Vanilla-Lime Iced Tea

Vanilla-lime iced tea is my current obsession and it's super easy to make.

Boil 6-7 cups of water, I do this in the micro in my 8 cup Pampered Chef thingy. Put in two of the large tea bags or about 6 of the small ones and let steep until pretty dark.

In a small sauce pan, bring just to a boil one cup of sugar and one cup of water. Meanwhile, juice 2-3 limes & retain limes. When the sugar is fully disolved, it will look like clear water, remove from heat. Add half a vanilla bean split lengthwise, the lime juice, and lime shells. Allow to cool completely and strain into the tea. I also squeeze the limes again just to get all of the juice out.

Serve over ice.