Is Cinnamon Good For Health

Chocolate and Ceylon cinnamon is a magical combination. But if you want to add a rich and delicate flavor to baked goods or ethnic cuisine, add Ceylon cinnamon to your spice cabinet!This quantity is sufficient for a full 8-quart pot of bean and meat chili.It...

So often I have removed a smaller offset from a larger plant and there is an open wound. Alternatives would be a 10% solution of chlorine bleach (9 ounces water plus 1 ounce bleach) or a surface sterilant solution that contains quaternary amine compounds...

Pruning the wild cinnamon bush will create more of a tree-like appearance.Although not particularly showy, the flowers of the wild cinnamon bloom in the spring in tiny purple and white clusters that are rich in nectar and.

Grate your own Nutmeg (they even sell Nutmeg in a little grater now), use whole Cloves and whole Cinnamon. Nutmeg is also a key flavor in custards, French toast, pumpkinCloves and Nutmeg/Mace come from the same part of the world, the so-called Spice islands,...

This is particularly pretty when you will be serving the mulled beverage at a party.I don't think I ever make the mixture exactly the same way twice, but this is my basic recipe:Place the cinnamon sticks and nutmegs in a heavy plastic freezer bag.

I am a big believer that our medicine should be local, but that doesn't always mean that it has to be native. You may either cut it down to the base to prevent it self-seeding or leave a few branches behind to populate your garden for years to come.

Columbus actually stumbled across the Americas by accident, when they got in his way as he was seeking a new spice route to the East Indies! It wasn't until after Cortez invaded Mexico, however, that Europe "discovered" vanilla and chocolate.

Rattan Lal, director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, believes that if we were to change the way we work the soil, we could amass carbon at our feet and take 3 billion tons of carbon out...

Both people groups have similar lifestyles with one main difference. Too often kids are told by their parents to wash their hands and to not get dirty—it's thought to be better hygiene, after all.

It challenges us to get beyond the urban/rural divide — to really think about how we can all be producers in a society driven by consumption.” Monbouquette and Susman started investigating what Omaha had in terms of urban farms , but they didn't find...

The garden is a wonderful source of homemade gifts that are suitable for the holidays. You can easily root a cutting and present it in a decorative pot.I love exchanging bulbs and rhizomes with other gardeners.

However, do not plant your leeks in a freshly manured bed as this will result in too much leaf growth. If there's any dried or yellowed skin around the white base, trim that off.Hold the leek leafy side down.

The picture at right shows a variegated (leaves having white or yellow markings) Ming aralia.The all green types are just as lovely.Dinner plate aralia (Polyscias scutellaria, or P.

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock Nonprofit groups are feeding the hungry by gleaning. Youth in the program are paid for gleaning, thanks to financial support from a local summer jobs program and federal stimulus funds.

A minor point but one that some readers may find importantMoney Tree art at left by the incomparable "Inky" Used here with permission, Thank you! Inky Art not to be used elsewhere without express permission of the creator.

This will leave you with four cords to start the first leg of your macrame hanger. You will have three groups of four cords. If your cords are bigger than your bead, or, if you're like me and forgot to get beads the proper size, you can just take a bit...

I was so surprised to find out that the tropical hibiscus is only one part of the family. It will grow 3 to 7 feet with large, green, beautifully textured leaves. This makes it one of my favorite cheery winter ways to fight off mild winter colds and flu.

Leaves are a medium green (possibly with white stripe) and roots are white or orange. Lucky bamboo is a tolerant plant and the water-rooted lifestyle gives it an advantage too. Four is not a good number as the Chinese word for four is similar to the word...

Owners are usually glad to give permission for grapevines to be cut and collected.Every year the tree finds a place of permanence in my home. After that, it was a matter of cutting many lengths of grapevine and winding them in, out, and around the supporting...

We always say that ruminants are really hardy animals until they aren't. That process is universal. If those supplements don't fix things, or if the goats are low in energy or off feed, we give B vitamins.

When my friends call me during the winter months, most know better than to ask how I am. And I did, to no avail.Then one day I received a note from the southwest: “I'm sending you a package, watch for it.

The sales pitch came from my husband. Cell phone cameras are getting better all the time. Lt's taking my gardening proficiency to the next level. I have an embarrassing number of pictures in my phone, and room for hundreds more.Smartest of all is when...

Vanillin is an antioxidant found within the vanilla pod that has shown promise as an anti-cancer agent and a strong anti-inflammatory. The vanilla orchid is a good houseplant and, in time, will most likely vine all around my window.

Amy Clair Then the chicken math began: A year later, we were expanding our coop to 8-by-19 feet to accommodate eight hens by adding on to the existing run and replacing the freestanding coop with a built-in coop.

It contains curcumin, which accounts for turmeric's bright orange-yellow color. She's a frequent contributor to various chicken keeping publications, as well as her blog, www.fresh-eggs-daily.com , and is an avid gardener, crafter, baker and knitter in...

As a postscript, the HummZinger turned out to be very easy to clean and the hummers liked it very much. I wanted the 'main' feeder to be the one we could see from our great room because that is where we spend most of our time.

Photo on left by kakiana, and right by troisBut even the poisonous snakes have their effect on wild rodent populations and should not be maligned just because they are poisonous.Without these snakes we would overrun with rats and gophers.But I do think...