Top 10 Spices I Use in My Kitchen

Tacos, enchilada's and soups and stews are flavored with cumin.

Although I don't use much salt when I am cooking or eating most recipes include salt.

Like salt most savory recipes benefit from the addition of pepper.

Garlic probably should have been my # 1 spice. I use it all the time. If a recipe calls for 2 cloves of garlic I double or even triple the amount. Garlic also have many health benefits.

Rosemary is a spice I have really started to enjoy in the past 4 years or so. Rosemary chicken is probably one of the most known recipes using rosemary. I enjoy baking bread and focassia using lots of rosemary.

cinnamon is a wonderful spice not only for the flavor added to many baked good but it also has many health benefits.

My main use for bay leaves is in soups and stews. I would never dream of making a pot of soup, stew or dry beans without using bay leaves.

If your a baker your very familiar Vanilla beans and extract.

Nutmeg is almost a seasonal spice for me during the holidays but I am finding I reach for it much more while baking.

Ginger root or ginger powder is used in baking but I enjoy cutting s sliver of ginger root and adding it to my drink. Another spice that is packed full of health benefits.