Your top five (or so) staple spices

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  • gracieabem
    gracieabem Posts: 211
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    Oooh, tough one. I use a lot!
    I love cinnamon in my oats.
    I love tarragon with chicken.
    I use a lot of cumin
    Garlic in nearly everything
    Chill flakes

    I love the freshness of ginger, but don't use it nearly as much as I would like.

    I use others, but not on a regular basis. It's one thing I would like to experiment a bit more with, trying to work out what flavours go well etc. Same for fresh herbs.
  • rmkramer003
    rmkramer003 Posts: 115 Member
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    Garlic, Marjoram, Pepper, Ground mustard, Cinnamon, Basil, Thyme

    Aside from the ground mustard, I put them on anything I think they'll taste good in. Ground mustard I put into cheese sauce to bring out the flavor.
  • DoxieMama70
    DoxieMama70 Posts: 92 Member
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    Garlic (salt and powder) - anything I can put it on
    Onion powder
    Chili powder
    Dill - love this on potatoes and salmon
    Black pepper - on pretty much anything
    Curry
    Oregano (also Italian blend)
    Cayenne Pepper - love some heat

    I have tons of spices in my cabinet, I am always experimenting.
  • linz1125
    linz1125 Posts: 441 Member
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    Coriander, siriacha, and a local pork seasoning that I put on pork and chicken (it's called Shoups country seasoning). I just got a basil plant so hopefully I will be using that a lot too ( I can never find it fresh so when I found the plant I had to have it!). And I put garlic on everything!
  • aallegri
    aallegri Posts: 41
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    Cinnamon in my coffee, on apples, on coconut manna, etc...

    Rosemary, basil, thyme and sage are the other four...I use them on meats and fish and veggies
  • IslandDreamer64
    IslandDreamer64 Posts: 258 Member
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    Garlic, cayenne, onion, cinnamon, vanilla.
  • Temporalia
    Temporalia Posts: 1,151 Member
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    Basil for anything, coriander, cinnamon, smoked paprika and ginger :)
  • AlphamaleBAMF
    AlphamaleBAMF Posts: 373 Member
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    I'll just say Cajun and Cinnamon. Cajun is like 5 anyway.
  • small_ninja
    small_ninja Posts: 365 Member
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    I can't get enough of cumin (with a bit of oregano and paprika) for spicy dishes.

    Cinnamon + vanilla is a must for baked fruit.
  • kmbrooks15
    kmbrooks15 Posts: 941 Member
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    Garlic pepper is a favorite for veggies and pasta. Old Bay is my go-to for fish. My other favorite is Everglades seasoning. It's only available in stores in Florida or online. It was developed in WWII; a guy from Florida went to Europe as a cook for the American troops. Their food was so bland that they were throwing it in the ocean! So he developed a seasoning that everyone loved so much they were putting it on everything, even scrambled eggs! When he returned home from the war, he further refined it and began selling it. It's good stuff, and you don't need a lot of it for flavor. It's good on pork, chicken, steak, veggies, eggs...it's a little strong for fish, though, in my opinion.

    I've never been a big veggie eater, but I've found that seasoning can go a long way toward making them palatable!
  • wendymaci
    wendymaci Posts: 61 Member
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    garlic, cinnamon, lemon pepper, and I currently have 4 flavours of Mrs. Dash on the go... I love Mrs. Dash!
  • allisonmrn
    allisonmrn Posts: 721 Member
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    cinnamon
    garlic
    oregano
    cumin
    nutmeg
  • jenillawafer
    jenillawafer Posts: 426 Member
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    Garlic Powder, Italian Seasoning, Oregano, Basil, and Red Pepper Flakes. I use them on well, basically everything.
  • littlehedgy
    littlehedgy Posts: 192 Member
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    garlic- for everything. If I am cooking there is probably garlic in it
    onion- see above
    cumin- anything that isn't from a specific region. ie I don't put it in Mediterranean or Italian ect
    vinegar- I LOVE vinegar. It is an awesome meat tenderizer and just give a nice tang
    sriracha- there is almost nothing that this doesn't taste good on.
  • jpe71
    jpe71 Posts: 50 Member
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    Cilantro, basil, dill, pepper, thyme are probably the top five.
  • criscricket
    criscricket Posts: 72
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    Tabasco
    Slap Yo Mama
    Srriracha " red ****"
    cumin
    garlic salt

    Ok what's slap your mama.? Sounds interesting.
  • MoniMoni2u
    MoniMoni2u Posts: 211 Member
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    Top 5 savory spices:
    Smoked paprika
    Ground Chipolte pepper
    Cumin
    Basil
    Oregano

    Thyme and Sage are honorable mentions!

    Top 5 sweet spices
    Cinnamon
    Ground Cloves
    Ground Nutmeg
    Ground Cardamom
    Ground Allspice



    Note:
    I prefer my garlic and onion fresh, but do use the powders when in a hurry or in some recipes.
  • KeriW626
    KeriW626 Posts: 430
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    Lemon pepper, 5 pepper seasoning (any meat to be grilled) Rosemary, Cumin. I never use salt but sea salt., it seems to taste better and I never feel bloated
  • firedancer8780
    firedancer8780 Posts: 338 Member
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    Celery Salt
    Garlic
    Lemon Pepper
    Italian Seasoning
    Janes Krazy Mixed Up Salt

    We cook most things with garlic and celery salt in place of salt and pepper. If I use just salt, I go with Janes because it has a lot of other spices in it for added flavor.
  • HeatherSanto
    HeatherSanto Posts: 138 Member
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    I love coriander, cumin, vanilla, cinnamon, paprika and red chile flakes.

    Herbs I can't live without are fresh oregano, basil, rosemary, lemon thyme and chives!

    I'm always herbing and spicing everything so I use little to no salt since I'll float away like a hot air balloon! LOL

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