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My absolute 'must haves' are cayenne pepper, chili powder, curry powder, red pepper flakes and Coleman's dry mustard because I love hot and spicy type foods.
Actually, I have a cabinet full of herbs and spices because I love experimenting. What spices are your must haves?
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Old Bay is a must for seafood, especially crab cakes and steamed shrimp.
Also use a lot of garlic powder, basil, celery seed and red pepper.
I love the scent and flavor of fresh rosemary even though I don't use it much. It adds nice flavor to olive oil for dipping bread.
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Fresh Ginger, garlic, chillies, turmeric, coriander, sezchuan pepper, cumin and salt.
Lemons, honey, soy sauce, English mustard and Olive Oil..
Don't know if Olive Oil qualifies. And I don't care, either.... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I could do just about anything with those...
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dill, powdered onion, fresh and powdered garlic, chives, parsely, salt, pepper, curry powder, chili powder - I think that about covers it!
Oh, I almost forgot my holiday baking spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, mace <img src="/images/graemlins/rolling.gif" alt="" />
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Vannie, what bridge is in your avatar? I grew up near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge connecting the western and eastern shores of Maryland.
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Susan,
The bridge you see is similar to the CBB. It is the Brigantine Bridge, in New Jersey, it is at Atlantic City's north end and is a direct connection to the City of Brigantine. Brigantine is a small beach town.
Last edited by Vannie; 10/27/06 06:45 PM.
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Thanks for letting me know - out of curiosity I'll look it up on the map.
I looked it up - it looks like it's just off the coast. I went to Ocean City, New Jersey as a teen a couple of times and enjoyed the beach.
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Fresh Ginger, garlic, chillies, turmeric, coriander, sezchuan pepper, cumin and salt.
Lemons, honey, soy sauce, English mustard and Olive Oil..
Don't know if Olive Oil qualifies. And I don't care, either.... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I could do just about anything with those... Same here except I'd add black mustard seed, curry, and a bottle of Herbes de Provence (for when my garden isn't up to par for providing fresh). That covers most of my ethnic dishes as well as basic meats and sauces.
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Thanks for letting me know - out of curiosity I'll look it up on the map.
I looked it up - it looks like it's just off the coast. I went to Ocean City, New Jersey as a teen a couple of times and enjoyed the beach. Yep. When I am in Atlantic City or Brigantine, I dip my toes in the Atlantic Ocean. BTW it was your avatar that inspired me to dig through my photos. <img src="/images/graemlins/beamedup.gif" alt="" /> Ocean City is lovely.
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Old Bay seasoning is such a good thing to have on hand. I use it on french fries and onion rings. It took me *years* to discover the 'secret' to those spicy fries some restaurants serve.
Yep. olive oil is definately a must have and I do think of it as a seasoning of sorts. So is butter. A lot of recipes do call for butter, but I also use unsalted butter for seasoning. I always put a pat on steak or burgers.
Last edited by Vannie; 10/27/06 11:50 AM.
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