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Have spice, will travel
Spices formerly linked to a single cuisine are crossing over: Turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, coriander, cloves, Aleppo pepper, and blends like India's garam masala will travel cross-culturally. Take advantage of this new globalization of flavor! Today, challenge yourself to learn about and use an exotic spice in a dish from your own repertoire. Hint: Try flavoring a pasta sauce or salad dressing; they’re forgiving and can be modified easily.

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I bought a bottle of Chilean chili powder today and I can’t wait to try it!
I made a chicken dish using garam masala and have used tumeric, cardamom, and cilantro in a muligatawny soup very delicious.
I put coconut oil and thyme in my veggie stir fry and it was great! I also have been using curry on beans and rice.
I take cinnamon sticks to work, I leave the cinnamon stick to steep in my coffee or tea if you leave it in long enough you don’t really need to use sugar.
I made a peach cobbler and added nutmeg and cinnamon, but have also cooked with cardamom and curry in my eastern indian chicken dishes. I love all spices!
I love trying new spices because they add lots of flavor to dishes without all the calories.
I have recently started using tumeric, cumin and masala, I lllooooovvveee it!!
I just used coconut milk and a curry powder blend over my pork chops with some homemade stuffing (just chopped up wheat baguette a few days old) and baked the whole thing instead of the icky “cream of mushrooom” condensed soup the recipe called for – yummo!! Try it!
My girlfriend is a Foods and Nutrition major and she is a wonderful cook. She uses many spices and it’s always fun trying new ones and combining them.
I LOVE SPICES!!! I love using nutmeg and mace on deviled eggs, pork roast, and steaks!!
I’m interested in growing my own herbs and recently purchased cardamom seeds. Any suggestions for cooking with this herb?
Around here I’m known as the spice master. However, I tend to stick with the comfortable ones: paprika, cayenne, thyme, rosemary, cardamom, etc. I’d like to try something new. I’ll get back to you all with what I stumble upon. vamos a ver !
I had steamed veggies with spicy garam masala simmer sauce. It was the hilight of my day!
I am making baked tilapia crusted with tortillas that are mixed with several spices, such as cumin and cilantro. I love spices – I try to use as many different ones as I can.
I put curry and garam masala in my chicken pot pies and I grind fresh cinnamon,nutmeg, allspice and cloves to put in my pancakes. Talk about delicous!
My boyfriend is a cook so we are always trying new things, including different spices. Just to give our meals a little pep! It makes the food more interesting!
I am being more creative with spices—have discovered that a little nutmeg on a baked potato is very tasty!!