
October 23rd, 2014
I’m back from a very inspiring trip to Italy.
It seems that back home, autumn has taken over and there is no turning back. Cold season has come hand in hand with fall – everyone around is sneezing and sniffling.
I came up with this healing drink in a hurry, when my husband felt a sickness coming on a day prior to an important meeting. He drank it before bed and woke up feeling no signs of a cold, no joke! I later tried this method on myself, and it worked once again.
It goes without saying that you don’t need to be sick to enjoy this medicinal drink.
The mix of nutritionally dense goji berries, alkalizing lemon, anti-inflammatory turmeric and raw honey is sure to give your immunity a good boost. The flavor of the tea is bright, much like its color, and will have a warming effect.
When Organic Burst sent me a sampling of their pure, ethically traded super-powders, I knew what to do with their Baobab powder right away – it took this Goji Tea from very good to dynamite.
Here is a chance for Golubka readers to try the baobab powder, along with spirulina, wheatgrass, maca and other healing products from Organic Burst. Leave a comment here until November 5th, 2014 for a chance to win their Full Range set of nutritious goodies (we are giving away two).
Goji Tea
1/3 cup goji berries
1 1/2 cup boiling water
1 lemon – juice
1 teaspoon honey (preferably raw)
1-2 teaspoons turmeric
1 teaspoon Baobab powder – optional
1/2 teaspoon bee pollen – optional
Place goji berries in a heat-proof dish, bowl or large mug. Pour boiling or near-boiling water over the berries, cover and let sit for 10 minutes. Pour into a blender, add in the rest of the ingredients. Blend until smooth and foamy. Pour into mugs and enjoy hot or warm.
Tags: baobab, drink, goji, turmeric
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I love the color of this drink! I have never had goji berries in a drink before, but I am very curious about it. This seems super nutritious.
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That CU of the gojis is incredible.
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This sounds like a tea I need to try! I am always on the brink of getting sick..
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i love zippy teas like this. when i feel sickness coming on i usually take echinacea, which helps, but i love doing some kind of hot ginger tea, too. usually it doesn’t taste good, contains garlic and cayenne pepper, etc., so something like this would be a welcome change!
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Oh, I’ve always wanted to try baobab!
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Id love to try goji berries to eat lol I’ve only tried them in face moisturizer
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I love goji berries… my mom visited me last weekend at university and brought me a jar of goji berries, best mom-gift ever :) I like them in tea and also with rice. Yours sounds simply divine. Baobab also sounds very interesting, I’ve never heard of it before.
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I make a summer lemonade with similar ingredients (minus the turmeric) but will have to give this hot stuff a try!
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This looks like it will extend your life by about 100 years. Goji’s are out of this world. Look after your body with style. Thank you
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This recipe looks super delicious. Will def try this.
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I’m on the lookout for another winter immune booster to go alongside my homemade elderberry syrup this year. This looks vibrant, and will certainly wash away my winter blues.
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I have had a cold for weeks now and cannot get rid of it. I have to try this drink!!!!
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I have never heard of baobab powder before? How and when do you use it?
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Wow, my friends call me crazy because tea is not always my thing, but this I think I could make an exception for; it looks pretty darn exceptional ;)
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What a great giveaway! Thank you for hosting. :)
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This tea sounds so delicious! Your blog is so beautiful, I look forward to all the recipes you post. :)
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i’m definitely going to give it a try! Will also look into organic burst? Wondering if ginger would be another good addition to this tea?
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For some reason, I’m always intimidated to eat goji berries, but that looks absolutely decadent & inviting !
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Oh my, this is just so on time, as the autumn — that,, actually, looks more like winter, given all the snow it’s been covering us with lately — sure did take over where I live, and I just can’t afford getting sick right now. Thanks a lot for this miraculous recipe!
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Yes! I myself have experimented with lemon, honey, turmeric, ginger and goji a lot when preparing healing drinks (both hot and cold) and they work like magic – both as a remedy and prevention. I especially love to drink the hot/warm version in the morning, it wakes up my body just in the right way. Thank you for the post, Anya!
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This looks amazing! I definitely want to give it a try!
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Thank you for this recipe! I absolutely love getting you emails, the recipes inspire me, and this tea is exactly what I have been searching for!
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Every single ingredient in this recipe sounds great, I will have to try your tea right now! Thanks for sharing, dear Anya!
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Pick me! Pick me! I reeeealllly want to try Organic Burst’s Baobab powder! This tea looks like the bomb!!!
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Lovely, goji berries blended as a shot have always given me the giggles so this recipe looks like happiness in a mug. Thank you!
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I work with small children. I try not to get sick in the winter. I have gojo berries already and will definitely try this.
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I just made fire cider for the upcoming flu season, but I really want to try your recipe. I’ve never had a goji berry or heard of Baobab powder, so thank you.
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I would love to try your tea this sounds so good.Thankyou
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Sounds amazing.. never knew it existed! Thanks for the chance to win. :)
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Thanks for the great blog and the generous giveaway.
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I would love to try Baobab powder. I am thrilled to add your recipe to my arsenal for this winter and will pass it on to friends. Thank you :)
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always wanted to try baobab powder…this drink looks delish!
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Yum I love goji berries, this is a new method I’ve never tried! Thanks for the giveaway :)
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This looks incredible – something we can all use as we go into flu season!
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Bee pollen and turmeric are a staple in my kitchen, but I’ve never tried to combine them with goji berries or Baobob! But this recipe sounds promising! Thank you!
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What a delicious looking tea, and what a lovely giveaway~
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I’ve seen a baobab tree (at Disney World, of all places), but never the powder. Is it the green one? Beautiful, and certainly a nutritional powerhouse! Would love to try it out as a dietitian myself!
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love goji berries, never thought of making tea with them, thanks for the idea and thanks for the chance to win this generous giveaway!
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What an incredible recipe! I’ve only used baobab oil for my skin and didn’t even know it comes in powder form!
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Wonderful. I am enjoying turmeric and honey, so the goji sound like the next great thing to add. Thank you!
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I’d love to try this!
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I would love to try making this tea. And would love to try baobob. One needs all the help they can get during the upcoming rough winter.
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All these powders are usually out of my budget but would love to try this tea
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I can’t wait to make this tea and would love to try the powders! Beautiful job as always… Thank you!
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Beautiful photos! Thank you for hosting this giveaway! I’d love to try baobab powder. Sounds so exotic.
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All ingredients I love… sounds Yum! Great idea.
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Love goji berries and turmeric. This drink looks amazing and good for this time of year.Always looking for hot drinks to ward off a cold to give my clients and myself.
Janet ZDichavsky
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Love goji and turmeric. Always looking for super healthy drinks to ward off a cold for myself and clients.
Janet Holistic
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Looks amazing – I’m inspired!
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Mmmm, this looks like a healing elixir. I’ve never tried baobab – but it seems like its the secret ingredient to this tea.
Oh how I love Italy. Where did you go? I lived in Umbria for 4 months and absolutely fell in love with everything Italiano. It’s a magical place!
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I would love to be able to try some of these superfood boosters, especially as winter is approaching! This tea looks and sounds delicious!
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Im going to try this tea right away! thanks for the tip!
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This looks so vibrant and appealing.
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looks amazing, can’t wait to try it myself !
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This looks interesting and delicious! I love the flavor of goji berries. It’s so exotic! I’m also always on the lookout for miracle tonics to fight cold and flu season. This looks like it would fit the bill! Thanks for sharing!
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This looks delicious…and and interesting twist on a warm, healing drink. I look forward to trying it! Thanks!
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I am so excited to make this. Im on it tonight… wow… it looks beautiful! I mix ginger powder and turmeric powder with a pinch of cayenne all in two generous spoonfulls of honey and add hot water. That tea has saved me more than I can say. But taking the goji berries and making tea sounds beyond exciting! Thank you for sharing friend!
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Inspiring!
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This recipe hit my inbox just at the right time I LOVE Goji Berries and cant wait to try the Baobab I had been wondering how to use it.
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I love Goji berries. This sounds great!
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This looks like a DELICIOUS drink!!
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This looks amazing – I love the healing powers of tea and this seems like a great addition!
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This looks delicious!
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I’m so interested in beginning to stock my pantry with the ingredients to make my own healthy drinks like this. My local vegan/organic, etc. restaurants makes wonderful beverages, but they’re a bit pricey. Thanks.
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This healing Tea looks great ! Thank you for sharing !
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This colour is absolutely stunning, no wonder the drink is magic! I’m definitely going to add gojis and baobab in my anti-cold drinks now! Thanks for sharing
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Looks so good!
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I’ve always wanted to try baobob!
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When you live in England, you need sometimes a warm colour in your life to keep you going. That seems perfect to cold autumn days!
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Love the colour of this tea, nice pictures! I would like to try the baobab powder :)
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I just bought your cookbook, I love all the info you included in the beginning about the ingredients you use and how to sprout the nuts and seeds. I can’t wait to try the recipes. This tea looks awesome too!
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This is going into my saved bookmarks tab. What a lovely color too. It seems to be hassle free and quick to whip up. Just in time for the flu season, must try it out.
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Sounds wonderful, I have all the ingredients so no excuse not to have it this weekend. Love Organic Burst x
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I just made this… the color is fantastic!
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This looks like so tasty and cozy.
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Thanks so much for this giveaway!
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Looks delicious and perfect to drink alongside my matcha drinks!
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Molten lava to warm you up on a chilly day… I like it :)
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I use turmeric daily and I would love to try baobab powder!
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wow, can’t wait to try this! Absolutely love Baobab powder as well, especially in porridge – yum!!
Would love to win and try the rest of the range!!
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Looks delicious! I’ve tried maca, spirulina, and chlorella–and would love to try baobab!
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I recently moved to the U.S. for college and I’ve been living on green tea—I’d love to spice up my daily tea routine with these gorgeous powders!
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Thank you for this recipe and the give- away! I would love to receive a variety of super foods and herbs so that I may try new ones! I just love Maca and Spirulina along with my Raw Cacao. I’d like to create some raw Cacao elixirs with more Super Foods!!!
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Hello,
Thanks for your inspiring blog and the beautiful photos!
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Great chance to give a boost to my life! Thanks for sharing these precious ingredients with us.
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OOh this tea looks so beautiful and nourishing. I’d love to win this amazing giveaway.
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I’m in my first year at uni and am feeling the effects of too many late nights, so am definitely going to try this tea! Would love some of the baobab powder to really feel the curative effects but unfortunately my student budget doesn’t stretch that far! I’m sure it is equally delicious without though
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These look amazing, I would love to try baobab powder in my smoothies!
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i’ve been using goji berries as a topping for smoothies, but never thought about having it as tea! the color of this is beautiful…and you can just feel the healing properties just by looking at it :)
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This tea sounds just perfect right now! Great for soothing winter sore throats! I’d love a chance to try some new superfoods in my morning smoothie too! X
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I’m just getting over a cold and this looks wonderfully healing. I just tried spirulina for the first time last month too!
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What a lovely color! Perfect for the season.
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love to try anything once, that is good for you of course x
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Yum, this looks so good, and perfect for combatting those early snivels. So great to have a natural alternative to rejuvenation! Love your recipes by the way – always a great go-to for inspiration…
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That tea is beautifully vibrant and sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing.
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I’d love to win this! I’ve never tried it.
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Ohhh … I think I caught a cold …
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I’ve been looking for some healthy warm drinks to replace my summer juicing – I think this tea will do nicely! Thanks, Susi.
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Thanks a lot for sharing this amazing recipe, this is very helpful in flu season. I remember in my childhood mother made me a drink with raw black currant (that she prepared in season frayed with sugar and then kept in a fridge all winter long), honey, lemon and boiled water. That was in Ukraine long time ago…
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Thank you for your blog. I really want to try superfood powders. We are vegans with my baby, so I’ll be glad to add more goodies to our life.
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Everything OrganicBurst is amazing so no doubt that this will be as well! Need to re-stock as we are heading into winter here, my immune system needs me!!
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Oh WoW!! I cannot wait to try this… I love goji berries ☺️
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Love the color of this drink!
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Wow, this is just what I need to cure my cold!!
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i love goji berries–have never had Baobab, though! may try this with maca. yum!
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I just happened to buy some goji berries! Will definitely have to try this tea. Fingers crossed!
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This tea sounds really delicious, I like goji berries a lot and I wonder what they might taste like when they’re warm/hot. The giveaway sounds pretty amazing too :)
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A great coloured tea for fall! I’ve never tried Baobab powder before but will have to try it.
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What a cool color! I’m glad you had a good time in Italy as well.
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What a cool color! I’m always looking to try and incorporate new “health nut” ingredients into my daily eating, this looks like a great addition
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Goji berries are so delicious! This looks like a fantastic new tea to try.
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Thank you for yet another inspiring, colorful, healthy, and delicious recipe!
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I’ve never used it and I was just trying a creative way to use the baobab powder, so thanks a lot!!!
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I am curious trying baobab powder, of course! Exotic things are always so popular, but I rather use local food as I believe superfood grows all over Earth so all of us has a chance to stay healthy.
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I will definitely try this!!!! I love goji berries so this is perfect!
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I’d LOVE to try that Baobab powder!!
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This is exciting. I haven’t tried any of these ingredients except for spirulina. I had no clue you could ingest Baobab! It’s one of my favorite looking trees
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I’d love to try that Baobab powder!
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What a great recipe for the upcoming fall…I never tried gojiberries before!!
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Lovely recipe – I’m in love with goji berries!
I haven’t tried any off the powders, that would be exciting :)
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Thank you for sharing this healing drink, Anya! Confession: I didn’t even know what baobab is… had to look it up. Now I’m intrigued!
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I’m a new commer to Golubka.This is the first post I’ve read and I’m already taken!! As I’m writing this comment I’m siping a for the first time delicious brew made from barley, a recipe of Amy Chaplin, how nice it would be to have yet another healing drink to add to my repertoire!! I live in France but if by any chance I was a lucky winner (I’m always hopefull! ;) ) the powders could be sent to my dad’s in Oregon…Thanks for sharing this recipe! I’m looking forward to discovering your work!!!!
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Such lovely autumnal colors, and such a lovely idea! I love my baobab oil as a winter moisturizer but had never considered other uses of the plant. Thank you!
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This sounds like a delicious teas! Definitely am going to try it! I would love trying organic bursts products so much! I’ve never had any of those superfood powders before and I know I could make some great smoothies and other recipes with them to boosts health even more! I love giveaways like these! :)
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This one time i saw Golubka Kitchen making goji tea… so i made goji tea. And it was fantastic.
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Ah this tea looks so delicious! I’ll have to try this when j get home❤️ oh gosh all the things I would make and create with these super food powders!!
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Love this idea! And I’m having a super nasty cold on the way so will definitely give this a try! Thank you!
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The endless possibilities of drinking and baking and cooking with these super foods! Fingers are crossed.
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This sounds wonderful! Being a teacher means getting sick with a new batch of kids every flu season. I don’t resort to drugs and am a big believer in natural ways to boost your immune system :)
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What a great recipe! Will defenitely give it a try!
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Such a nice give away, would love to try these products. The tea sounds amazing, will try it one time (without the honey tough to make it vegan)
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Would love to try these!
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This drink looks so tasty! I love the rich colour and I can just imagine the taste… yummy! Definitely going to try it. This bundle of goodies looks incredible too, I would love to try them. Busiest few months coming up so going to stock up on these to keep my immune system healthy. What a lovely giveaway!
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A warming cup is just what is needed right now. The colour reminds me about the best bit of Autumn.
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I have never had goji berries, bee pollen or Baobab powder, but this website looks like it makes them all worth trying. It is my dream to go to Madagascar and see the baobab trees in person , I would love to know what they taste like in the meantime.
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Thank you for the recipe, It’s right in time. I think I can even give it to my toddler. We love goji berries in green smoothies. Would like to try baobab powder, never heard about it before.
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This is exactly the kind of hot, colorful, soul warming & immune boosting drink I need for these gloomy autumn evening. Thank you!
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I used to make a similar drink using camu camu for a vit. C boost but it’s been out of stock for a while. I’d love to try baobab powder, I’ve never seen it around here in switzerland. Is the giveaway for US residents only or worldwide?
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Wow, looks terrific, can’t wait to try it. very unique tea and love the color. Thanks for the great recipe and all the insipirations :)
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Wow. looks terrific. Can’t wait to try such a unique colorful tea. Thanks for the great recipe and all the insipirations :)
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I’ve just hopped on this healthful living craze and have been experimenting with bunches of new recipes and such. I have found your recipes to be quite deliciously nutritious! Love them, and hope to continue to try new things.
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This looks absolutely perfect. My sister has got a cold so i will try this tomorrow for her. Thank you!
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I’ve been looking for recipes for healing and immune boosting teas for a while now, and I will have to try this one out! I hate getting sick, but manage to catch a cold or sore throat every season. Perhaps goji berries are the key to not getting sick?
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I like goji tea for an antiflue effect. I would try a baobab version also
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Have just ordered your book and can’t wait to get stuck into a meat- free, healthier way of eating! Just waiting to get settled into my new home then I shall be go go go! Thank you for your inspiration – love your instagram & the website
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What an inspiring way of using baobab powder; love the idea of using it, have not had many ideas to do so. And this is obviously a perfect period in Europe to try this and boost one’s immunity. Greetings from Paris!
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I would love to win these and add some mega healthy punch to my smoothies during my pregnancy!
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Wow sounds very interesting. Have you ever tried tea made from “Cistus incanus”? It helps me through the flu season.
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Looks beautiful! Should try baobab powder and this tea))
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Looks beautiful! Lovely color, should try baobab powder and make this tea!)
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Ahh! If only I could ever experience the amazing things I hear about these products. They are constantly sold out on their site. I can’t even imagine how great it is! The tea also looks divine. I’m crossing my fingers for the day that I can be in on the good! ;)
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Love the colours! I suppose freshly ground tumeric and ginger root would give the tea a nice twist, too.
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Wonderful teas. Beautiful colors.
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This sounds amazing! Can’t wait to try it.
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Thanks so much for the incredible recipe! You’re very talented and inspiring!
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I felt sickly over the weekend..remembered bookmarking this page. Made a mug of this and lo and behold, a few hours my symptoms were gone!!! I love natural remedies. This was my first goji berry tea.. a little YEOUCH but so worth it if it keeps the germs at bay!
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