Tea latte

My office got a new coffee machine a few months ago after one of our old ones died.  This is a Flavia machine and it uses packets.  You know how Keurig machines have those cups that you pop in and they make a cup of coffee?  Well this machine does the same thing but instead of popping in a cup, you pop in a pouch.

I don't even like coffee.  The only reason I even use the coffee machine is for hot water for oatmeal and tea.

The interesting thing about this machine, though, is that it has a creamy packet.  That's all the packet is, it's a creamer made of milk powder and stuff.  Because people like things like tea lattes and they are made with tea and creamer.  

So after a few searches on the internet I figured I would try this tea latte thing out.  Here's how I make it:

1.  Put the creamer packet into the machine and choose "tea latte."  It will fill up half the mug and the water will jet the water into the creamy mixture hard enough to make the foam on top.

2.  Remove the mug and put a different cup on the filling station with an individual bag of green tea in the mug.  Fill the mug with hot water to make a half glass of green tea.  (The reason I have to do this step is because my office doesn't have a green tea packet so I have to make my own the old fashioned way).

3.  Once the green tea bag has steeped for a few minutes, add honey because it's healthier than sugar and also because the creamer just makes the tea creamy and not sweet, and I like sweet things.  Easpecially sweet tea.

4.  Pour the green tea into the mug with the creamy, foamy mixture and mix.  It won't pop the foam for reasons unknown to me.

5.  And enjoy!

See?  Foamy top.

And creamy tea.  It's pretty yummy.  I'm glad I tried it.  It took me about a week to work up the courage and I tried it at lunch so if it went horribly wrong no one would be around to give me weird looks, but it all turned out well!