Category: Healing

“Sore Throat Tea” Spicy Ginger and Citrus

On By karmarstenIn HealingLeave a comment

Things needed

  • 4 oz fresh ginger
  • between 2 tsp and 1 tbsp of black pepper corns (The more the spicier! BE WARNED – a little goes a long way!)
  • sugar or honey (optional) to taste
  • 1 citrus fruit (lemon/lime is tart, orange/clementine is slightly sweeter)
  • 8 cups water

Directions

Wash ginger root and slice it til you get the most surface space of the root (note that you can leave the skin on some of it – but you may want to remove the skin from the larger chunks of ginger).

Add water, ginger and black pepper corns to the water.

Bring to a rolling boil on high then reduce the heat to medium or low and let simmer for at least 20 minutes (slightly cover during the simmer time to reduce the amount of evaporation).

Quarter the citrus

Strain the “tea” into 3 separate containers (this can be a mug or a mason jar).

Squeeze a quarter of a citrus and then the section (rind and all – see image above) to each of the 3 containers. Yes, there will be an additional section that you can either eat OR add to one of the containers to add more vitamin C to the container.

Add honey or sugar to taste.

This will serve at LEAST 3 sick people and will stay refrigerated for a few days.

Summer “I have a cold” Soup (turmeric and ginger)

On By karmarstenIn Healing, Soup, SummerLeave a comment
WARNING: This is not for people who cannot tolerate spice!!!

Things needed

  • Olive oil (about 1 to 2 tbsp)
  • 6 cloves of garlic (diced)
  • 1.5 to 2 inch ginger (peeled and diced)
  • 1 small onion
  • 8-10 baby carrots (chopped)
  • 2 celery stalks (chopped)
  • 1 bunch of parsley (finely chopped)
  • 2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp of black pepper
  • 1.5 to 2 tsp chili pepper flakes (depending on your taste)
  • 3 tbsp white miso paste
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 4 cups of vegetable broth

Directions

As seen in the image above, we are going to separate the ingredients into 6 bowls (the miso has not yet been done in this picture)

  • Bowl #1: Mix together the diced celery, carrot, onion
  • Bowl #2: Finely chop the garlic and ginger and mix together
  • Bowl #3: Spices (Turmeric, black pepper, chili flakes)
  • Bowl #4: Veggie Broth (all but about 1/2 a cup – put that aside)
  • Bowl #5: Add the miso and the vinegar and mix with fork/whisk and add the 1/2 cup of veggie broth saved (see bowl #4) until the miso paste is smooth
  • Bowl #6: Chop the parsley fairly fine
Better images of Bowls 2, 3, 5 & 6

In a smaller cooking pot, heat the olive oil on a low/medium heat until warm and add the contents of Bowl #1.

Slowly cook for about 8-10 minutes (the onions should just be starting to become translucent).

Add the contents of bowl #2 and let cook for about 2-3 minutes.

Add the contents of bowl #3 and mix until the vegetables are covered in spice (2 minutes max).

Add the broth in bowl #4 and let simmer until the vegetables are just tender.

Add the contents of bowl #5 and let cook for a few more minutes (you can add the parsley in Bowl #6 to the soup OR add it on top when serving – I opted to add it in the soup itself).

Add salt and pepper to taste.

This will serve at LEAST 3 sick people.