I don’t eat beef, but if you do a heads up. Beef prices will probably go up soon. Giant Texas wildfire killed a bunch of beef cows and a couple hundred miles of grazing, houses, barns, etc.
The biggest fire, the Smokestack Creek, is only 15% contained and has already burned over a million acres in Texas cattle country.
This could bankrupt even some of the big cattle conglomerates.
No, I don’t believe in cleanses. Your body has kidneys and a liver to do that. I have chronic pain. Some people say turmeric is a natural anti inflammatory. It seems like it helps a little, but it could also be a placebo effect. The chili powder is because some people claim it increases your metabolism. It probably doesn’t work, but I like the spice, so what the hell.
The real question is: does it taste good?
Secondary question: do you add before brewing or after? Like a dash of cinnamon
I like it. But I like turmeric and I’m a bit of a chili head. I have a Kuerig (I’m the only coffee drinker in the house and I drink 1-2 cups a day). I just put it in my cup before I push the button.
cool!
good to know you don’t go in for the “cleanse” woo.
i have read that turmeric does help with inflammation. as a major pepperhead i am totally on board with chilies boosting metabolism. had some scorpion pepper sauce today that had the effect of a donkey kick to the dopamine center of my brain! definitely felt very alive for some time after.
While cleaning out the house, I came across this recipe. It was really good, I’ll have to make it again. (Or hundreds of similar variations.)
People who eat chili pepper may live longer? | ScienceDaily.
I often have a dash of chili powder in my oatmeal, with cinnamon. Definitely in my hot chocolate.
ETA: similar studies on ginger and pain. Seems to be a lower safety risk than nsaids or such, so far.
Yes! Laurie makes a home made Ginger tea. The warming effect is wonderful too. 
Mom had a tooth extracted today so dinner was mashed potatoes, Mac and cheese, and rice pudding (diner style).
Kitchen tool I never knew I needed:
Left arm is messed up, and this helps a lot
I improvised a food-related joke at dinner:
What did the part-time vegan say?
Not today, seitan!
Handy for swapping the oil filter on your car too. Results may vary
They make a bunch of stuff for those who can cook with one hand tied behind their back.
ETA: not paywalled.
Thanks for the link. Even though my arm is only temporarily (I hope) incapacitated, I am now contemplating the existence of knorks and whether I need them.
I made one up too, a while ago.
What’s the point of a fungi fable?
The morel of the story.
second bunch of bananas cut today. also some nice whole leaves, untattered by the strong winds we had.
i wanted to use some for fish, so i made Thai baked leaf-wrapped grouper filets. marinated the filets in a sauce made of shallot, galangal, chilies, Thai basil, lime leaves, ground coriander, coconut milk, fish sauce and lime juice blended till smooth and placed on the leaves:
wrap and in the baking dish;
into a 350F oven for 20 minutes and
the marinade/ sauce is wonderfully complex and very Thai tasting!
recipe here, should work with any thick fish filet - cod, salmon, grouper, mahi…:
Banana and plantain leaves are so good, love the aroma they bring to whatever they’re cooked with.
