Pain fighting foods and recipes

AARP-The magazine just ran a story about ingredients that help fight pain. I created recipes for each of the ingredients. And would like to share one with you here –

According to the AARP story, “A recent Thai study found that the spice common in many Indian foods fights the pain of rheumatoid arthritis as effectively as ibuprofen.”

Here is a link to the story – other ingredients include grapes, ginger, soy,  cherries, coffee and salmon. Do click on the story to check out all the fun recipes I created.

Cauliflower Sautéed With Turmeric and Rosemary

by Monica Bhide developed for AARP-The magazine and AARP.ORG

Serves 4

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1 small head cauliflower, broken into florets

1 teaspoon turmeric

Leaves from 1 sprig rosemary

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1/4 cup golden raisins

1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

1 teaspoon smoked Spanish paprika

1. Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.

2. Add the cauliflower, turmeric and rosemary and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cauliflower is brown and caramelized, about 8 minutes.

3. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

4. Stir in the raisins and pine nuts and cook about 1 minute more, until everything is heated through.

5. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with paprika.

Gorgeous photo of cauliflower taken by the terrific Sala Kannan