COOKING SPICES

In today’s tough economy who can afford to spend a lot of money on luxury food items?  I know I can’t, so instead I spend a few pennies on some discount herbs and cooking spices and make simple, healthy, inexpensive foods taste luxurious. That’s the beauty of cooking spices.

Basil Leaf, Sweet, Imported C/S Cert Organic 1 lb: K $9.45 This is Frontier's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Some Frontier packs are double wall wax-lined paper. Known as the 'royal herb' to the ancient Greeks, the botanical name is derived from the Greek 'to be fragrant.' In India, Hindus believed that if a leaf of basil were buried with them, it would serve as their passport to heaven. 'Tulsi' is as widely used in Indian cuisine as in Italian. Basil, widely grown as a kitchen herb, is used fresh or dried to flavour meats, fish, salads, pizza, soup and sauces. The dried leaves have a fragrant aroma faintly reminiscent of anise, and a warm, sweet, aromatic, mildly pungent flavour.

Cooking spices should be stored in a cool dark place away from the light.  Though most cooking spices rarely go bad, they do lose potency  over time.  Often crushing the dried cooking spice in the palm of your hand can bring back some of the flavor but it’s probably best to replace your old cooking spices every few months.

Simply Organic Oregano Leaf Cut & Sifted Cert. Organic (Origanum vulgare) 4.7 oz: K $9.18 All Frontier Bottled Spices are freshness dated, non-irradiated, safety sealed and feature a convenient shaker top for easy use. Origanum vulgare, European pot, or wild, marjoram, is an Old World perennial aromatic herb of the mint family, cultivated for flavoring. What would a good pizza or spagetti sauce be without oregano? The generic names Marjorana and Origanum are frequently interchanged.

If you're a novice cook unfamiliar with cooking spices you can find a variety of guides and books on the subject of cooking with spices available on our site, from Mongolian cooking spices to Basil recipes

Italian Seasoning Blend Flakes Cert. Organic 1 lb: K $14.40 This is Frontier's nitrogen-flushed double wall silverfoil pack. Some Frontier packs are double wall wax-lined paper. Organic oregano, organic marjoram, organic thyme, organic rosemary, organic basil, organic sage. Adds Italian flavor to pasta, pizza, breads, stews and soups.

Or you can forget the cook books altogether, and have some fun experimenting with different
combinations of cooking spices on your own.  Perhaps you willcome up with a saffron crocus, smoked paprika, green peppercorn, Mexican oregano and ginger powder cooking spice mixture that will change the culinary world forever.

So whether you’re kicking that pot of chili up a couple of notches with some cayenne pepper, black cumin and a BAMM-ful of Essence of Emeril, or you’re livening up the eggnog at Christmas time with some ground nutmeg and a cinnamon stick, I think you’ll find that cooking spices can make your life more, well--sorry I got to say it--spicy.

Thyme Leaf Whole Cert Organic (Thymus vulgaris) 0.28 oz: K $1.88 Thyme is basic to all European cuisines. It is used for everything from thyme honey, butter, jelly, vinegars, vegetables, soups to meat and poultry. Thyme gives subtle, pleasing flavor to almost any savory dish, and is particularly nice when cooked slowly. Thyme is one of the key ingredients in bouquet garni, Herbs de Provence and Fines Herbes. In Britain, thyme is the most popular culinary herb besides mint.

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