Thursday, April 14, 2011

Spices

Ground cinnamon:
·          Add one teaspoon to prepared oatmeal or French toast batter.
·          Add one teaspoon to a cup of Greek yogurt mixed with two teaspoons molasses or honey or artificial sweetener.
·          Sprinkle half a teaspoon of cinnamon over ground coffee before brewing.
·          Top a fat-free latte or hot cocoa with ground cinnamon.

Turmeric: 
·          Sprinkle on egg salad.
·          Mix half a teaspoon turmeric with one cup Greek yogurt and use as a dip or sandwich spread.
·          Add to chicken or seafood casseroles and to water when cooking rice.

Garlic: Add fresh chopped or minced garlic to pasta dishes, stir-fry dishes, pizza, fresh tomato sauce and meat and poultry recipes. 

Chili peppers: Add chopped peppers to chili, burgers, soups, stews, salsa, and egg dishes.

Oregano:
·          Add 1/8 teaspoon dried to scrambled eggs, salad dressings, and store-bought or homemade marinara sauce.
·          Sprinkle some on top of pizza and stir into black bean soup.

Basil: Make a sandwich with low-fat mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes and fresh basil leaves; add fresh leaves to green salads.

Thyme:
·          Sprinkle dried thyme onto cooked vegetables in place of butter or margarine.
·          Add 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme to two scrambled eggs, and to salad dressings.
·          Use it in a rub when cooking salmon.
·          Add fresh thyme to chicken salad and chicken soup.

Rosemary: Add dried crushed rosemary to mashed potatoes and vegetable omelets.

Parsley: Add chopped flat leaf parsley to meatballs and meat loaf and to bulgur salad.

Ginger:
·          Grate fresh ginger into quick bread batters and vinaigrette.
·          Add chopped ginger to stir-fries. Sprinkle ground ginger on cooked carrots.

Cloves: Sprinkle ground cloves on applesauce, add to quick bread batters, and add a pinch to hot tea.

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