Common and everyday spices are well known to have healing effects and have been used in this way by virtually all of mankind at one time or another, from ancient times to present day. (see the spice history chart in betweenclosefriends.com for more information)
As we come full circle and begin turning away from the fast-food [...]
Listed here are a few of the most common spices used in folk medicine along with easy suggested uses for them in your everyday cooking. (Please go to the ‘Miscellaneous Natural Remedies’ category of betweenclosefriends.com and click on ‘Folk Medicinal Spices‘ for the common cures and remedies pertaining to use of these spices)
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For a very festive touch, package this fragrant mood-enhancing Christmas Spice Potpourri in small gold net bags or in small white boxes tied with a good cord and a tag explaining its ingredients: From the Middle East– the birth of great religions– the aroma of Frankincense represents life, and Myrrh is a symbol of suffering: [...]
This Hot Chocolate Syrup Mix has just a hint of spiciness, and is especially satisfying after a day out in the cold winter weather served in a steaming mug and topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. You can double this recipe if your family really enjoys their hot chocolate, otherwise the basic recipe [...]
Cinnamon Hot Cocoa Mix This delicious Hot Chocolate mix is so simple to make, you will want to make extra for your own enjoyment! The following ingredients will make up 3 cups of dry mix, and is easily doubled or tripled.
1 c pure cocoa
1¼ c sugar
1 c skim milk (or soy milk for [...]
In this Festive Season, we all need some short cuts to help keep our spirits high as we try to complete all the tasks we have set for ourselves. Here is an easy-to-assemble versatile mulled spice recipe that will do multiple duty in helping to keep this season ’spicy’ and joyous.
Be sure to make several [...]
White Wine Mustard This mustard keeps for about 1 month in the fridge, and is a very tasty version of mustard, and this recipe yields approximately 1 cup of white wine mustard. For other mustard recipes—eg. Spicy German Mustard, English mustard, and cheeses—Herb Potted Cheese, cream cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt cheese, etc or how to [...]
Spicy German Mustard
This is a medium-hot mustard that is perfect for German bratwurst. If you prefer to make a hotter mustard, you can turn up the volume by simmering it longer and thus reducing the finished amount of your mustard and intensifying the flavour. (for other homemade mustards—eg. White Wine Mustard, English mustard, etc [...]
The following are basic accepted universal recipes for flavouring your cooking, baking, and BBQ’ing. Use the provided combinations of fine herbes, boquet garni, and herbes de provence mixes whenever they are called for in recipe books. After you develop a flavour for using these standard combinations, and you gain more experience in gourmet cooking, you [...]