chinese medicine

Broccoli Pickles

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Sun, 06/07/2009 - 13:30

Just a quickie here as I want to share my broccoli pickles I made this weekend! I was craving something pickle-y that wasn't in a jar made by someone else and overly brined and soft, my own fast healthy crisp pickle fix!

Salt Posting Coming!

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 13:30

For those of you that have not contemplated salt, where it comes from, what it should look (and taste) like, where to get it, what it does for you medicinally, I've done a lot of this the last few years and would love to share. Besides being quite addicted to chilies, one of my other loves is salt.

What Your Grandma Knows

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 13:30

photo courtesy of: www.seniormag.com/.../images/chicken-soup.jpg

I have undertaken a passion project for you folks and for myself!

Chinese Grocery Trip

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 13:30

I still owe you all a post on nopales which is going to be up tonight, but in the meantime I thought I'd share the pictures from my jaunt with La Donna Tittle (from the cooking show "Cooking With Tittle") to the Chinese grocery store in North Chicago

Hibiscus for Hypertension

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Sat, 05/16/2009 - 10:30

The flower Hibiscus sabdariffa, also known as flor de Jamaica in Spanish, is not only delicious but also incredibly medicinally beneficial. I drank this flower tea growing up in Thailand...

Building with Black Beans

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 12:30

Some of you may be happy to know that black beans are medicinal in many interesting ways. One of those ways is something I've mentioned here before and will likely keep mentioning, they are good for your blood.

Mexican Grocery

Submitted by spicedocadmin
on Sun, 05/10/2009 - 13:30

I ended up only being able to go to two of the three designated markets yesterday, and only one is worth writing about. The Sultan's Market (aka.

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