A magic Potion to share

Tuesday February 26, 2019 Do you want to know a secret? I make a “magic potion” every night and we both drink it before bed. It helps us sleep like babies all night long, helps with arthritis and so much more. I won’t make claims I can’t prove but for sleeping and reducing inflammation this little potion is like magic!  ( you can do a google search for other health benefits of turmeric)  I’ll even share the recipe with you without trying to sell you anything. It’s called Golden Milk, and it’s made with golden paste. And it’s delicious!

(I use organic turmeric powder from Mountain Rose herbs.)

This makes the “golden paste”
1/2 cup turmeric powder (125 mls)
2 cups water (500 mls)
1/2 cup water extra, if needed (125 mls)
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper (7.5 mls)…

70 ml cold pressed Coconut oil

1 T cinnamon (optional)

Place turmeric and water in pan, stirring over gentle heat until you have a thick paste. This should take about 7 – 10 minutes and you may need to add additional water along the way (it seems to depend on the turmeric you have).

Add the pepper and

oil at the end of cooking. Stir vigorously to incorporate the oil and allow to cool. Store in sterilized glass jar and refrigerate.

Should keep for up to four weeks, refrigerated – best used within two.

If your mix is looking too watery, add a little more turmeric and continue cooking a few more minutes. Don’t worry too much that it does not look ‘perfect’ – as long as it is cooked and has the oil and pepper, it will work. If the oil marbles in the jar, it just means it was not stirred enough at the end or the mix is a bit watery, but it will not affect the performance.

Use for Golden Milk, Smoothies, stir into Yogurt, add to your dinner plate … or your pet’s dinner plate.

For my Golden milk, I put in about 1-2 T of golden paste, 1T organic raw honey and 1 C hot milk. Adjust to your taste.  Enjoy!

We’ll be back to alpaca posts tomorrow. 🙂

Photo of the day: New jar of golden paste ready to use for Golden Milk. yum.