Tag: Pinch of Spice
friday march 16th 2007
That Smoked Paprika Is Hot!
Pinch of Spice is an excellent resource for home cooks. Its glass display cases exhibit flavors from every corner of the globe. Cheri, owner and seasoning aficionado, is a veritable encyclopedia of flavors, doling out sage advice (no pun intended) to anyone interested in stretching their spice and herb vocabulary.
For incremental amounts of money, the curious and brave, the wise and experienced can purchase herbs and spices at a fraction of the prices fetched at other shops. Cheri purchases her fresh, high-quality herbs and spices in bulk, from well-respected vendors, and re-packages the delicious powders into small, air tight plastic bags. This process allows her to keep her prices at a very reasonable level, making it hard to resist the temptation to snatch up one of everything.
On my most recent visit, I found not only affordable packets of beloved classics like herbes de Provence, a blend of marjoram, lavender, rosemary, sage, savory and thyme (.5 oz., $2.75), but also items yo…
