Chai

So what happens when I get a craving that I don't fulfill? I crave it more later when it's harder to get! So, I end up learning to make chai. Which, actually means "tea." So, I should technically call it "masala chai," spiced tea.
Then I find out I don't have the ingredients. But, that craving. So I decide I don't care and cobble together something that, in the end, tastes close enough to what I wanted to be delicious!

I brewed three tea bags (One I tore open and added cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg to before re fastening it shut) in 3.5 cups of water. After 5 mins, I added it to 1.5 cups of milk, 1/8 cup of brown sugar, and roughly a 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.

I also found out that using boiling water releases the bitter part of the tea leaves more, so you should bring the water to boiling and bring it down to a simmer or below before adding the tea to steep.
One other thing--leaving it in longer also releases more of the bitter, so for stronger tea, add more tea leaves instead of using hotter water or steeping it too long.