cinnamon

Most people around the world are familiar with the sweet and pungent taste of cinnamon, which comes from a small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka, along the coastal strip near Colombo. Some of its other names are Cassia (a combination of…

Every cook knows that spices add zero-calorie zing to ho-hum recipes, and that spices have been valued for centuries for their medicinal properties. Part 1 of this 2-part Tip will focus on some of the traditional uses of the unmistakable,…