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

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  • WilmaDennis91
    WilmaDennis91 Posts: 433 Member
    Cajun and regular pepper. Love love love this stuff.
    I put them in my eggs, pasta, potatoes, etc.
  • transmute
    transmute Posts: 50 Member
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  • TheNoLeafClover
    TheNoLeafClover Posts: 335 Member
    All of them... I love spices and use a wide variety of them. I probably use garlic, salt, chili powder, and black pepper most frequently, but curry powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, ginger, cinnamon, dill, and oregano are also favorites. Don't even get me started on Mrs. Dash.
  • Bella0531
    Bella0531 Posts: 309 Member
    Garlic, fresh ground pepper (on EVERYTHING) and cumin! I love cumin on cubed/roasted squash.
  • Adelaidekempf
    Adelaidekempf Posts: 8
    I simply love licorice powder sprinkled on salad, steak, chicken, you name it. I am Danish and can't help it. ????
  • mamma_nee
    mamma_nee Posts: 809 Member
    Every spice under the sun LOL everything I cook is always loaded with tons of spices. I almost always have to add the hot chili powder I get from a little indian market I go to, I find that it is spicier than ones I find in the regular super market.
  • SnoopysBitch
    SnoopysBitch Posts: 41
    Garlic powder. I'm usually too lazy to chop garlic. It goes on everything: roasted veggies, pasta, anything with tomatoes!
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    My favourite was Ginger Spice followed by Scary Spice
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    garlic powder, parsley, dill, black pepper, kirkland garlic and herbs, clubhouse roasted peppers and garlic, onion flakes, thyme, mrs. dash, oregano...i love spices, they're a great substitute for sauces.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    i have to say all, i love them all
    i grow as much as i can too!
    YUM!
  • awtume9
    awtume9 Posts: 423 Member
    Most often I use sea salt, ground black pepper (lots of it) and ground red pepper.
  • airdiva1
    airdiva1 Posts: 198 Member
    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
    Garam masala. I use it in Indian cooking.
  • gypsyone96
    gypsyone96 Posts: 61 Member
    Thyme! I literally sprinkle it on everything. My tilapia, chicken breasts, brown rice, sweet potatoes all get some!
  • Eleonora91
    Eleonora91 Posts: 688 Member
    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
    cajun and garlic....amazing........ mmmmmmmmmmmmm
  • sbarella
    sbarella Posts: 713 Member
    Paprika. Paprika everywhere.
  • carolineb81
    carolineb81 Posts: 459 Member
    Garam masala - I make a lot of curry!
  • Schtroumpfkin
    Schtroumpfkin Posts: 123 Member
    Chili flakes. Peps up anything and packs quite a punch for something dried.
  • dannibefit
    dannibefit Posts: 18 Member
    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
    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
    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
    Cinnamon And garlic. And Cajun seasoning. Yummmm.

    (Not all together, of course)
  • kristarablue2
    kristarablue2 Posts: 386 Member
    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
    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
    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
    Cayenne pepper... yum! I just had it on tuna for lunch!

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