The Spice Is Right: Sweet Or Savory Round-Up Part III

Here we are again, with the final entries into the Spice is Right II–“Sweet or Savory?” Once again, I really want to thank everyone for participating in this event with such fun, fascinating entries that have been a joy to read and write about. I hope that you all come back and play in the […]

Announcing the Spice is Right III Theme

The theme for the June edition of The Spice is Right will be–drumroll please–“The Perfumed Garden.” “What is she on about now?” I am sure you are wondering. Well, it is easy–I want you to combine edible flowers in some form or another, with spices in a recipe. You can give us cultural notes about […]

The Spice Is Right: Sweet Or Savory Round-Up Part II

We’re back again with part II of our exploration of spices in The Spice is Right II: Sweet or Savory? Rather than take up time and space with my yammering, lets jump right in and look at what the next ten participants have prepared to share with us. Strawberries aren’t in season in Canada where […]

The Spice Is Right: Sweet Or Savory Round-Up Part I

Well, I am pleased to see a staggering number of entries to the second edition of “The Spice is Right,” and am happy to note that we have a few new faces here, jumping in to play the game this time around. As I noticed in the first round, there were trends and patterns appearing […]

Cinnamon: Sweet or Savory?

Growing up in Applachia, there was one spice, other than pepper, that was in everyone’s cabinet: cinnamon. Specifically, ground cinnamon. It wasn’t until I was a young adult that I saw sticks of cinnamon, which is the bark of either the cinnamon or cassia tree, which are peeled up and allowed to dry into curled […]

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