spices

Spices are the dried fruit, seed, bark or root of a plant -- as distinguished from herbs, which consist of the leafy parts of plants. Although some spices such as cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger and black pepper are quite common in Western…

I love being a Foodie. There are so many people who are afraid of seasonings! But you don’t have to be. They are very powerful so don’t get zealous, just use a little, remember to shake evenly across the dish and use no more than a…

When I used to do food reviews for my college paper my focus was on cheap, filling foods, that were portable and easy to get and eat. One of the things I love about OurDeer is that I can talk about and reference foods that take a little bit…

As aspiring cooks explore the world of gourmet food, one of the terms they’re certain to run across is bouquet garni (boh-kay gar-nee). At its simplest, a bouquet garni is a bunch of herbs tied together and used to flavor the liquid of…

Pepper is the third most used cooking ingredient in the world, falling behind only water and salt. In fact, black pepper is co common these days, it might be hard to believe it was once so valuable, it was used in place of coins. But…

Cooking without spices would make life boring, indeed. Spices and herbs, in the hands of the artful cook, can make a dull dish scrumptious – but understanding how to harvest and store spices and herbs is vital. In fact, every cook should…