{"id":1154,"date":"2013-02-19T00:15:31","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T00:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=1154"},"modified":"2013-02-17T18:53:38","modified_gmt":"2013-02-17T18:53:38","slug":"tuesdays-table-the-scent-of-cinnamon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/tuesdays-table-the-scent-of-cinnamon\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday&#8217;s Table: The Scent of Cinnamon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/cinnamon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1156\" alt=\"c\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/cinnamon-300x262.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/cinnamon-300x262.jpg 300w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/cinnamon-343x300.jpg 343w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/cinnamon.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Cinnamon Toast was a treat my Mom would make on those extra-cold winter nights. Chances are the smell of buttered toast sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon found me either hiding with a book or hunkered down in front of the television. Time to put down Anne of Green Gables or taken a break from watching Little House on the Prairie and go to the kitchen to investigate. There\u2019s also a chance Mom might have found me studying Charlie\u2019s Angels instead of math.<\/p>\n<p>I bet everyone has a cinnamon story of their own. These days I enjoy it swirled on top of my Chai Tea Lattes. It\u2019s amazing what a barrista can do with foam and cinnamon. But it\u2019s the scent that takes me back to the cozy feeling of being safe and warm.<\/p>\n<p>My mind is on those kinds of details these days. I\u2019m putting the final touches on my work-in-progress. This next pass through is about adding those little details, channeling the five senses, imagining a specific experience and describing it on paper.<\/p>\n<p>A little like cinnamon toast, it\u2019s about mixing the exotic with the everyday.<\/p>\n<p>FYI: That\u2019s not all cinnamon has going for it. It\u2019s also good for your health and useful in lowering blood sugar levels and increasing alertness. There are a bunch of other benefits but I\u2019ll leave that for you to explore.<\/p>\n<p>But just in case you\u2019re interested here are some yummy ways to consume cinnamon. Besides the most delicious of way of all which is a cinnamon bun smeared with cream cheese icing. Because you don\u2019t even want to know how many calories are in one of those bad boys. Or perhaps this is one of those cases where denial isn\u2019t a good thing. You may enjoy rolling up the rim to win at Tim Horton\u2019s but adding a glazed cinnamon roll will cost you 340 calories. Yikes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instead add a tablespoon to your pancake batter.<\/li>\n<li>Stir 1\/2 teaspoon into plain yogurt. Add the same amount of maple syrup.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle over sweet potatoes or carrots. Add to thick curry flavored soups.<\/li>\n<li>Add to chicken stews, grilled chicken or pork.<\/li>\n<li>Coat 2 cups of raw nuts with a mix of 1\/4 cup honey and 1\/2 teaspoon cinnamon and roast at 350F for 15 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Use a couple of shakes in your favorite smoothie.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Go ahead, eat tree bark.<\/p>\n<p>Remember Big Red Gum? Enjoy Hot Tamales? What\u2019s your favorite cinnamon flavored treat?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cinnamon Toast was a treat my Mom would make on those extra-cold winter nights. 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