Ah yes, a chill is in the air and the Gray Blanket Cloud of Winter has rolled officially rolled over Seattle, where it will likely remain until May. Hooooraaaaaay.
But what’s the point of shaking your fist at the gloom when there’s nothing you can really do about it, short of dragging the Earth closer to the sun — which, I am told, by the way, would have catastrophic consequences?
On these blue winter days, I like to make a hot cup of chai and curl up by a window to do some reading. Because the one upside of drab winter days is that there is no shame in taking it easy and not even bothering to change out of your favorite cat pajamas for an entire 24 hours. People just understand.
And while I love a sweet Starbucks/coffeeshop chai just as much as the next person, making your own at home is super easy once you’ve got your arsenal of spices at the ready. And in the winter when gingerbread and fruitcakes and pies are getting churned out of nearly every kitchen, it’s likely you already have all the ingredients for a great hot chai.
