Creative Ways to Use Ginger

Ginger has been used for pretty much everything from curing colds to making caramel sweets. Depending on the form (fresh or powdered) you can do lots of things with ginger. Here are a couple ideas:

Tea: Simply add 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger into and pour boiling water over it. Leave the mix to cool enough to drink before straining. Sweeten with honey or sugar as desired.
Garnish: Powdered ginger is great for sprinkling as a garnish on rice puddings, and savory dishes.
In drinks: Fresh peeled ginger can be put in the blender with water and other spices, frozen into ice cubes, then used in recipes and cocktails.