Weekly Spices

Week of 6/6/2010

Jamaican Jerk Seasoning

JAMAICAN JERK SEASONING

A dinner of Jamaican jerked chicken or pork accompanied by bread and washed down with an icy bottle of Red Stripe i...

Week of 6/13/2010

Poppy Seed

POPPY SEED

Dorothy’s sojourn down the famed yellow brick road led her past a field of poppies where she, after inhaling their heady fragran...

Week of 6/20/2010

Old Hickory Smoked Salt

OLD HICKORY SMOKED SALT

Smoked salt dates back to the Viking era, when the feared Scandinavian warriors would gather the seawater upon whic...

Week of 6/27/2010

Italian Herb Seasoning

ITALIAN HERB SEASONING

Italy’s beautiful countryside is divided among 20 different regions, each with its own distinct culinary style. But ...

Week of 7/4/2010

Cinnamon Sticks

CINNAMON (Stick)

Cinnamon’s warm, distinctive flavor was a prize of ancient trade routes, so much so that savvy spice traders crafted elabo...

Week of 7/11/2010

Sweet Basil

BASIL, SWEET

A staple in Southern European food, basil has become one of the most widely used spices in the world. It adds a delicately swe...

Week of 7/18/2010

Poppy Seed

POPPY SEED

Dorothy’s sojourn down the famed yellow brick road led her past a field of poppies where she, after inhaling their heady fragran...

Week of 7/25/2010

Poultry Seasoning

POULTRY SEASONING

Favorite poultry preparations across the countryside are as distinctive and varied as the landscape itself.

Th...

Week of 8/1/2010

Fennel Seed

FENNEL SEED, WHOLE

Indigenous to southern Europe, this perennial is one of the oldest cultivated plants. The Romans would eat the shoot as ...