A cup of tea can revive the soul, especially on a rainy spring day, which we seem to be having quite a few of here in the Hudson Valley. Ginger is one of my favorite flavors in tea, whether it’s ...

Turmeric is all the rage in the world of health and wellness these days. If you cook from scratch regularly, you’ve probably used turmeric in curries, but people have started taking it in supplement ...

ANSWER: Turmeric is a rhizome — an underground root. It's like and related to ginger root but not as gnarly and knobby. Turmeric is most widely used in its dry, ground form but is showing up in many ...

You may know turmeric as the deep-yellow spice in Indian curries. Or perhaps you recognize it as the ingredient that makes classic American mustard bright yellow. Maybe you have a jar of ground ...