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MargaretS663784
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July 27, 2021

Want to Spice Up Your Life?

  • July 27, 2021
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Well, one way is to start using these must-have food spices including ginger and saffron that not only add flavor to your favorite dish but can also help to stimulate those feel-good chemicals in the brain too. What's your 'go to' spice in life? Visit AARP® Staying Sharp® for more brain health information.

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    UpperHandsPiano
    UpperHandsPiano
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    July 28, 2021

    I have from saffron I bought in Cambodia. In what dishes would you add saffron? 

    MargaretS663784Author
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    July 28, 2021

    I found a recipe on Staying Sharp for Rhubarb, Ginger & Saffron Baked Chicken. You can find it at https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/recipes/baked-rhubarb-chicken/. 

    2Papa
    2Papa
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    August 14, 2021

    I use a lot of the Lebanese seven spice blend in my ethnic cooking.

      RacquelE712599
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      August 19, 2021

      Spice up your life doing different things, Try something new you never thought of. Give in

      Racquel Evans
        dt324
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        September 2, 2021

        Onion, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, paprika, rosemary, and tarragon.

          PaulH627938
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          September 2, 2021

          to me, i don't like spices so much. i only use what spice a recipe calls for but if i was to pick one my favorite is Cinnamon; as in "Cinnamon rolls" & what you put on toast in the mournings ect.

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