spices

Spice Islands Mash and Coulis: NOTE: Spice Islands mash is is a spice sauce preparation which can be later used to flavor food of many types. Spice Islands coulis is a spice coulis for similar applications. Ingredients: 1) Shallot - 1/2 to 1 2) Garlic - 1/8 cup 3) Thai chillies - 4 to...

Chopped Galangal

Sliced Galangal

I got my galangal root today and am not ready to create what I will call Spice Island Mash and possibly a spice coulis - if there is such a thing.

Berbere Spice Mix: NOTE: Berbere is an Ethiopian spice mix which is used in many Ethiopian dishes and more recently, globally, in other dishes. It is a complex mixture of many spices which may vary depending upon the preparer. Ingredients: 1) Chilli powder - 1 tspn. 2) Paprika - 1/4 cup 3)...

Berbere Spice Mix

I've been wanting to get some Nutmeg for a long time now to use in Coffee and Desserts. I understand that Mace is made from the shells of Nutmeg and is more polished in flavor and leaves an Orange Color. I've seen Mace compared to Saffron. I was surprised at the expense of Nutmeg. It isn't...

Here are 2 photos I took today. I'm sure you use them daily in your cooking and baking but can you identify them when they are not harvested, canned, or packeted? :D

Rubs, I have known, are combinations of spices and possibly, other ingredients which are applied to meats before cooking. For those members who make their own rubs, perhaps you'd be willing to discuss your favorite ingredients and your procedure for applying your Rubs. I have never used a...

Saffron is lauded as the most expensive and celebrated of spices. And oddly enough, its flavoring potential is very soft and easily masked by other things. It can be used as a food coloring, but why pay out that much for a food coloring? Besides using it in Pilafs and other rice dishes, I...

This is my version of James Martin's (BBC chef) honey cake. I changed it by adding some orange zest and cinnamon and tweaking the method a little. 170g/6oz clear honey 140g/5oz butter 85g/3oz light muscovado sugar 2 eggs, beaten 200g/7oz self raising flour, sieved Zest from 1 medium orange 1...

Makes at least 24 cookies with a small cookie cutter. -175 g self raising flour -175 caster sugar -125 g butter (soft) - 2 tbsp almond shavings - 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ginger, 1 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp salt & fresh grated black pepper Cream the butter with the sugar, and spices, then add the flour...

Do you make/use compound/flavored butters? I make them fairly frequently, using fresh herbs during the warm months and dried herbs in the colder months. I usually don't get too complex with them, and favorites are basil and dill. I'll also sometimes flavor butter with dried spices, etc. I'll...

Ciao a tutti, Ray love his roast beef dinner. I happy make for him but I add my twist on English tradition with dry rub. I tend find plain roast beef is bland. I no use all of recipe on one beef roast, I make this an put inside glass jar with tight lid. You need - 1 1/2 Tablespoon onion...

We ran this topic over two years ago but since then we have some new membership, so I thought I'd run it again. I think I have most spices that are available here but there are I'm sure, many others out here that I haven't tried. How about you, which spices are missing from your store cupboard...

Hello all , i am new to this thread, i just have a simple question. do you know guys know what saffron is? do you really use it often? if any of you guys have bought it, would you please share your experience?

Which spice mixes do you use and do you make your own? I make and use: Garam Masala Chinese five spice Jerk seasoning Dukkah I've just been given a pack of biriani spice mix (Mauritian style) which I will use, but if I like it (can't se wht I wont) then I will make the mix myself as I find it...

Well, here in Egypt it's kind o hard to find some things that I could find so easily in America. There are some herbs and spices here I don't even recognize either. That's normal though when living in a different country other than your homeland. It's rather hard to find a good resource to...

I was given this yesterday and haven't a clue what to do with it. I've looked on their website but all it appears to have is the ingredients and nutrition information. Does anyone use this or another brand of similar seasoning (I believe "MasterFoods" is Australian)?

So I've moved house and I've had to rehome all of my herbs and spices. Well mostly spices. My herbs are mainly frozen and I lost everything in the freezer (don't go there, I'm still ready to murder the culprit). I've had to try to fit all of my spices into a new setup and it's been very...