As we head into the holidays now is a great time to give your spice drawer some TLC and maybe add a new spice or two?
Storage: Store spices away from sunlight like a drawer laying down or on a Lazy Susan in a cupboard.
Expired spices: Check your best by dates-old spices=less/no flavor.
Flavor intensity order:
- Fresh is best for the most flavor.
- Whole spices that you grind yourself (use your coffee grinder).
- Ground spices (add a little extra if the recipe calls for fresh).
A few spices that are great to keep on hand:
- Garlic Powder/Salt-great in mashed potatoes if you don’t have time to roast garlic.
- Montreal Steak Seasoning-add this to your gravy, a little goes a long way.
- Herbes de Provence-delicious on your turkey and in your stuffing.
- Cloves-use whole cloves to stud hams, remove before eating-lot’s of flavor here.
- Thyme-sprinkle in your veggies sides like green beans or roasted potatoes.
-Angie