Suggestions can help cooks
Source of Recipe
The Winston-Salem Journal
Recipe Introduction
Suggestions can help cooks put added spice into daily cooking
List of Ingredients
Looking for ways to spice your diet? Here are some suggestions from Cooking
with Spices for Dummies, to integrate spices into everyday cooking:
. Sprinkle paprika on potatoes, chicken, fish or vegetables. Paprika is made
from both sweet and hot peppers.
. Add a dash of cinnamon or cardamom to coffee grounds before brewing.
. Can't give up your cinnamon toast? Hit the toast with a couple of spritzes
of butter spray and then sprinkle on sugar mixed with cinnamon, nutmeg and a
pinch of allspice. The heady spices will make you forget the lack of butter.
. Add celery seed to coleslaw made with low-fat dressing. Use it in fish
dishes.
. Ground coriander is an aromatic addition to poaching liquid for fish.
. Nutmeg enhances spinach dishes. Mix it with low-fat ricotta or cottage
cheese in veggie lasagna.
. A pinch of cinnamon, cardamom, allspice or nutmeg added to fat-free
whipped topping makes a lovely accompaniment for fresh fruit.
. The yin and yang of cayenne pepper and sliced melon is a satisfying taste.
. Add saffron, turmeric or curry to water while cooking grains such as
couscous, rice or barley.
. Vinegar absorbs the flavor of garlic or ginger and can bring some
excitement to salads. Use six whole, peeled garlic cloves or a 2-inch piece
of peeled ginger for 2 cups of wine vinegar (red for garlic, white for
ginger). The flavored vinegar makes less oil necessary in dressings.
. Add spices to flour or cornmeal for breading and you can lessen the amount
of coating. Some spice blends to mix with 1 cup flour: 1 teaspoon cayenne
and 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried mustard, 1/2 teaspoon ground
coriander, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1tablespoon chopped fresh chives or
parsley; 2 1/2 teaspoons curry powder, 1/2teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon
garlic powder.Recipe
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