Herbs and Spices are what make good meals great!
In general, I double the herbs and spices in any recipe I'm making to give it that extra punch. The only spice you might want to be careful with is cayenne pepper or crushed red peppers. Alternatively, if you like spicy food, add the peppers at any stage of cooking. Cayenne pepper can even be added to salads for a nice surprise.
When you are cooking with herbs and spices you usually want the spices added when you are sauteing the onions and garlic (and/or ginger and celery) and the herbs are added when you add the stock so they can release their flavours.
For salad dressings the herbs and spices should sit in the dressing for at least an hour so they can release their flavours.
The fun part comes in when you experiment with different blends. You can find some great herb and spice blends at your supermarket. Just make sure to watch for filler ingredients like chemical preservatives, hydrogenated oils and msg.
Mrs. Dash is an easy-to-find blend for salads, soups and stews, but buy the variety without salt because it can mess up your recipes if it's too salty for you.
And the ethnic blends like curry blends, Chinese 5-spice, Cajun, Mexican, Middle-Eastern etc. are great to have on hand so you don't have to spend your valuable cooking time mixing the spices.
In general, I double the herbs and spices in any recipe I'm making to give it that extra punch. The only spice you might want to be careful with is cayenne pepper or crushed red peppers. Alternatively, if you like spicy food, add the peppers at any stage of cooking. Cayenne pepper can even be added to salads for a nice surprise.
When you are cooking with herbs and spices you usually want the spices added when you are sauteing the onions and garlic (and/or ginger and celery) and the herbs are added when you add the stock so they can release their flavours.
For salad dressings the herbs and spices should sit in the dressing for at least an hour so they can release their flavours.
The fun part comes in when you experiment with different blends. You can find some great herb and spice blends at your supermarket. Just make sure to watch for filler ingredients like chemical preservatives, hydrogenated oils and msg.
Mrs. Dash is an easy-to-find blend for salads, soups and stews, but buy the variety without salt because it can mess up your recipes if it's too salty for you.
And the ethnic blends like curry blends, Chinese 5-spice, Cajun, Mexican, Middle-Eastern etc. are great to have on hand so you don't have to spend your valuable cooking time mixing the spices.
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