Turmeric Roasted Chicken Thighs

This is a really delicious recipe, created this evening.   The mushrooms are really crispy and delicious.  A mildly spicy dish is calming and satifying. Drink cold beer or white wine with this meal. Follow with fresh mango or grapefruit. It takes maybe 3 minutes to prepare, so faster than any take-out and way better tasting.Turmeric has a lot of health benefits, and we should eat a lot of it because it:


- is anti-bacterial
- is anti-inflammatory
- shrinks cancer tumors
- prevents breast cancer
- detoxifies the liver
- protects against Alzheimers
- treats psoriasis, myeloma
- counter-acts free radicals
- counter-acts harmful effects of barbecueing food
- helps with burn pain
- regulates blood sugar
- helps alleviate stomach and bowel problems e.g. IBS


I use chicken thighs as they are the tastiest part of the chicken.   Be sure to eat the skin and leave the bone in while cooking, to enhance flavours.

Mushroom tips:
Don't leave out the mushrooms in this recipe as they are really the tastiest part.  
Buy Crimini (brown) mushrooms, the taste is worth it.  
Don't wash the mushrooms, just brush off the dirt with a cloth, paper towel or special mushroom brush.  
Cook them whole to retain the juices.   (thanks Harry for that tip)
When you get them home from the store, take them out of the wrapping and store them in an open bowl in the frig to prevent them getting slimy.   They make special mushroom containers with holes in them, but I just use an open pottery bowl.  They will dry out a little, but it does not affect the taste, and if you are making a fried mushrooms, they fry better a little dry. 

•Ingredients:
2 chicken thighs, with skin and bone
2 Yukon gold potatoes, 1 inch chunks, with peel
4 carrots, 1 inch chunks, with peel
6 fresh garlic cloves, unpeeled
Crimini mushrooms
Olive oil
Turmeric
Aniseed, dried
Thyme, dried
Sea salt
Freshly ground pepper

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Prepare a baking sheet by covering it with tin foil.
In a large mixing bowl, put all the chicken and vegetables, mushrooms, and garlic cloves. 
In a small dish, mix the spices, salt, and pepper, about 1-2 tsp. of each.
Toss the spices, olive oil, chicken and vegetables, to coat them with oil and spices.
Spread the chicken and vegetables out on the baking sheet.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until everything is cooked and crispy.