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Cooking with Ginger

Photo: Jennifer Iserloh, Skinny Chef.


Ginger is the base for this really aromatic chai tea. Hot, spicy and astringent, it adds a great deal of flavor to every beverage or dish, and the root can keep for weeks chilled in your vegetable drawer. Add it to scallions and garlic to make a flavorful base for any Asian dish, including stir-fries, soups and noodle dishes. Grate it into blended canned tomatoes for a gorgeous sauce to serve with chicken or fish.

Although you can find ginger almost anywhere -- from your local deli to the fanciest gourmet food shops -- there are a few things you should always look for. Make sure you pick a root with a firm, smooth skin without wrinkles or withered ends. The flesh inside should be crisp and lemony yellow, without any browning. To peel it, you can use a potato peeler or the edge of a spoon, but for this chai recipe there's no need to peel at all, since you'll strain the mixture before serving it.

Ginger is not only delicious, but well-known as a folk remedy against motion sickness (especially seasickness) when consumed raw. In addition, ginger contains very potent anti-inflammatory compounds called gingerols that can help lessen the pain of arthritis and also has anti-bacterial properties that make it a good match for raw foods, like sushi.
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Check out Bolthouse Farms Perfectly Protein as an eggnog substitute

Vanilla Chai Tea Perfectly ProteinWhen I was growing up, eggnog was one of my very favorite things about the Christmas season. I was often able to talk my parents into buying a quart or half gallon and if no one monitored my consumption, the container would be empty in far shorter order than was healthy. I loved the stuff. When I discovered eggnog lattes at a local coffee place during high school, all bets were off. I must have gained ten pounds alone from those drinks.

These days I try to stay away from eggnog, mostly because it's just not that good for you. However, a couple of years I discovered a drink at Whole Foods that tastes (at least to me) almost identical to eggnog. It's not nearly as bad for you and has lots of protein, which means that on occasion it's not too awful to use it to replace a meal. It's called Perfectly Protein and is made by Bolthouse Farms. They have a whole line of drinks, but this one is my very favorite. So if you're longing for eggnog this holiday season, but want something that isn't quite as artery-clogging, check out the Vanilla Chai Perfectly Protein. It's good stuff.

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Update: Border's Chai found!

Mystic ChaiAs I've been documenting here for the past several months, when Border's completely switches over to Seattle's Best, the chai is going to (along with the coffee, the pastries, the sandwiches, etc, etc). And this is devastating to me, because there's no other chai like it in the world. The Seattle's Best/Starbucks chai is...well, let's just say it's just not as good.

But there's hope! Ambitious reader Nate has done some detective work. He called the Border's corporate HQ and found out what company makes the chai. It's made by a company called Key Essentials, and they market the chai under the name Mystic Chai, and it can be found in Sam's Club stores around the country. Not sure if it's found anyplace else. Maybe that's the next piece of detective work we can do.

Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to buy 10,000 cans.

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