It's A Dark Brown, Rich Beverage

They say civilization is only three meals away from anarchy.

After five days in the car, it happens a lot faster than that.

We decided our collective kidneys were fried after days of coffee and hard crackers, so we decided to start a family three-day remedy regimen.  The family that slow-cooks beans together stays together.

What I hope to accomplish in drinking this tea is discharging stagnant kidney energy, thus sleeping better, experiencing less bloating, and lose those bags under my eyes from late nights on the road!

1 cup dried organic aduki beans

5 cups spring water

Kombu, wakame or nori seaweed, postage stamp-sized (optional)

Set five cups water to boil.  If you tend to be dry and thin, either avoid this tea or be sure to use the seaweed.  If you start to feel yourself growing tense after drinking this a few days, add the seaweed.

Simmer aduki beans in boiling water for one hour.  Most of the liquid should boil down, and the brown liquid that's left should be thick as Paula Deen's tears.  I drink this at least an hour before bed, because sometimes it gives me an upset stomach.

Follow for three days or as directed by a counselor.