Turmeric Tea

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I’ve read about the awesome properties of turmeric for a long time, and have looked at tons of turmeric tea recipes, so I decided to make a batch last night. Plus, remember, I told you I’m totally becoming obsessed with Eastern medicine/spices/herbs. I worked off of this recipe here: Turmeric Tea. I really liked her recipe and how simple/easy it was. I made a larger batch (just increasing spice quantities) so I can keep it in the fridge, and just have a mug when I feel like it. It was extremely easy, and literally tastes like warm comfort in a cup.

If you haven’t read about how powerful turmeric is, you should! Pretty interesting stuff, but most well-known for its anti-inflammatory properties.

Turmeric Tea

  • 8 cups water
  • 4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp ground turmeric (testing the waters here…)

I boiled everything for about 15 minutes, then let it cool a little and strained it. I don’t typically add any sugar/milk, etc. to my tea or coffee, but because my blood sugar was a little on the low side last night, I said what the hell, let’s try it with the honey and coconut milk. Holy soothing!

Enjoy!

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Thursday Thoughts

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I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something.

–Neil Gaiman

Ginger Turmeric Baked Chicken

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WHERE HAVE I BEEN, I HAVE NO IDEA. Seth deployed, months have gone by and my head is spinning.

I have TONS to blog about, and I’m very excited about that. First, is this recipe I made a month or so ago, for ginger turmeric baked chicken. I’ve been working on adding more fresh and dried turmeric to my food choices, as it’s one of the most potent anti-inflammatory compounds available. This recipe reminded me of a really good, cold weather, comfort food recipe. It was warm, satisfying and very fulfilling.

Ginger Turmeric Baked Chicken

  • 1 large package chicken breasts (I don’t remember the lbs, but it was a large package and filled a large rectangular pyrex glass baking dish)
  • Ghee
  • Dried turmeric
  • Fresh grated ginger
  • 1 large or 2 small white onions
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Put all breasts in the rectangular glass baking dish. Slather each breast in ghee. Generously sprinkle dried turmeric on each side, flipping after covering the first side. Grate fresh ginger directly over pan. Dash of salt and generous pepper. I loosely chopped 1 very large white onion into chunks, and just tossed it around the dish.

Bake at 350 degrees, until internal temperature reaches 160, or your preferred temp.

Reheats extremely well and your house will smell amazing!

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Thursday Thoughts

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By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you’ve achieved – and perhaps learned through a few mistakes, stumbles and losses – you actually can enhance everything about you. Self-acknowledgment and appreciation are what give you the insights and awareness to move forward toward higher goals and accomplishments.

—Jack Canfield

Prosciutto Wrapped Blue Cheese Pistachio Meatballs

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Several weeks ago my sister was talking about a dinner her and her boyfriend were having, which included prosciutto wrapped burgers. I thought, well damn, that sounds good! It had been on my mind ever since and I happened to have prosciutto, so I picked up some grassfed beef and decided to give it a whirl. Per usual I thought, hmmm, what else can I add? The result was fabulous.

Prosciutto Wrapped Blue Cheese Pistachio Meatballs

  • 1 lb grassfed ground beef
  • 1 pkg prosciutto
  • Fresh chopped chives
  • 1/4 cup (roughly) blue cheese crumbles
  • Diced red onion (to your liking)
  • 1/4 Pistachios
  • 1/8 cup coconut aminos
  • Kosher salt/pepp (sprinkle in the mixture and on top of meatballs)

Put all ingredients except for prosciutto into a bowl and mix well with a granny fork (if you don’t have one, get one!). Form medium sized meatballs, and wrap each in prosciutto, placing each wrapped meatball in a glass pyrex baking dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper on top. Bake at 350 degrees until done to your liking/temperature. The prosciutto crisps perfectly 🙂 Very easily made and a nice change-up from your typical dinner meat!

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