Which spices do you always have

glamourmom

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 2:27 pm

and use?
beside salt and pepper? what spices do you find yourself reaching for all the time? I'd love to upgrade my spice rack. anyone?
oh, and what do you use it for?

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allthingsblue

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 2:29 pm

Herbes de Provence (for chicken, Fish and eggs)
Hot paprika (adds a small kick to cholent, chicken, fish)
Garlic powder, onion powder
Basil
Rosemary

Tzutzie

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 2:29 pm

Salt black, white and red pepper (paprika)
Garlic and onion powder.
These are the most used ones.
We like simple Hungarian food.

Eta. The above is what is used daily.

I also have allspice, cinnamon, ginger, cayenne, oregano, pizza spice, parsley flakes, basil, BBQ spice

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allthingsblue

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 2:41 pm

glamourmom wrote:

what do you use onion and garlic powder for?

Chicken
Fish
Cholent
Sometimes Meat (if I'm not using fresh garlic)

amother

Bronze

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 2:42 pm

basil, smoked paprika, garlic & pepper mix, minced onion, minced garlic, cumin, oregano, prima fish spice, barbeque mix, steak spice

nicole81

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 2:46 pm

I have almost everything. I'd say I use the following fairly regularly:

pepper (I usually use a grinder of rainbow peppercorns), onion powder, garlic powder, paprika (smoked and sweet), cumin, allspice, cinnamon, ginger, cayenne, curry powder, dried dill, rosemary, thyme, oregano, turmeric (more for color), and trader joe's chili lime seasoning blend.

FranticFrummie

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 2:49 pm

What spices do I have?

ALL OF THEM!!!

If there is a spice, I have it. If I don't have it yet, I want it. I love cuisine from all over the world, and I love to experiment.

ra_mom

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 2:51 pm

I have a ton of spices and herbs that I use but I use these all the time.

black pepper (course, not powder)
onion powder
garlic powder
paprika
oregano
chili powder
cumin
coriander
curry powder
parsley flakes
bay leaves

MiracleMama

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 3:02 pm

I have a variety of salts and peppers.
I go through a lot of garlic and onion powder and also smoked paprika.
Parsley and cilantro.
Cumin, turmeric, and curry powders.
Also use quite a bit of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, allspice, star anise, saffron.
I have more, but the other stuff rarely gets used.

amother

Lavender

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 3:38 pm

I have all of them, but these are the ones I use most frequently:

Jeiwsh cuisine:
garlic
onion powder
paprika

Mediterranean cuisine:
chili powder
cumin
turmeric
cinnamon

Italian cuisine:
basil
oregano
bay leaf

SpottedBanana

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 4:29 pm

Sage and thyme, to add much-needed flavor to my stir fry made with strips of turkey burger (btw, so so cheap and easy and healthy and delicious, we eat it all the time now).

Also all the ones people have mentioned, except Mrs. Dash spice blend instead of individually stocking turmeric, marjoram and the other "exotic" ones. I find it works just as well.

ichbingreit

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 4:31 pm

smoked paprika is delicious in meat, chicken,a bit in a blendedvegetable soup, chulent, eggs basically anything!
shawarma spice and barbecue spice are great spice mixes that you just put on chicken or meat and don't even have to add anything else it turns out delicious.

also love white pepper, basil,parsley and rosemary.
spices are the base of any great meal.

buy some and experiment with adding a bit here and there, good luck!

Teomima

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 4:32 pm

I have a lot, I love well-seasoned food. Two things I don't have, that it seems most people here to have, is garlic and onion powders. If I wants garlic and onion flavors, I use garlic and onion in my cooking (though there is onion and garlic in some of the spice mixes I use).
My most-frequently used spices, besides for salt and (I prefer white) pepper, are cumin, sweet paprika, chili flakes, cinnamon, ginger, oregano, and certain spice mixes, including Indian curry powder, Pereg grill spice mix, and a great mix supposedly for fish but I use it on everything. It has, amongst other ingredients, cumin, turmeric, paprika, and garlic. But I also have all the other usual, and some less-usual, suspects (parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme...and basil, bay leaves, hot paprika, nutmeg, cloves, marjoram, mustard seeds, star anise, etc.)

studying_torah

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 5:19 pm

I don't use garlic powder or onion powder bec I don't care for the flavor.
I have pink salt, multi colored pepper grinder, ancho and chipotle chili, smoked and reg paprika, hot and reg curry powder, some whole dried chilis, herbs we provence, whole nutmeg, ginger (fresh and powdered), chipotle in adobo sauce, thyme, basil, oregano (I love fresh basil but it's hard to keep it fresh), Chinese 5 spice, saigon cinnamon, Japanese 7 spice. Maybe a few others.

thunderstorm

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 5:28 pm

This is my list:
Black pepper
White pepper
Red pepper flakes
Hungarian Paprika
Sweet paprika
Smoked paprika
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Oregano
Basil
Thyme
Parsley Flakes
Cumin
Coriander
Garam Masala
Schwarma spice
Turmeric
Chili powder
Lemon pepper
Chives
Montreal chicken seasoning
Montreal Steak Seasoning
I have others but these I use often

anonymrs

Thu, Dec 14 2017, 5:33 pm

I don't use any spice blends. These are the ones I use on a fairly regualr basis.

Garlic powder
Onion powder
Paprika
Thyme
Rosemary
Cilantro
Tarragon
Basil
Oregano
Cumin
Coriander
Turmeric
Dill
Parsley
Bay leaves
Nutmeg
Mustard
cinnamon
Ginger