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I'm not lying when I say I really love herbs and spices. And my label maker.
And that's not all of them :)
Awww yeh!! At home i have your typical above stove cupboard with 2 shelves that is completely full, 2 deep on each shelf. I then have an entire basket under my butchers block full of spices and another full of sauces haha
Hello kindred spirit. Don't get me started on my condiments.
It always amazes me when i find a recipe with a spice i dont have :P
I rarely have that problem with spices. I am missing tarragon at the moment and I will hopefully be purchasing that today. I don't have a lot of herbs because I buy them fresh. I refuse to buy rosemary because that's a weed I scab off friends and family.
We just go for a walk and pick from peoples gardens that overhang front fences :P
Nice collection of native spices! I'm curious to know which ones you rate
Lemon myrtle is the king. I mainly use them on steak so mountain pepper is up there.
My faves are mountain pepper and saltbush currently. I also have a ginger berry and Riberry plant growing at the moment but neither have fruited yet but im excited to try them when they do
All the spice! Love how tidy everything is!
It's just so I can find stuff in there.
I understand. Just complimenting on your shelf chef
When I moved into this house and discovered this cupboard I had no idea what it was for or what I was going to put in it. Not until I started putting in my spices did I realise it was in fact a spice cupboard.
Yeah if I saw that cupboard 100% it would’ve been spice and snacks. Gotta have a snack cupboard I says to myself 😅
I grew up with curry powder and mustard powder being the most used spices so I really had no idea.
There’s no harm learning things as you get older. Honestly the day you stop learning is the day the world is ending or you’ve master all the culinary information about food 😅
One day I hope to achieve this with both herbs/spices and also pasta.
One day!
You only need to buy the ones you'll use. Many of these are refilled from packets of Hoyts.
The best bit of advice I got early lockdown was to get all the herbs and spices. Because, I ate a lot of frittatas, rice and kale.