Cinnamon And Spice In Vienna
When thinking about Austrian cuisine, spice is not the first thought that comes to mind. While it is not one of the world’s spice capitols, my trip to Vienna did allow me to see first-hand the spices...
View ArticleWildwood Flower
We’ve recently added a powdered version of everybody’s rooster hot sauce, Sriracha. (Well, “everyone,” except for that neighborhood in California.) After many, many requests we also put an Ethiopian...
View ArticleBacon. Just Bacon.
I’m not going to wax poetic about bacon. That’s been done by better poets than I. I’m also not going to go on and on about how bacon makes everything better, even though there’s math to prove it....
View ArticleSummertime Guacamole and an Ode to Local Tomatoes
Tomatoes have finally arrived at the markets, marking a period of time that I’ll spend plotting my week around visiting Chicago’s markets and co-ops on various days of the week, knowing that each...
View ArticleLast Salad of Summer
Though the days remain muggy and blistering, the nights are cooling off and the sun is setting earlier – we are in the twilight of summer. Soon the city will be a crisp swirl of colored leaves and...
View ArticleOur Spices Travel to Camp Denali, Alaska!
We love to talk with our customers in the store, we enjoy hearing what they plan on making with the spices and seasonings they are buying. Often we go home wanting to cook what we chatted about most...
View ArticleSimple and Versatile Thai Curry
I am a huge fan of simple, delicious meals that are easy to make a ton of and make great left overs, aiding in that endless quest for more time during the business of life. Of the various meals I make...
View ArticleHealthy Banana Nutella Cookies
Most of us have been faced with the dilemma of dealing with a few rapidly ripening bananas and understand the tension between not wanting to waste good food while also not wanting to put overly soft,...
View ArticleWarming Dal for a Winter Day
What’s better on a cold winter’s day than a hot bowl of soup for dinner? Not a whole lot, except maybe a bowl of hot dal. There are many variations of this creamy lentil dish throughout India, with...
View ArticleWhats the difference:Investigating the Differences Between Cocoa Powders
Ah chocolate. What could be better? As an avid baker I recently started experimenting with one of my favorite chocolatey desserts: classic chocolate cake. I got into my research mode, started looking...
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