One of my favourite things about heading into the winter season is getting cozy with healthy comfort foods -- soups, stews, curries, and warm drinks.

I have found myself reaching for a couple of my go-to warm drinks in the afternoons/evenings recently, so I thought it would be a good time to share them with you, alongside some information about the benefits of including turmeric on a daily basis too!

In this week's episode of In My Plant-Based Kitchen I cover:

🫚 what turmeric is
🫚 why it's beneficial to include in culinary doses on a daily basis
🫚 who should be careful about consuming turmeric and why
🫚 ideas for including it

and we make my version of Golden Milk (and I also talk about how to make Lemon Ginger Turmeric Tea.

This is a quick but info-packed episode. Join me here.

AND NOW FOR THE RECIPES!

Golden Turmeric Milk 
Ingredients

• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (or you can boil a few slices of fresh turmeric root instead)
• ¼ - ½ tsp cinnamon (to taste)
• A few slices of fresh ginger
• A mugful of plant milk (soy, oat, almond, rice - whatever you prefer)
• Small pinch black pepper (this helps the absorption of curcumin, which is the active antiinflammatory ingredient in turmeric)
• liquid sweetener to taste, optional (agave or maple syrup)

Combine turmeric, ginger, milk and pepper in a small pan, whisking until combined. Bring to a low boil, and simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove solids, add sweetener to taste and enjoy. 

 
Lemon-Ginger Turmeric Tea 

• 3 slices fresh ginger
• A cupful of boiling water
• Juice of ½ a lemon
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• Small pinch black pepper
• Sweetener to taste, optional

Boil some water and place ginger slices in the water to steep - simmer for 5-10 minutes. Remove solids, add lemon juice, turmeric and sweetener to taste. 
 
(This also makes a really nice cold drink, but the turmeric does tend to separate so you need to make sure it is stirred well before drinking).