When making cookies, you are not beholden to cinnamon, chocolate, or any of the usual “baking spices.” There’s a whole cabinet of seasonings at your disposal, so get a little quirky. It’s easy to ...

David lives in Brooklyn where he's spent more than a decade covering all things edible, including meal kit services, food subscriptions, kitchen tools and cooking tips. David earned his BA from ...

The word “spices” conjures up visions of exotic places and exquisite tastes that delight the senses. Prized long before recorded history, the earliest evidence of their existence dates back to 50,000 ...

A few months ago, when the Epicurious team was planning a package about spices, I pitched a story about the shift in sweet baking toward savory flavors—the ones usually reserved for main course ...

A wild flowering bush with very sour berries is the source of this vibrant spice. Those berries are dried, ground, then sifted to obtain what’s recognized as sumac spice across the Arab and ...

Sugar and spice make everything nice, especially in holiday treats. But do you know where sugar and spice come from? Plants make the sugar glucose during the process of photosynthesis. Certain plants ...

A registered dietitian highlights five paprika benefits for health. Plus, seven easy recipes to try at home that use the spice. You know that feeling of finding $5 in your jean pocket that you totally ...

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After overindulging in Valentine’s Day chocolates, it’s time for me to head back to a healthier eating regimen. In addition to my love for chocolate, I also love a good savory snack, and finding one ...

Although herbs and spices are often grouped together, they are actually completely different cooking elements with one basic similarity: They come from aromatic plants. Herbs are the leaves, stems, ...

Sure, it could be called pumpkin spice season, but why not try other combinations of warming fall flavors? We’re talking mixes of cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, star anise, cardamom and nutmeg.

The Savory Spice Shop is a wonderland of scents, of curry powders and chiles, lavender-fragranced sugars and Thai rubs, but according to the spice parlor’s owners, the shelves are devoid of a kick-ass ...