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Understanding Spices

Sumac is a staple within Middle Eastern cuisine, just like salt and pepper in the UK.  Sumac is a focal point in Turkish, Lebanese and Arabian cooking, where it adds...

Understanding Spices

Salads are a versatile and refreshing dish that can be enjoyed year-round. While fresh ingredients play a significant role in creating a delicious salad, the right combination of seasonings can...

Spicy Adventures

Quite literally sitting on top of the point where east meets west, straddling both Europe and Asia, Istanbul is one of the great melting pots on earth. For millennia, it...

Health and Wellbeing, Featured

Did you know that herbs, spices and seasonings can be fully enjoyed when you’re trying to lose weight? There is no reason at all to restrict yourself to eating plain...

Understanding Spices

Today, it’s easier than ever to find spices. Online shops, supermarkets and speciality shops all offer the opportunity for us to try spices from around the world. Some spices like...

Claims to Fame

“Ras-el-Hanout Spice Blend from Seasoned Pioneers saves you from having to unearth all the different spices” Alistair Hendy Olive Magazine "… all comes dry-roasted and blended from Seasoned Pioneers to bring,...

Understanding Spices

What is baharat? Baharat, meaning ‘spices’ in Arabic, is a popular Middle Eastern spice blend. It’s as essential to Middle Eastern cuisine as garam masala is to Indian food. The...

Seasonal Ideas

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Twelve kaffir lime leaves Eleven sumac berries Ten mulled wine spices Nine cubeb peppers Eight bouquet garni Seven...

Understanding Spices, Featured

Spices and herbs are a staple of every kitchen providing interest to many dishes by enlivening the taste buds. Not only have they played a role in cooking but, historically,...

Understanding Spices

Substitutes for Herbs and Spices. Many of us know that sinking feeling when, having enthusiastically embarked on an interesting recipe, we find we are missing an essential ingredient, necessitating an...

Understanding Spices

Chicken - ever popular, versatile and healthy - comes into its own when infused with a myriad of spices, herbs or spice blends that might not immediately come to mind...

Meet the Expert

Tell us about yourself I’ve been writing about food for longer than I care to admit, nearly twenty five years as YOU Magazine’s cookery writer, and over twenty books (my...

Understanding Spices

What Is A Spice? We can all agree that food without spices would be rather boring. Spices give aroma, flavour, colour and sometimes even texture to many of our favourite...

Understanding Spices

Best Herbs And Spices For Stir Fry Who doesn’t love a stir fry? Not only are they quick and easy to make, but they’re also a delicious way to get...

Spicy Adventures

Sometimes, all you need is a simple, no-fuss recipe for those moments when you don’t feel like getting all the different pots and pans out. One-pot recipes are a saviour...

Understanding Spices

Do you have a tin of beans that’s been hiding away in the back of your pantry for… who knows how long? Well, it’s time to make good use of...