Looking for a way to curb your salt habit? A great way is by doctoring up your meals with herbs & spices. Derived from the leaves, roots, bark, buds and fruit of various plants, herbs and spices add flavor and increase the nutritional content of foods. While it may take some time to “retrain” your taste… Continue Reading
ginger
Ginger
(Zingiber officinale) Ginger has been around for thousands of years and is associated with Indian and Chinese cooking. Although technically not a root but a rhizome (horizontal plant stem), ginger is available raw, powdered, pickled and crystallized. For ginger lovers, check out The Ginger People, a company devoted in making all natural ginger products… Continue Reading
Fresh Nectarine-Ginger Cake
Ingredients: 2 large eggs ¼ cup milk 1/3 cup olive oil 1 lemon (grate zest; reserve lemon) 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 ½ cups flour 5 large ripe nectarines, about 1 ½ pounds (washed and dried) ¼ cup… Continue Reading
Curry Chicken Salad
Serves about 4 2 Chicken Breasts ¼ – ½ cup chopped red onion 2 sticks celery 1 green apple 1 cup of green or red grapes ½ cup unsalted almond slivers ¼ cup dried currants (or raisins) ¼ cup dried cranberries 2 to 3 tablespoons yellow curry 1 teaspoon dried ginger 2-3… Continue Reading