#Green Cardamoms

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Bengali Bhaja Masala or Bengali spice mix

Bengali Bhaja Masala or Bengali Spice Mix Unlock the secret to authentic Bengali cuisine with this homemade Bhaja Masala recipe. This aromatic spice blend, made by roasting and grinding a mix of cumin, coriander, fennel, green cardamoms, and dried red chilies, will elevate your culinary creations. Whether you’re preparing a traditional Bengali fish curry or simply spicing up your vegetables,…

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~ Brown and Green ~

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Ethiopian Red Lentil Stew and Collard Greens on Homemade Injera

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Though not completely final at this point, I recently got closer to finalizing the designs of Hollyhock & Cinnamon's parents! I need to design some other family members of theirs as well at some point but these two have a much more apparent role in the story and, as such, needed more finalized designs.

Included some of the exploration and older sketches I had of them both as well :) Cardamom is a chef and Chamomile I think might work a corporate or retail job.

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The Best Tandoori Sauce Pasta (Vegan)

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My little sunflower 🌻

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Trying to remember which Indian restaurant in the city is the good one. I got it right once and then forgot to write the name down, haven't been able to find it since.

(we have five but only one resembles actual Indian food)

If they bothered to have parathas in the menu it's probably that one, right?

Upd: Nah, missed again. These are the saddest, most pathetic parathas I've seen in my life.

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✨ CARDAMOM ✨

Cardamom is a powerful herb for connections and relationships, with others as well as with the self.

Element: Earth Deities: Venus, Aphrodite Zodiacs: Taurus Planet: Venus Crystals: Bloodstone, Amazonite, Labradorite Good For: Love, friendship, passion, divination & more! Protects Against: Creative blocks and poverty mindset

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thoughts on tea, coffee, pop, sparkling water? other beverages?

LOVE tea, i drink so much tea. basically anything but matcha or mint (though matcha + a sweet fruit flavor like strawberry or peach can be good, it's just not my go to though, and matcha on its own is too grassy for my taste). i've been really enjoying these high quality fujianese black and oolong teas i get from a shop near my internship lately

i don't really like coffee (though i enjoy tiramisu on occasion), but i think if i had like a real nerd level coffee obsessed friend willing to take the time and effort to teach me to enjoy specialty coffee i could see myself enjoying it. i appreciate the craft and the dedication and the weird freak levels of obsession that go into coffee by Coffee People and would like to participate in that. but as it is right now i have yet to drink a coffee and enjoy it. and it's not something i can see myself getting into without someone to hold my hand through the process, so it probably won't happen anytime soon.

i don't drink fizzy drinks at all. so that's a no on soda and sparkling water for me

other beverages. uhh. gonna be real with you i mostly drink tea or water. i do like flavored still water though. harder to find than flavored sparkling water, unfortunately. and juice, i like juice, but i don't drink it much because it's so sweet it'll hurt my teeth and stomach. fresh cider from the farmers market in the autumn fucks severely though. and i wish i liked alcohol because like coffee i think the craft is fascinating but i think alcohol tastes bad. sad.

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Finally, after living in this apartment since 2021, I feel like we have a proper tea cabinet.

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Chinese medicine says tea, are you drinking it right?

Today, I shared an article from the overseas edition of People's Daily, which featured a personal experience of drinking tea by Dr. Zhang Dong, the Chief Physician of the Cardiology Department at Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. After reading Dr. Zhang's experience, it may challenge some of our perceptions about tea drinking. In popular belief, it has always been considered improper to drink tea on an empty stomach as it can cause discomfort, especially when drinking green tea. However, it seems that the reality is not entirely as we thought.

Taking this opportunity, I would like to share my personal experience with tea drinking. I have been a tea enthusiast for over 30 years and I have some digestive issues, including gastric ulcers and excessive stomach acid. Nevertheless, I can be called a 'tea addict.' I don't smoke or drink alcohol, but I am addicted to tea. I am the kind of person who would rather give up meat than give up tea. I remember starting to enjoy tea when I was in my teens, and my favorite is green tea. I love green tea because it is mainly produced in my hometown, which is located in the core area of China's green tea production known as the 'Golden Triangle.' The ecological environment there is exceptionally good, free from industrial pollution. Therefore, the quality of green tea is very high. Almost every household cultivates tea, which is why I have a special fondness for green tea and its refreshing aroma and taste.

I have a daily ritual of 'three brews' when it comes to drinking tea. By 'three brews,' I don't simply mean changing the water three times. The concept of 'three brews' refers to the following routine: after breakfast, I must brew a cup (or a pot) of tea. I drink the tea before starting work or while working. The second brew is in the afternoon. If I take a nap, I discard the tea leaves from the morning brew and brew a fresh cup with new tea leaves. The third brew is in the evening. I have a habit of taking a walk after dinner, usually in the park for about an hour. When I return home, I brew another cup of tea and savor it slowly. This has been my tea-drinking habit for over 30 years.

I prefer strong-tasting tea, so the tea I drink is usually concentrated. It has been like this all along. If it's too weak, I feel it lacks flavor. Also, the water temperature for brewing tea must be above 90 degrees Celsius because if the water temperature is too low, the fragrance and flavor of the tea won't be fully released. Therefore, I don't like brewing tea with low-temperature water.

In the blink of an eye, it has been over 30 years of drinking tea. I can't claim that tea is a miraculous cure-all, but I rarely get sick, not to mention serious illnesses. Even common colds are rare for me. It has been like this for decades. I haven't even used my health insurance card once. I found that my immune system is robust. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, I didn't get infected, not even once. Isn't that surprising? I wonder if my strong immune system has anything to do with my regular tea drinking. Of course, apart from drinking tea, maintaining good lifestyle habits is also crucial.

Drinking tea does have benefits for the body, especially green tea. However, it's important to remember not to treat tea as a miraculous cure-all. We should approach it with the mindset expressed in the ancient Chinese book 'Huangdi Neijing': 'Treat before illness manifests, and regulate before disorder occurs.' Because drinking tea not only promotes health but also nurtures the mind.

The following is a forwarded article：

When I was young, I only knew of two types of tea: 'big bowl tea' and 'Biluochun' (a type of green tea). It was later, when I studied traditional Chinese medicine, that I discovered tea is also a medicinal herb. For example, Chuanxiong Tea is mentioned in the book 'Compendium of Materia Medica': 'Tea leaves have a bitter and sweet taste. They enter the Hand and Foot Shaoyin, Taiyin, and Jueyin meridians. Its function is to clear the heart and lungs, cleanse the intestines and stomach. When combined with chrysanthemum, it treats headaches; when combined with ginger, it relieves water retention and can be consumed after drinking alcohol, entering the Bladder and Kidney meridians.' However, tea is inherently cool in nature, and I have a weak and cold spleen and stomach constitution. I remember one time when I drank Pu'er tea, I had to rush to the restroom halfway through. After that, I rarely drank tea. But one chance encounter changed my perspective.

Not long ago, I was strolling around the Wudaoying Hutong near the Yonghe Temple in Beijing when I came across a small shop. The owner of the shop was a good friend of mine who invited me to try Biluochun tea. It is a type of green tea. It was dinner time, and I hesitated to drink green tea on an empty stomach. So I politely declined. But my friend said, 'Give it a try, I guarantee it won't be cooling to your body.' She explained that this tea came from an 80-year-old tea tree growing on a sunny slope in the mountains near Dongting Lake. It was the first harvest of Mingqian tea, hand-picked and processed using firewood, making it different from other green teas. Unable to resist her persuasion, I sat down and tasted this Biluochun tea. After a few cups, to my surprise, my stomach and intestines felt slightly warm and comfortable, with no signs of diarrhea. I let out a few belches and felt quite at ease, and surprisingly, I felt a sense of fullness. I stayed until 8:00 PM, drinking tea on an empty stomach without any discomfort. I even felt a slight sense of fullness and didn't feel hungry. The warm tea entered my stomach, and I started to sweat slightly, feeling incredibly comfortable. Later, my friend gave me some Biluochun tea to take home, and every time I drank it, I had the same experience. It seemed far from being a mere coincidence.

This chance encounter changed my perception of tea, especially green tea, and reminded me of an elder who once said that his father, in his nineties, had been drinking tea his whole life and lived a long and healthy life. Now I realize it's not just due to constitution. Recently, I have been pondering on this and suddenly had a realization.

Although the nature of tea is generally considered cool, whether it ultimately exhibits a cold or warm property depends largely on two factors. Firstly, the growing environment plays a role, whether it is in a predominantly yin, cold, and damp location or a warm and sunny one. Just like grapes in the north differ from those in Xinjiang, Chinese medicinal herbs such as Achyranthes bidentata, known as niuxi, have different properties in Sichuan, where it promotes blood circulation, compared to Huai niuxi in Henan, which tonifies the liver and kidneys. Another example is ginseng, with ginseng from the northeast having a warm nature, while Western ginseng tends to be cooler. These differences are primarily attributed to variations in the places of origin, which encompass factors such as temperature, sunlight, soil, and cultivation methods.

Secondly, the processing method of tea plays an equally important role. Most teas undergo a process called "kill-green," which involves using heat for fixation. Traditional Chinese medicine recognizes that the heating process can alter the cooling or warming properties of medicinal herbs. For instance, raw licorice has a cool and clearing nature, while roasted licorice has a spleen-tonifying and qi-supplementing effect. Raw Rehmannia has a cool nature that cools the blood and promotes blood circulation, while steamed Rehmannia has a slightly warm nature and tonifies the kidneys. Most herbs that undergo heating processes tend to acquire some warm properties, although the specific methods of heating, including the use of firewood or an oven, can also make a difference.

Tea processing involves various steps, many of which involve heat treatment, such as roasting or steaming. These processing techniques determine the coolness or warmth of the tea. I used to believe that fermented teas like black tea or Pu'er tea were not cooling because I didn't understand the fermentation process. Fermentation in tea production often involves spreading the tea leaves and allowing them to ferment at around 25 degrees Celsius, which is different from the heating process. Therefore, in conclusion, the coolness or warmth of tea depends on the environment and processing techniques.

From this perspective, individuals with a cold constitution can still drink green tea, while some fermented teas, such as Pu'er tea, may not be suitable. It is important to find the tea that suits oneself and understand the principle of moderation in order to find the path to health preservation. (Dr. Zhang Dong, Chief Physician of the Cardiovascular Department at Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences)

Article Source: People's Daily Overseas Edition via People's Daily Online

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There's a certain tragedy regarding the simplicity of lemonade and the frequency of people fucking it up.

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Banana brioche pudding

By Nigel Slater

From The Guardian

A light, slightly sweeter version of the classic bread-and-butter pudding. I often use soft brioche buns for this, curiously easier to get hold of than a loaf sometimes. If no form of brioche is available, use a soft white loaf such as milk bread instead. 

Serves 4

For the custard: full-cream milk 250ml double cream 250ml green cardamoms 6 eggs 3, large plus 1 yolk caster sugar 125g

bananas 3, medium brandy 1 tbsp (optional) brioche 6 x 1cm-thick slices or 4 brioche buns, 300g total weight orange zest caster sugar a little to finish

Set the oven at 180C/gas mark 4. Pour the milk and cream into a saucepan – I use a nonstick milk pan. Crack open the cardamom pods, remove the seeds and grind to a fine powder using a pestle and mortar. (By all means use ready ground cardamom, but that means you will lose something of the spice’s magic.) Put the ground cardamom into the milk and cream and bring to the boil. As soon as the milk starts to rise up the pan, remove immediately from the heat and set aside to infuse.

Beat together the eggs, extra yolk and sugar until pale and thick. Pour the milk and cream through a sieve and stir until thoroughly mixed.

Slice the bananas into ½cm pieces. Tear the brioche into bits roughly 4 cm square. There is no need to be too accurate here. Pour a little of the custard into a 22cm diameter baking dish. Layer the pieces of brioche and the bananas in the dish, sprinkling over a little of the brandy as you go, then pour over the rest of the cardamom custard. Grate a little orange zest over the surface. Scatter with a little caster sugar and bake for 40 minutes until lightly puffed and golden.

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