What is your favourite spice, and how do you use it?

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  • awtume9
    awtume9 Posts: 423 Member
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    Most often I use sea salt, ground black pepper (lots of it) and ground red pepper.
  • airdiva1
    airdiva1 Posts: 198 Member
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    I love my spices and rarely use any salt!
    I love black pepper alot!
    Also McCorrick makes a great Cajun and Southwest seasoning! I use it on my fish and chicken all of the time!
    I also love curry!
  • 1ZenGirl
    1ZenGirl Posts: 432 Member
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    Garam masala. I use it in Indian cooking.
  • gypsyone96
    gypsyone96 Posts: 61 Member
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    Thyme! I literally sprinkle it on everything. My tilapia, chicken breasts, brown rice, sweet potatoes all get some!
  • Eleonora91
    Eleonora91 Posts: 688 Member
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    I love spices, even though I haven't still found a way to use many of them.

    The most used for my daily meals are:
    - cinnamon: on apple, bananas, yogurts
    - black pepper: on salads, soups and pasta
    - chili pepper: on soups and sauces
    - paprika: on soups
    - mustard: especially on sauces

    I also use a lot of herbs such as sliced onion, basil, shallot, parsley and so on.

    There are plenty of other spices that I've got but that I can rarely use, such as cumin, turmeric, juniper and clove since I haven't found so many ways to use them.
  • vivmurray
    vivmurray Posts: 22 Member
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    cajun and garlic....amazing........ mmmmmmmmmmmmm
  • sbarella
    sbarella Posts: 713 Member
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    Paprika. Paprika everywhere.
  • carolineb81
    carolineb81 Posts: 459 Member
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    Garam masala - I make a lot of curry!
  • Schtroumpfkin
    Schtroumpfkin Posts: 123 Member
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    Chili flakes. Peps up anything and packs quite a punch for something dried.
  • dannibefit
    dannibefit Posts: 18 Member
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    Mine is definitely cayenne pepper!! I love hot and spicy food (also it's great for your metabolism).. I spice my chicken, tuna, cottage cheese and egg white omelettes with it.

    ooooh and rosemary :heart:

    I think I use just as much cinnamon, only in sweeter things. I spice my butternut and sweet potato with it, use it in all of my baking such as low carb banana muffins and such, as well as in my oatmeal (loooove overnight cinnamon oatmeal)!!
  • votkuhr
    votkuhr Posts: 276 Member
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    Garlic for life!
    Garlic on portobello mushrooms, garlic on broccoli, garlic in avocado spread.
    Hmmm.. garlic.

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  • Alehmer
    Alehmer Posts: 433 Member
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    White pepper, the best pepper for red meat. You have to ask for it in restaurants, but the cooks have it in the back 95% of the time. Use sparingly, but it's WAY better than black pepper.
  • krystina_letitia9
    krystina_letitia9 Posts: 697 Member
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    Cinnamon And garlic. And Cajun seasoning. Yummmm.

    (Not all together, of course)
  • kristarablue2
    kristarablue2 Posts: 386 Member
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    Not sure I could pick a favorite, there are so many amazing ones...

    basil..on veggies, meats, soups, stews, sauces
    Rosemary...on veggies, breads, sauces
    Hot sauce...Put that s*it on everything!
    Cinnamon...great in coffee's, oatmeal, fruit..such a good spice
    Chocolate mint....steam it in hot water and cool, great summer cold drink..yummmy..have some planted outside..love it!
  • rondaj05
    rondaj05 Posts: 497 Member
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    Garlic!!
    Slap Ya Mama and/or Zatarains and/or Tony Chacheries - but I really prefer Slap Ya Mama
    Garlic!
    Cavenders Greek Seasoning - especially on chicken and pork!
    Garlic!
    Salt
    Garlic!!

    Did I mention garlic?? :blushing:

    I can't stand bland food! :bigsmile:
  • starrysoprano
    starrysoprano Posts: 1 Member
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    Fresh garlic and lots of it. Especially this time of year-it has natural anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. Chop/mince/crush it, let it sit for 10 minutes and those properties increase.

    Several have mentioned what spice they add to coffee- cinnamon and cardamom are a lovely way to flavor grounds.
  • KatM2014
    KatM2014 Posts: 263 Member
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    Cayenne pepper... yum! I just had it on tuna for lunch!

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