Thread: Spice up your food

Cool thanks Jodi.... Copy and pasted.

Nice post Jodi. I would also add that anyone can grow their own fresh herbs in the comfort of their own homes. You can also sprout indoors- fresh grown sprouts on salads rule.

Fresh organic is your best option or organic non- irradiated if dried.

Nice. I actually knew what a few of those did, but not all of them.

Good post. I've always felt, the spicier, the better.....

Originally Posted by Bakerboy

Nice post Jodi. I would also add that anyone can grow their own fresh herbs in the comfort of their own homes. You can also sprout indoors- fresh grown sprouts on salads rule.

Fresh organic is your best option or organic non- irradiated if dried.

Fresh is always better thank dried

I don't have the patience though to grow my own

Damn I never even thought about spices that way - time to start buying and experimenting

i thought black pepper was bad for digestion?? i was told white pepper was better?

NOTHING compares to fresh herbs. mmmm fresh basil in my sauce kills it.

I haven't looked into white pepper but black pepper does improve digestion.

Jodi, I've been making various dressings based on your advice (thanks again!). Would it taste good if I mixed any of those in with olive oil?

Oh, and a sad nutritional fact about DOMS: I've eaten more salad in the last two months than it the previous 34 years.

Yes of course! I add in dill weed, oregano, cilantro, chopped garlic, basil, black pepper and sea salt in all my salads

It's an easy way to get in your veggies! You get a lot more servings of veggies in a large salad then a standard meal with a veggie. Good for you

That sounds really good actually - any specific amounts Jodi?

I'll have to buy some spices when I go shopping this weekend

No specific amount, just to taste

does sound good

bookmarked. thanks.

Originally Posted by Jodi

Fresh is always better thank dried

I don't have the patience though to grow my own

Why do you need patience? My aunt has a small window box with her 4/5 most usd herbs which she water every day and cuts off bits as and when she needs them for a dish.

Originally Posted by JOHNYORK

i thought black pepper was bad for digestion?? i was told white pepper was better?

On one of his bodybuilding videos Jay Cutler said that pepper is a fat burner

if jay cutler said it, it must be true!!!

Originally Posted by P-funk

if jay cutler said it, it must be true!!!

I didnt say that it just what I heard on the dvd, then again he 'seemed' to drink about 4 gallons of sugar free orange juice a day while he was cutting.

Thanks Jodi. Cut, pasted, printed ... and stuck to the ex's fridge.

cool thread, how did I miss this!?

Originally Posted by leg_press

On one of his bodybuilding videos Jay Cutler said that pepper is a fat burner

I've read the same thing and always knowwn the same thing myself. ..So does chili and mustard and curry.. the hotter the better.. egg whites and hot hot chili and yoghurt .. mmm ... ..ginger and garlic do that somewhat aswell but as secondary functions. I think white pepper and mustard might even be related.
Nice thread Jodi .

For those of us who don't want to grow our own, how much worse are the dried variants of some of these that can be bought at the store?

ie how much worse is garlic powder than garlic, or dried basil for instance?

Cilantro helps with insomnia does it, I have cooked a few Bobby Flay recipes that use Cilantro. I never noticed anything. Then again maybe it wasn't enough.

Originally Posted by Zinthar

For those of us who don't want to grow our own, how much worse are the dried variants of some of these that can be bought at the store?

ie how much worse is garlic powder than garlic, or dried basil for instance?

I heard you lose about 60% or so of the benefit. Hard to tell really but a lot of the benefits are lost.