It’s getting cold, do you feel the need to be warmed and stimulated? Well, cardamom can help!  A homemade chai tonic is a great way to get the wonderful benefits of cardamom.  It also helps with gas and indigestion so drink up!

Menu:

Pesto Pizza: Wheat crust-pesto, apples, butter, cardamom, shallots, garlic, mozzarella, quatro formagio

Herb crust-same as above plus spinach

Israeli Couscous:

2T oil

2 cups couscous

4 cups chicken broth

1/4 cup parsley

1 1/2 tsp rosemary

1 tsp thyme

1 green apple

1 cup cranberries

1/2 cup slivered almonds

Vinaigrette:

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

2 T maple syrup

1 T salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/4 cup oil

Honeymoon Bake: potatoes, apples, onion, applewood bacon, blue cheese, swiss cheese, parsley, cayenne, salt and pepper.

Thinly slice and lay in a casserole dish. Bake at 350 for one hour

Apple and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry: cardamom, sugar, cinnamon, currants

Bake at 400 till brown

Baklava: filo, cardamom, walnuts, lemon zest, Vietnamese cinnamon, raw honey

Tonics:

Earl Gray Tea

Chai: any mix of these spices will be delicious! cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, peppercorns, vanilla, nutmeg, clove.  simmer for 20 minutes and serve with black tea, cream and honey

Medicinal/Nutritional Benefits:

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