{"id":6534,"date":"2025-01-23T01:36:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T01:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/?p=6534"},"modified":"2025-01-23T01:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T01:36:58","slug":"recipe-simple-moroccan-spice-blend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/recipe-simple-moroccan-spice-blend\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Simple Moroccan Spice Blend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then, I&#8217;m in a hurry and don&#8217;t take time to spice a dish. I always regret my hurry, however, because the food tastes so bland and boring.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think we shy away from making real, whole food meals because we fear they&#8217;ll be bland and boring&#8211;not nearly as excitingly tasteful as a processed pizza, for instance.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, a good healthy eating resolution: make a concerted, intentional effort to spice more<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spice Blends<\/strong> The thought of doing anything more than sprinkling basil into a tomato dish might sound almost scary. &#8220;What if I ruin a dish,&#8221; you might be fear. This is where spice blends come in. They are created by people who really know spices. So trust them and give them a try, always starting small, tasting and then adding more as you like.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a blend I just made, inspired by a recipe my neighbor cooked up this weekend:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simple Moroccan Spice Blend<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tsp. ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 tsp. ground turmeric<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. ground cardamom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Combine in a small jar and then shake to combine thoroughly. Don&#8217;t forget to salt and pepper as you usually do.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6535\" src=\"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Moroccan-Spice-Blend-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Use<\/strong> This blend makes enough for three to four dishes, so you can experiment with, e.g.:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proteins, like salmon and chicken&#8211;rub in before cooking<\/li>\n<li>Vegetables like roasted or sauteed zucchini, yellow squash, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, and flash-fried kale<\/li>\n<li>Starches like brown rice or roasted potatoes, winter squash and sweet potatoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fun and Creative Ideas<\/strong> (if you have a few extra minutes)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use coconut oil to fry or roast a food before spicing<\/li>\n<li>Saute a little garlic with the dish for more flavor<\/li>\n<li>Top with a squeeze of fresh lemon<\/li>\n<li>Experiment by adding lemon or orange zest<\/li>\n<li>Top dish with fresh chopped cilantro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then, I&#8217;m in a hurry and don&#8217;t take time to spice a dish. I always regret my hurry, however, because the food tastes so bland and boring. Do you think we shy away from making real, whole food meals because we fear they&#8217;ll be bland and boring&#8211;not nearly as excitingly tasteful as &#8230; <a title=\"Recipe: Simple Moroccan Spice Blend\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/recipe-simple-moroccan-spice-blend\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6536,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6534\/revisions\/6536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}