| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/22/2007 5:33:50 PM | .......but then again , i just about use about 'hundred' of them daily ....i am a chef .....but at home i am very selective ....just buy what you need to compliment your recipe , stick with fresh herbs ( never goes wrong .....today i made a canapee .......chicken salad with curry & fresh mint ..........what a hit !! ...love mint lately , experiment with it ..lol ) ...... | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/24/2007 9:40:39 PM | Okay provided that I can already use salt and garlic, for the 5 spices I'll chose
Bay leaves
Saffron
Cloves
Cumin
Marjoram
Since I love silverside 2 of these are most important.
Saffron makes rice absolutely delicious. Also if you brush drumstick with it is yum when roasted. (ground it or powder it using tiny bit of sugar and cook it in butter NOT margarine)
Cumin probably gives a nice aroma to chilli bean (I'll try and borrow the chilli from one the kind members  )
Now Marjoram is magnificent in some bean soups and on fresh pomegranate. | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/26/2007 9:49:22 AM | the spices i would have are,
1. salt
2. pepper
3. oreganal (greek)
4. dryed cropped garlic
5. msg ( the best chinese spice there is, yes it is artificial, but a little goes a long way)
with any one of these spices, you can make any meat better. 
i know most of you have not cooked with msg, but is worth trying. you'll be glad you did. a brand name of it is, Ideal ( it's container is red and white). you only need to use a couple shakes, a little goes a long way. unfortantly, most chinese restarants do not know that ( way too much can give you a head acke.  ) | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/26/2007 5:19:19 PM | I have to admit to never having or even really knowing what cumin is. Now, I know I want some on hand. In case there is anyone else out there who doesn't know, here is the definition for it.
An annual Mediterranean herb (Cuminum cyminum) in the parsley family, having finely divided leaves and clusters of small white or pink flowers.
The seedlike fruit of this plant used for seasoning, as in curry and chili powders.
Feel free to let me know what you use it on. Thanks. | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/30/2007 7:57:17 AM | | I would tell you I only had five....and ask my best g/f to store the others so that I wasn't lying at the time I listed only five... | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/30/2007 11:53:43 AM | 5 is not enough, but, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika and ground celery seed :shrug:
Here's recipe. You get the chicken breast filets, [I use tyson, there may be others] Follow heating instr[sprinkle fresh ground black pepper on it]. Butter 1 side each 2 slices bread, cut some sharp cheese thin sliced. When the breast is almost done [20 mins] have the cheese on the bottom slice of bread, on a griddle [like you were going to make a grilled cheese]. Put the chicken on top of the cheese cover with the other piece of bread, brown it! Flip it when lgt brown. brown the other side. use 2 slices of bacon each cut in have on the chicken patty, Put some horseradish sauce on it, mmmmmmmm.
Serve with cold beer and a football game. | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/30/2007 12:10:20 PM | | I would have to have granulated garlic, Not garlic powder(that has extra salt in it), granulated onion, white pepper, kosher salt, and chili powder. | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/30/2007 4:25:31 PM |
Serve with cold beer and a football game.
Magnate: Loved your chicken recipe but could I have NASCAR with it, instead of the football game?
goingeasy......I liked your choices and I think I will switch to granulated instead of powder, white pepper is something I have never had but sounds interesting. Kosher salt.......how is that different than other salt? I do like using sea salt. | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/30/2007 6:09:33 PM | | White pepper has more bite to it, and to me a better flavor. Kosher salt is a granulated salt, and by being kosher, if I'm not incorrect, kosher means it is processed to Jewish standards. I'm not sure, I think it has something to do with a clean standard, or certain way of processing. | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/30/2007 6:26:54 PM | 1.Pepper 2. Galic Powder 3. Basil 4. Cinnamon 5.Oregano
these spices offer a variety in flavor! They can change the taste in any meal! | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/30/2007 6:41:23 PM | | Kvass: interested in knowing what all you put cinnamon on. The only time I use mine is when I am making french toast. I know it is used in baking......(pumpkin, apple pie) but otherwise I have no idea what one would use it for. Is it ever used on meat? | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/30/2007 6:56:09 PM | ...yes 'Naughty..." , i use a wiff of cinnamon when i mix spices for lamb kebobs , winners who say lamb 'stinks' should try this , they'll forget what exactly the meat is ...yam ; alas , i also make a delicious "Brandy-apple-and-spice" soup , using dried apples , chicken broth , reduced Brandy , touch of brown sugar , alspice , cinnamon , ginger , splash of orange juice , saffron ........try this on a windy-chilly late autumn evening ....aaaaahhhhhh | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/30/2007 8:55:58 PM | | I don't know if someone already mentioned this but... Everybody gets to have salt without it being on your 5 spices list because salt is a mineral not a spice. | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 9/30/2007 9:05:33 PM | seaspot: what you said is why I had to write message #24. Others were doing the same thing. Message #24 :
Now, just stop with all the technicalities and tell me what your five favorite things to season your food are, damn it!!! (and I mean that in a nice way). | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 10/1/2007 11:13:06 PM | Cow
Chicken
Pig
Fish
Kangaroo
Those are my five favorite spices to add to the list of plants, and minerals.
Is fire a spice now? I like fire. | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 10/2/2007 8:15:01 PM | Nice thread topic but very difficult to make a hasty decision.
As far as 'single' spices/herbs/flavouring agents, I could go with Pepper, Sage, Garlic, Oregano and Cinnamon. I left out onion because, as a dried substance, it is really not necessary as a complement to garlic, so I chose one over the other. Even though I grow both of them I still like to have extra 'granulated' versions on hand.
I also have oregano, sage and spearmint pretty much growing wild; the latter being very difficult to eradicate, as some of you can attest to.
As far as 'blend' spices/herbs/flavouring agents, there are several available by various suppliers under various names. My top 5 choices would be Seasoning Salt, Steak Seasoning, Italian Seasoning, Poultry Seasoning and TAIPAN '5- Chinese Spices' blend.
Couple of side-notes are that Club House make some excellent 'spices in a drum' which are available at larger food stores such as Costco and a couple of very 'versatile' ones are ITALIANO and TACO. Both of these are wonderful blends and very cost-effective.
There's also Mrs. Dash for some low-sodium alternatives and when it comes to cooking or canning, I first choose Bio-Salt and if I run out I settle for Celtic Sea-Salt.  | |
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| If you could only have five..........
Posted: 10/5/2007 1:12:07 PM | So far it seems that garlic is a major favorite with salt coming in second. This has been interesting.....I learned names of spices I didn't know existed and learned how to use spices that I have never tried. Some of the brand names given (of mixed spices) don't seem to be available in my area, they sounded really good.
Thanks for all replies. | |
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