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Give Canisters a Christmas Makeover!

Cinnabar Canisters: Set of 3
regularly $129.96, Host Special just $38.99!

Love decorating for the holidays, but hate investing in pieces designed to sit in storage most of the year?

Here’s an easy solution: Choose pieces that look great at the holidays but can be used year-round. These red Cinnabar Canisters are delightfully Christmasy, but they’ll easily transition to practical containers that bring a bit of color to your kitchen during the year.

Check out our favorite ways to use Canisters this season:

TEACHERS GIFTS? Planning on gifting your famous hot cocoa mix or trying out our chai tea mix recipe? Package your treat in a bright canister, like the Kensington Canister IN MY WEEKLY DEALS FOR ONLY $7.96 and tie it with a bow — the container will be practical long after the snack has been enjoyed. (ITEM: #41506)

 Grow for show: Take the lid of a canister to use it a vase for pretty flowers. Or take this idea a step further and plant a small Christmas tree or rosemary tree in the canister. When planting, be sure to remove plants for watering, since canisters don’t have drainage holes.

Brunch buffet: The holidays is a great time to put a few breakfast items on your table or counter and let guests serve themselves before or after the gifts are opened. Add a scoop and your canister becomes the perfect server for granola or cereal. After breakfast, cleanup is simple — just pop the lid back on! 

 

 

This Month's Recipe | Chai Tea Mix

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Chai Tea Mix For optimal enjoyment of this trendy flavor-packed drink, be sure your spices are fresh.

Prep: 14 min
Yield: 5 1/2 cups mix

Ingredients
2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom (optional)
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups unsweetened instant tea or decaffeinated instant tea
1 1/2 to 2 cups sugar
1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 cup powdered nondairy creamer
1 cup French vanilla-flavored powdered nondairy creamer

Preparation
Combine spices and tea in a food processor or blender. Blend 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture becomes a fine powder. Pour into a large bowl. Add sugar to food processor or blender (without cleaning it), and process until superfine, about 30 seconds. Add sugar to bowl of spices. Stir in milk powder and creamers; blend well. Spoon mix into gift jars, if desired.

To serve, stir 2 heaping Tbsp. Chai Tea Mix into a mug of hot milk or boiling water.

Options
Chocolate Chai Mix
Add 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa along with dry milk powder to the blend above. Follow serving directions above. (We recommend milk here).

Chai Shake
Blend 1/4 cup Chai Tea Mix, 1 cup milk, and 3 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream in a blender.

White Chocolate Chai
Add 1/4 cup finely chopped premium white chocolate (such as Lindt or Ghirardelli) to 1 cup Chai Tea Mix. Stir well. Follow serving directions above with 2 heaping Tbsp. per cup of hot milk or boiling water.

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Christmas with Southern Living 2007,
Oxmoor House, June 2007