Tips, Tricks and Techniques – by George!
by George Stella
Is your spice rack in disarray? Are your spices up to code? If you havent taken the time to use that thyme in years, I think its fair to say that it can be laid to rest. Cooking without good spices is like painting without paints: before you can get creative with your cooking, youll have to have the tools of the tradeand Im not talking pots and pans
yet. Fresh spices add richer flavors; thats what were after!
While youre shopping the outer aisles for the fresh and low-carb foods to fill your refrigerator and pantry, its a good idea to venture into the inner aisles to replace any of your out-of-code spices and pick up others you may not have. Spices are invaluable and usually can be found inexpensively in the ethnic food sections of your local grocery store or in bulk from wholesale clubs. I have included below a list of whats in our spice rack and although you dont need to collect them all, youll certainly want to have the essentials.
As always, YOU are the most important ingredient in every meal you cook, but life sure is easier when you have the right tools!
No spice rack should be without:
- allspice
- basil
- bay leaves
- cayenne pepper
- chili powder
- cloves; whole and ground
- cumin
- dill weed
- garlic powder
- ground cinnamon
- ground ginger
- Italian seasoning
- nutmeg
- onion powder
- oregano
- paprika
- parsley flakes
- pepper
- poultry seasoning
- sage
- table, Kosher and sea salts
- thyme
- tumeric
- *All-in-one Seasonings – * make sure that there’s no added sugar in the ingredients.
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