Zaatar Spice Also known as za atar seasoning. Zaatar is a popular spice mixture found throughout the Middle East. Zaatar spice is a combination of sumac, sesame seeds, salt, and pure awesomeness. Zahtar spice is an authentic Middle Eastern mix of herbs and spices, featuring sumac, thyme, oregano, sesame seeds and salt Use Zahtar spice with grilled, roasted, or stewed potatoes, vegetables, fish, chicken or lamb Orders are Processed and Shipped within 24 Hours. Zaatar spice is the name of both a popular seasoning and herbal shrub found in the Middle East. Obviously, we’re here to talk about the seasoning. Za atar is a zesty, sour, nutty spice blend that owes much of its flavor to sumac and to toasted sesame seeds. Salt is often added, but from there on it really depends on who is making it. Some commercial varieties also include roasted flour. Our blend comes with oregano and thyme to create an overly herbal salty-sour mix with plenty of earthiness from the sesame. Zaatar spice mix is often enjoyed as a condiment. Dip bread in your favorite olive oil, and then dip into a bowl of Zaatar for an easy appetizer with zing. Whip into butter, ricotta, or sour cream for tangy spread and dips. If you plan to make your own French fries or potato chips, sprinkle them with Zaatar once they finish cooking for a fragrant snack. Recommended Applications Use Zahtar spice with grilled, roasted, or stewed potatoes, vegetables, fish, chicken or lamb. Create a sandwich spread by mixing za atar seasoning with mayo, cream cheese or olive oil. Add to a marinade, salad dressing, yogurt, or hummus for extra flavor. Basic Preparation Ready to use as is, no preparation is necessary. Ingredients Ground sumac, spices, sesame seed, salt and canola oil. Contains Sesame.
An edible mushroom that originated in Western Europe and then spread out through Eastern Europe and South America. They grow under the dark and damp shade of conifer and hardwood forests where they bulk up their fat bottoms and spongy caps (which are porous instead of having gills like most mushrooms). The bolete grows chubby and large; so much so it is often considered the King of the Mushrooms. In fact, some boletes can grow to be 18 inches tall and more than a foot in diameter. The taste of a bolete is hit or miss. Dried, the bolete reeks of dark soy sauce and Chinese black vinegar. That being the case we love to dust freshly made dishes of udon or ramen with this bolete powder. In addition, it makes a seriously addicting rub for beef ribs when mixed with salt, black pepper, and thyme.
Cajun Blackening Seasoning Popularized by the New Orleans chef, Paul Prudhomme, this Cajun blackened seasoning can be added to fish or other meats for traditional Creole meals. Some cooks defy convention and use this Cajun blackening spice in pickling or to dust the top of homemade bread before baking. Cajun Blackening Seasoning adds a tangy and bold flavor to any seafood or meat, and can be sprinkled on grilled or fried vegetables for the same effect We mix punchy cayenne and paprika with aromatics and herbs to create our Cajun Blackened Seasoning Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve Blackening is a popular technique used in Southern and Creole cooking. Of all the cooking techniques out there this one is probably the punk rocker, wearing black torn up jeans and sporting more than one lip piercing – it has attitude and requires a lot of guff to pull off. Slather your meat, chicken, or fish in melted butter and then dredge it in flour and our Cajun blackened seasoning. Place in a cast iron pan so hot the air above it shimmers. Sear hard on all sides until nicely charred on the outside but still tender inside. We also love to add this Cajun blackening spice to egg dishes; deviled eggs, egg salad, and even omelettes benefit from this twangy mixture. Recommended Applications The Cajun Blackening Seasoning adds a tangy and bold flavor to any seafood or meat, and can be sprinkled on grilled or fried vegetables for the same effect. Basic Preparation No preparation required, ready to use as is. Ingredients Salt, Spices, Paprika, Onion, Sugar, Contains 2% or less of Garlic, Silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent). This product may contain bioengineered ingredients.
Guajillo Chile Powder Think The Cranberries on chiles, a sweet and rockin’ alternative. Guajillo Chile Powder is a convenient way to capture the deep guajillo flavor used often in Mexican cooking. With a fruitier flavor than many other chiles of its kind, this variety adds a tangy, berry-like punch to its spicy flavor profile. Ranges 1,000 to 7,000 on Scoville Heat Scale. Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO A toasted tea flavor and slight roasted tomato-y flavor is what you may first discern after a bit of guajillo. There’s a lingering shadow of blackberry and raspberry that you can only peek out of the corner of your eye before it slips away. This guajillo powder isn’t one you add to dishes for heat. Instead, use it as a base flavor at the beginning of cooking. Use it in combination with cumin, chipotles, coriander, and oregano to make a bold and versatile chile paste. Try whisking it with lime juice, olive oil, and toasted cumin seeds for a summer vinaigrette that brightens up fruit and fish. Recommended Applications The Guajillo Chile Powder, with a mild heat, is great when used in your favorite chili, soup, sauces, or salsa. Traditionally used in Mexican and Southwestern Cuisines, use this product for mole sauces, stews, or chili. Basic Preparation Rinse this product with warm water first. To rehydrate, let soak in hot water for 10 minutes. Next, add to any recipe where the product will cook a minimum of 10 minutes. You may also, after re-hydration, dice or puree before adding to your recipe. Ingredients Dried guajillo chiles.
Cardamom, Ground A spice native to India, but adopted by the world. Ground cardamom is extremely strong and should be used judiciously in cooking. Unlike many ground spices, ground cardamom has a much longer shelf life. Ground Cardamom has a strong, sweet, pungent flavor with hints of lemon, mint and eucalyptus Use sparingly in pickles, mulled wines, cooked meat, poultry, and shellfish All Natural, Gluten-Free, Kosher Parve, Non-GMO One of the most versatile spices. Comfortable braising vegetables, bolstering meaty stews or lacing coffeecakes. Ground cardamom is an inexpensive spice that can function in any part of the meal in nearly any kitchen. However, once ground the spice is quite volatile and should be kept in an airtight jar, in a dark and cool place. Recommended Applications Use sparingly in pickles, mulled wines, cooked meat, poultry, and shellfish. In Western Europe, often ground cardamom is often used in Dutch biscuits and Scandinavian aquavit, cakes, pastries. In Middle Eastern recipes, ground cardamom is used in preparing desserts. Basic Preparation Ready to use. Add to taste. Ingredients Cardamom.
Caraway Seeds A crusty grandmother. She walked fifteen miles to school every day. Uphill! Both ways! In the snow! She’s cantankerous, but then she has those moments where she makes you tea and homemade bread and enlightens you about the little things in life. Caraway is an herbaceous biennial plant mostly used for its seed-like fruit, commonly called Caraway Seed Common to Austrian and German cooking, this seed is wonderful when applied to carrots, cabbage, or potatoes Orders are Processed and Shipped within 24 Hours. An ancient spice related to parsley, caraway does not have the lurid or illustrious history that spice like cloves or black pepper do. To many the flavor is bitter, camphorous in an unpleasant way, and biting. (When raw it’s downright soapy.) Caraway actually dates back about 5000 years ago when ancient Romans began to spread the seeds. Soldiers often used it to flavor their food and it became a popular peasant spice throughout Europe. It was mainly used as a medicine, but also in spirits such as aquavit and kummel. Scandinavia, Germany, and Holland all began to adopt the use of caraway in the kitchen. Caraway seasoning was, and still is, used in both sweet and savory baking, for flavoring pickles, and added to sausages and various charcuterie.. Caraway is arguably one of the world’s most ancient spices and for all the flak it gets it has a very loyal fan base that adore its herbal, somewhat anise, kinda cumin, parsley-and-celery-ish flavor. Caraway’s comforting flavor is fantastic added to cream sauces, root vegetables, rye breads, and pork dishes. Recommended Applications Commonly used in English Seed Cake, the Caraway Seed is highly utilized in other desserts as well. Common to Austrian and German cooking, this seed is wonderful when applied to carrots, cabbage, or potatoes. Basic Preparation Caraway seeds require no preparation. Just add to recipe. Ingredients Caraway seeds.
Cumin Powder Ground cumin powder is the ancient spice of modern times. Cumin is one of the most highly cited spices in literature, from the bible to medicinal texts and spell books (supposedly for love and wealth). Our favorite texts are the ones that tell us to make a garlic-cumin vinaigrette to sprinkle over roasted eggplant. Cumin provides a key flavor to the cuisines of many cultures. It has a warm, earthy aroma and a peppery flavor with citrus notes. Ground Cumin is most commonly added to minced meat, stews, chili, or vegetables Orders are Processed and Shipped within 24 Hours. There’s a reason you find ground cumin spice used in nearly every cuisine worldwide, why the Greeks used it for medicine, and why the Egyptians utilized it in the mummification process. Cumin is fragrant, nutritional, and makes everything taste utterly wonderful. (Except for mummies.) In fact, throughout history many spices were considered rare and unfathomably expensive, yet cumin was so beloved it made the rounds early. By the 6th century, it could be found from Vietnam to England, to parts of South America and the Caribbean. In addition, it was cheap and so every household could afford to utilize it. Use this in any number of homemade spice blends or add to stews, soups, meats, dips, and vegetable dishes. Recommended Applications Ground Cumin is most commonly added to minced meat, stews, chili, or vegetables. Other great additions of this spice are to couscous or cooking rice for the warming aromatic and flavoring qualities of Cumin, or add to mayonnaise for a new and interesting dip. Traditionally used in Indian Spice Blends, Curries, or any spicy dish. Basic Preparation Ready to use as is, no preparation is necessary. Ingredients Cumin.
Coriander Powder Coriander powder is the baker’s best friend in fall and winter. An essential part of pumpkin and apple pie spice, ground coriander has a warm flavor that should be added to all sorts of desserts and cocktails. Ground Coriander / Coriander Powder is highly aromatic, slightly pungent, earthy and herbaceous with an essence reminiscent of citrus peel and sage Applications include stir-fry, curry, stew, soup, pickling spices, or mixed with melted butter and added to fish or poultry meats Orders are Processed and Shipped within 24 Hours. Coriander powder is one of the sweeter spices out there, which is odd considering the leaf of the coriander plant – what we call cilantro – is often called spicy and herbal. It is often described as sweet and floral with hints of white pepper and Navel orange. You might call it cultivated, both in agricultural and worldly senses. The flavors make ground coriander a popular spice across all oceans, from Portugal to Mexico, to India. Ground coriander powder goes stale quickly so use it within six months and, as with all spices, store in an airtight container in a dark and dry space. Any baker would be livid without ground coriander to add to pumpkin pies, sweet potato pancakes, apple cakes, spice cookies, homemade granola, or kugel. Coriander-Maple Granola Recipe 4 cups rolled oats 1 cup pecans, chopped 1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 cup maple syrup 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 T orange juice 2 T orange zest 1 cup dried apricots 1. Preheat your oven to 350ºF and adjust the top rack to the middle of the oven. Place the oats, pecans, coriander powder, and cinnamon in a large bowl and mix together. Whisk together the maple syrup, vanilla, orange juice and zest, and brown sugar in a saucepan and place over medium heat until almost smooth. 2. Pour syrup mixture over oats mixture. Stir gently to combine and the oats are well-coated. Spread out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or foil. Bake for twenty minutes. Cool completely. (If some of the granola is still sticky and wet bake it for another 7-10 minutes.) Break into pieces and add the dried apricots. Store in an airtight container. Recommended Applications Most commonly used in baking or as a pickling spice, Ground Coriander is also traditionally used in Indian Spice Blends or Middle Eastern lamb and beef stew. Other great applications include stir-fry, curry, stew, soup, pickling spices, or mixed with melted butter and added to fish or poultry meats. Basic Preparation Ready to use as is, no preparation is necessary. Ingredients Ground Coriander.
Jerk seasoning is an all-purpose seasoning and ours isn’t as hot as many other jerks can be so as to make it more palatable to people who can’t handle hyper-intense heat but who still love jerked foods.
BBQ Seasoning, Hickory Warning: hickory BBQ seasoning may cause excess salivation when used on the grill. The perfect blend of spices to use when barbecuing pork, chicken or beef Add the seasoning to the meat directly or use to create a marinade Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Kosher Parve Chiles, salt, sugar, cumin, garlic, onion, and a touch of hickory smoke powder – use on its own or as a spice base for a one-of-a-kind sauce. For those without a smoker, this Hickory BBQ seasoning provides the much-desired smoky flavor that makes for life defining food. Recommended Applications The perfect blend of spices to use when barbecuing pork, chicken or beef. Add the hickory dry rub to the meat directly or use to create a marinade. Can also be used as a finishing spice to grilled vegetables. Basic Preparation Ready to use as is, no preparation required. Ingredients Salt, sugar, paprika, ground chiles, Contains 2% or less of: hickory smoke flavor (maltodextrin, hickory smoke flavor), silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent), spices, garlic.