So when two different friends recently mentioned “this Indian tea, I think it has some cumin in it?” that they drink for digestion, I got to googling.

The results of that search led me to text my sister: “am …