Earlier, I was reading some posts regarding various spices, and I thought I'd share this. In my 'rowdier' days and living in Maine in 2011, I traveled to the Kripalu Yoga Center in western Massachusetts.
The meals were SO healthy and SO good, Ayurvedic eating, which I don't practice at home for sure. On each table in the dining hall was a shaker, like a large salt or pepper shaker. I'd sprinkle it on salads, soups, and even oatmeal. I called the kitchen for the recipe and was told equal parts of Cumin, Turmeric, and Ginger. I was told they used it to cleanse the blood and increase anti-inflammatory agents.....which means much more to me now than it did then. That was almost 13 years ago. Wow.
Thanks for posting. As well as the spicy stuff to put on your food, it looks like a fabulous place with great retreats. I think I'd be going all the time if I lived nearby! 🧘♀️
It was indeed awesome....calm on steroids~! wonderful food and other guests.💞💞I wish I had gone more often when it was closer....I'm out in the Midwest now, so that was my last time. If you can....go. At the time I drove 5 hours to get there and it was worth every toll, gas and time~!
That is awesome!! Good for you. I've learned over the years....that when I am 'good to me' I can deal far more effectively with the rest of life. You are indeed worth it...we all are. I'll be anxious to hear🧘🏼💞
Thank you for this , Grammy. I have been putting ground cinnamon, ground turmeric and chopped fresh ginger -plus a few other fruits and nuts - on my morning porridge for many years. I find it turns a rather bland start to the day into something very tasty. I am definitely going to make your spicy mix, a whole new level, sounds delicious.
My husband is a true Scottish chap when it comes to breakfast - oats, water and salt - , YUK.
Same for me . I also add a small amount of ground black pepper (apparently helps with the absorption of the turmeric) and a spoonful of cocao powder. My wife says the result looks like a cow pat!
Porridge made with hot milk and nothing else at all, I love it. Apparently oats help lower cholesterol which at my recent ER tests they said was high so I’m making flap jack with oats as well
Here in the States, milk and oats are....oatmeal. When my son married a Canadian gal and I met the family, I was served Porridge. Her recipe was milk, oats, diced apples, and walnuts. I guess Porridge means something different to all of us, but it is real comfort food~!💞
In the winter I cook rolled oats with milk, then add a heaped teaspoon of cinnamon and some blueberries(frozen) then serve with unsweetened organic yogurt, which is a pour able consistency, and it is yummy. No sugar added. The cinnamon sweetens it enough, and the blueberries.
My husband's vascular surgeon always told him eat oats, oats , oats, good for cleaning the arteries , unfortunately he had to have cream and brown sugar which undid the good the oats did I'm sure. He was a good dairy farmer, loved butter, cream and milk.
hi, sorry for all your GCA related problems and glad you found a sort-of solution..
I, too, am 83, and your mention of Kripalu brought a smile to my face and a brain filled with so many wonderful memories. It was the place to go, for whatever your needs were.
I guess there is a time and place for everything. Good luck on your journey with this crazy condition.
Always room for wonderful memories....it was so restorative. We can still do that in our mind!! ....then do something you enjoy~! It is a trip we all take together💞
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