Home cooking for children and adults
Category: Spice Mixes
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Top 20 Most Popular Spices and Herbs
What’s the best herbs and spices list for your next recipe?
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Mace – Cooking with nutmeg’s sister… how well do you know this awesome spice?
Myristica fragrans, the nutmeg tree is unique in nature as being the only tree or plant to give us two very valuable spices: nutmeg and mace. Nutmeg has the better reputation, its name synonymous with war, conquest, and piracy, commanding a price that was worth more than its weight in gold. Mace in contrast is…
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Nutmeg – Cooking with the spice that was worth more than gold
Wars have been fought over it, entire continents have been exchanged for it, why is nutmeg so valuable? Nutmeg has a deep, sweet, and woody flavor that is suitable for both sweet and savory dishes. The spice is used sparingly as it is rich in tannins which give it a penetrating and astringent taste that…
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Fresh vs dried herbs, how to make the most out of your herbs?
Fresh and dried herbs are often used interchangeably and yet home cooks often are puzzled by the odd taste of their latest creation. Unfortunately, we do not always have access to the top 20 recommended herbs and spices that should form part of every chef’s pantry, so maximising the herbs and spices at our disposal…
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Chimichurri Dried Herb Mix
A great churrasqueiro lets the product speak for itself and chimichurri is the way to let it just do that. Fragrant herbs enhance the flavor of grilled meat, grilled vegetables too, come to think of it… Traditionally, chimichurri is a loose fresh-herb oil blend that is spooned over a freshly cooked steak. Parsley, chilies, oregano,…