Kitchen Essentials: Herbs and Spices

 

The key to healthy, flavorful, and delicious cooking is having a variety of spices and herbs on hand at all times. Jonathan and I have put time and energy into building our spice and herb collection and it has paid off in spades. Rarely do we find a recipe (even the most exotic) that calls for a spice or herb we don’t have on hand. And we love delighting the palettes of our friends and family with seasonings they may not be familiar with.

We prefer to stock all of our dried spices and herbs from Penzey’s, but many of those that we’ve listed below can be found at any grocery store. If there is a particular herb or spice you’re wondering about how you might use, I’d be happy to share some recipes if you send me an email with the seasoning in question.

Herbs & Spices (A-H) adobo allspice, ground almond extract anise seed, whole bangkok blend basil bay leaves brady street cheese sprinkle cajun seasoning caraway seed cardamon, ground cayenne pepper, ground celery flakes celery seed, ground chili piquin (mexican) chives cilantro cinnamon, ground cinnamon, sticks citrus grill seasoning cloves, ground cloves, whole coriander, ground coriander, whole cream of tartar cumin seed, ground cumin seed, whole curry powder, sweet dill seed dill weed epazote fennel seed, ground fennel seed, whole fenugreek seed, ground galangal, ground galangal, whole galena street rub garlic, ground garlic salt ginger, ground ginger, crystallized greek seasoning green chile blend ham glaze herbs de provence

Herbs & Spices (J-Z) jalepeno, dried jerk seasoning kaffir lime leaves, whole kalajeera (indian herb) lamb seasoning lavender lemon extract lemongrass lemon peel, ground lemon pepper mahlab, ground marjoram mint mustard seed, brown, whole mustard seed, yellow, ground mustard seed, yellow, whole nutmeg, ground nutmeg, whole old bay seasoning orange peel, ground oregano paprika, sweet, ground peppercorn, ground peppercorn, whole pizza seasoning pickling spice poppy seed poultry seasoning pumpkin pie spice red pepper flakes saffron, whole sage, ground sandwich sprinkle savory star anise, whole steak seasoning tarragon thyme tumeric root, ground turkish seasoning tuscan sunset italian seasoning vanilla beans, whole wasabi, ground white pepper, ground zatar seasoning

Fresh Herbs and Spices (from the garden): basil, sweet basil, boxwood basil, thai chives marjoram mint oregano parsley rosemary thyme chocolate mint orange mint dill basil, purple ginger root lemongrass