Continued From Page 5 Allspice, Ground - Add to ground beef for Swedish meatballs. Use in spiced tea, cookies, fruit pies and French toast, also works with cakes. Add a pinch to asparagus, chicken or tomato soups. Use in beets, baked beans, squash and carrots. Anise Seed, Ground - Use on baked apples. Add to cakes, cookies, breads, candy, fruit pies, beef stew, fish dishes, hot or cold spice beverages, salad dressings, and appetizers. Basil Leaves - Use basil leaves in tomato sauces, sprinkle over salads and sliced tomatoes. Finely chopped basil stirred into Don’s mayonnaise replalcement makes a good sauce for fish. Use as a garnish for vegetables, chicken and egg dishes. Add to hot tea to aid in digestion. Bay Leaves - Add to water when stewing chicken. Flavor increases upon standing so remove from food after cooking. Add to the liquid when preparing pot roast or stew made from beef, lamb, or venison. Use in marinades for chicken, beef, lamb, and veal. Add to French or herb salad dressing and let stand several hours for flavor to develop. Use when preparing barbecue or spaghetti sauce. Black Pepper, Ground - Add to meats, poultry, fish, vegetables, soup, stocks, meat sauces and pickling. Caraway Seed - Add to potato salad. Sprinkle on green beans, squash, cucumbers, omelets, stew, and poultry stuffing. Cardamom, Ground - Used
in Danish pastries, Saudi Arabian, North African, Asian, and Indian cooking and in spice blends such as garam masala, curry powder, and and in no-salt breads at Megaheart. com. The spice is also very popular in the Scandinavian countries where it is used more extensively than cinnamon. Delightfully Aromatic and sweet. Use in Cheesecake, Butter Cookies, Sweet Potato Casserole, Gingerbread, Hot Cross Buns, Spice Cake, Chicken, coffee, tea, meat sauce, soup, boiled rice.
Cilantro Leaves - Used extensively in Mexican, Italian and Oriental dishes. Use in fajitas, tacos and enchiladas. Add to salsa, guacamole, gazpacho and chicken soup. Sprinkle on vegetables and beef roast. Stir into corn and corn bread batter. Add to melted butter and brush on chicken. Cinnamon, Ground - For pie, apple crisp, or stewed apples. Add to pancake mix, brownies,
Celery Seed - Used in making no-salt pickles as well as standard high sodiium pickles. Add to coleslaw, potato salad, macaroni salad, egg salad, meat loaf, fruit salad dressing, and chicken dishes. Chili Powder - Use in chili, guacamole, tomato sauce. Mix into pinto beans, bean dip, and enchiladas. Seasons chicken wings, hamburgers, and beef, or chicken stews. Toss with shredded Low Soidum Swiss cheese and melt over tortilla chips for nachos. Chinese Five Spice - Common Ingredients include Cinnamon, Star Anise, Fennel, Cloves, Ginger, Peppercorn and White Pepper. Add it to stir-fries, soups, sauces and red-cooked dishes. It works well with meats and chicken. It is often used in meat marinades and as a spice in barbecuing. Chives - The smallest species of the onion family. Use as condiment for fish, potatoes and soups. Chives are one of the finer herbs of French recipes. Chives can be found fresh at most markets year-round, they can also be dryfrozen, giving home growers the opportunity to store large quantities harvested from their own garden. Mega 26 News
chocolate cake, and hot chocolate. Sprinkle over French toast, hot or cold cereal, eggnog, broiled grapefruit and bananas. Use on ham, pork, yams, carrots, or beets. Combine with honey and softened butter to spread over biscuits or rolls. Use to help control arthritis. Cloves, Ground - Use in applesauce cake and gingerbread. Add to baked beans, cranberry relish, sauerbraten, chili sauce, green vegetables and ham sauce. Use in plum pudding, cookies, spiced nuts, stewed fruits, and dessert sauces.