Have you ever served tea to your children? I hadn’t until one day I was drinking my usual Chai and my daughter asked me for a sip. She loved it (she must take after me) and it made me think: perhaps I could make some tea drinks for her, with other ingredients she likes. Tea has tons of antioxidants and it’s all-around a very healthy drink (and of course I serve her only decaf). Tetley Tea’s web site has a ton of drink recipes but here are two of my daughter’s favorites.

Tetley Tea Giveaway
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Green Apple Tea
1 Tetley Decaffeinated Green Tea bag
4 oz. of boiling water
4 oz. 100% apple juice

Place the tag bag in an 8 oz. cup. Add boiling water and allow tea to steep for 3 minutes.

Remove tea bag and add juice. Makes one 8 oz. serving.

Black + Blue Pom Pom Tea
1 Tetley Decaffeinated Black Tea bag
4 oz. of boiling water
2 oz. Blueberry juice
2 oz. Pomegranate juice

Place the tag bag in an 8 oz. cup. Add boiling water and allow tea to steep for 3 minutes.

Remove tea bag and add juices. Makes one 8 oz. serving.

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Normally I’m never too busy to cook, but these past few weeks I’ve been swamped, rewriting a book, which was challenging yet amazingly gratifying, going to Boston to celebrate birthdays and of course the everyday busyness of being a mom to a very active 2-year old.

Which is why I was excited to find out about Healthy Chef Creations, a meal delivery service created by a chef. Chef John Procacci has created delivery meals with menus (that are customizable) for busy families (and not just dinner, but breakfast and lunch, too), including children’s menus, vegetarian menus and even dessert. So while I’m truly overly extended with work and life, I can take a break from the kitchen (admittedly it’s nice to do so once in a while). Chef Procacci’s food leans toward being health-conscious, yet that doesn’t take away from the appeal of the varied menu choices: crepes with fruit, Tuscan salad, mahi mahi tacos, osso buco, plaintain-crusted chicken with papaya salad, coconut curry butternut squash and dessert that includes flan, apple pie and carrot cake. And if you are health-conscious or need diet meals delivered the meals are organic and portion-controlled.

If you know of any new or expecting moms, this would be a great gift. Or order for yourself when you’re feeling overwhelmed with what to make for dinner; Healthy Chef delivers nationwide. You’ll be pleasantly surprised. I certainly was.

I was disappointed when his restaurant P*ong closed so was thrilled to hear that pastry wizard Pichet Ong is back, now with a dessert bar called Spot. I recently stopped in with a friend and Miss Toddler S to review it for Paper Magazine.

Here are two highlights, but stay tuned for my full review, or better yet, stop by and try one of Pichet’s imaginative desserts.

My recommendations:

White miso semifreddo
Yuzu eskimo
Vanilla caramel Vietnamese coffee cupcake
&
a Vietnamese coffee

Mocha maldon salt caramel cupcake. My toddler approved. The vanilla caramel Vietnamese coffee cupcake (which I took home) was also wonderful.

Jackfruit cake and coconut sorbet with basil seeds

Spot Dessert Bar/13 St. Mark’s Place b/w 2nd & 3rd/212-677-5670

This Busy Hedonist is too busy (and sick with a cold) to blog this week. I am gearing up to host Thanksgiving while doing a million other things…so until Sunday, when I foresee my next free moment, I will be on hiatus, cooking, entertaining, and even going to the Macy’s Day Parade.

In the meantime, have a Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you eat lots of delicious food!