After another lovely afternoon spent at Bess's, I was lucky enough to have a few more glasses of her fantastic Mint Moroccan Iced Tea. She made it to go along with her giant bowl of quinoa, a grain-like crop that looks like a mix between rice and couscous. Here are the recipes!

Lemons and pure cane sugar syrup

Organic Moroccan Mint Green Tea

Fresh mint

1. Boil some water in a kettle and add a few leaves of Moroccan mint green tea.
2. Let it steep, then cool in a refrigerator.
3. In another container, squeeze some fresh lemons until you have about three cups of lemon juice.
4. Add three cups of sugar syrup to the juice and stir well.
5. Combine the chilled tea with the lemonade mixture in a large pitcher.
6. Add fresh mint leaves and ice cubes.
7. Stir and enjoy!

Yummy quinoa

  Quinoa

1. Cook quinoa as instructed on package
2. Stir in about five tbsp of olive oil.
3. Toss in slices of red and green bell peppers.
4. Add about a cup of green beans.
5. Stir in a handful of cashews.
6.  Throw in some sprigs of rosemary as you continue to cook it on low heat.