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Lately, I have made a concerted effort to use turmeric more often in my cooking. I don’t do a lot of curry which I thought was the general use for this spice. But, this spice is very adaptable to both savory and sweet dishes. And coffee, tea, and “milk”.
This week alone I have sprinkled the powder on roast carrots, added to homemade creamed corn, added to my Bloody Mary mixer, added to chicken noodle soup and added to vinegar and oil dressing. So easy!
I’ve been scrolling the internet too, to find more easy uses for turmeric. I also searched the cooking and baking group for posts regarding turmeric. 5 years of posts only included 1 result. That result was my recent post of trying Starbucks turmeric infused coffee. This is a very beneficial spice and can replace very expensive supplements when you can introduce enough through your diet. The curcumin is the active ingredient with the most health benefits.
Here is a link to Taste of Home
“8 Unexpected Uses for Turmeric”
https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/unexpected-turmeric-uses/
My goal this year is to use turmeric daily. I found organic turmeric at WalMart for less than $2.50. I have seen supplements cost $30+ The supplements are extracted curcumin in high dose and this appears to give the most benefit, fastest (and includes Pepperine which helps your body absorb)...but I cannot afford the supplements. So I will concentrate on getting my intake up and using it with cracked black pepper as much as possible.
I plan on boiling a chicken carcass to make bone broth and keeping this in the frig to use as a bone broth turmeric “tea” in the mornings. One part broth, 1/2 tsp of turmeric, fresh ground pepper and hot water. It will be a weak broth but easy to drink and a warm welcome to the cold mornings.