I was talking food in my spotlight post, about adventerous cooking and such.
Alot of what inhibits me cooking is my lack of knowledge of different spices/herbs.
My staples are:
Garlic: pretty easy to know what that can go into
Chili powder: aside from the usual, I use it in eggs, and other dishes.
Italian Seasoning: its a blend of different spices, which I mainly use in my meatloaf and soups.
Chives: I just discovered them last year. Great for eggs.
Onion powder: in case I don't have onions.
Dill: only use it with my fish, I don't know anything else to use it on.
Cayenne Pepper
I also have on hand spices I bought for a soup stock recipe and don't know what else to use them for:
Whole cloves
Peppercorns (I know I can grind them up, but I do not know what other foods they would be good to flavor, aside from soups and stews)
Other spices that I have:
Oregano
Parsley
Sweet Basil
I really have limited experience with herbs and spices, so I guess my questions are:
1. What standard cooking spices do you keep? (and if you don't mind, can you tell me what kind of dishes they go into?)
2. Do you know any good websites that will give me more info about what spices are recommended for what dishes....anything learning more about spices would be great.
Thanks
Alot of what inhibits me cooking is my lack of knowledge of different spices/herbs.
My staples are:
Garlic: pretty easy to know what that can go into
Chili powder: aside from the usual, I use it in eggs, and other dishes.
Italian Seasoning: its a blend of different spices, which I mainly use in my meatloaf and soups.
Chives: I just discovered them last year. Great for eggs.
Onion powder: in case I don't have onions.
Dill: only use it with my fish, I don't know anything else to use it on.
Cayenne Pepper
I also have on hand spices I bought for a soup stock recipe and don't know what else to use them for:
Whole cloves
Peppercorns (I know I can grind them up, but I do not know what other foods they would be good to flavor, aside from soups and stews)
Other spices that I have:
Oregano
Parsley
Sweet Basil
I really have limited experience with herbs and spices, so I guess my questions are:
1. What standard cooking spices do you keep? (and if you don't mind, can you tell me what kind of dishes they go into?)
2. Do you know any good websites that will give me more info about what spices are recommended for what dishes....anything learning more about spices would be great.
Thanks