We had our first snowfall in Minnesota today, and it was ushered in by gale-force, biting, cold winds. Sunny warmth has flip flopped into bone chilling cold. What better time to snuggle up with a big mug of this spicy, tangy brew. The ginger warms your belly and bones and works with the lemon to enhance your immune system, while the cinnamon helps regulate your blood sugar. Sip on this brew and keep strong all winter long!
Warming Belly Brew
Ingredients:
Big pot of water
2-3 inches of ginger root (usually found by jalapenos or garlic)
1-2 lemons to taste
2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon or 1 stick of cinnamon
honey or maple syrup to taste
Directions:
Put the water on the stove and heat to boiling. While water is heating, peel the ginger, and chop it up in dice-sized cubes. (You don't have to, it just gives up more flavor. You can actually drop the whole thing in the water if you wish.)
Add ginger to the hot water and stir in the cinnamon stick.
Reduce heat to simmer for 15-20 minutes.
When it's good and spicy, squeeze the lemons in, and if you didn't have cinnamon stick, add the ground cinnamon at this time.
Drizzle in honey or maple syrup, or a little bit of both if you like, to taste.
Sip. Breathe. Rest. Enjoy.
I am going to try this approach. I usually make this one cup at a time with grated ginger and have not thought of adding cinnamon. I also make it with hot pepper flakes (like for pizza) when I'm really congested.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds delicious and soothing - thanks!