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Turmeric Know Your Herbs and Spices

spicy lentil crackers

Turmeric is a tropical spice mainly grown in India. It is one of the main ingredients in curry powder, giving it its deep yellow color. It is also often used to color yellow mustard.
Be careful of staining plastics and even your skin when using Turmeric.
Add turmeric to egg salad, rice dishes and steamed vegetables. It is especially good on cauliflower. I like to add it to lentil dishes to bring out the flavor.
Try these dishes featuring turmeric.

  • Lentil Crackers
  • spicy lentil crackers

  • Curried Peas and Black Beans
  • curried peas and black beans

  • Lentil Stew
  • lentil stew

    Turmeric also has been proven to help with inflamation, sore joints and digestive disorders.

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    As a professional cook, I love creating exciting new recipes on the job as well as at home. Assisting in teaching low-income families how to buy, store and prepare healthy food through Penn State’s alliance with Pennsylvania’s Supercupboard Program was very rewarding. During my 11 years with the Master Gardener program, I taught horticultural therapy to assisted living patients using healthful, fr
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    1. thanks for this Cindy! the stew will always be a favourite of mine, turmeric makes it so healthy my family can’t even tell 😉

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