Don’t turn your nose up at spice mixes. They’re not all like the acrid lemon-pepper stuff only suitable for masking the taste of fishy, two-day-old salmon. Spice mixes have held a venerable place in ...

Smell test: Rub a pinch between your fingers and sniff. The spices should emit a strong, vibrant aroma. A weak or nonexistent ...

Spices have been around since ancient times, used for flavoring and preserving foods. With the countless spices available today, both common and exotic, it can seem daunting to anyone looking to ...

Do you love all things pumpkin spice? Then you have to try this homemade pumpkin pie spice recipe! A batch of this in your ...

WASHINGTON — When Brandon Shapiro returned from a trip to Israel three years ago, the Bethesda-based chef developed an interest in spices — especially those he tasted on his travels. The more he ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — When Brandon Shapiro returned from a trip to Israel three years ago, the Bethesda-based chef developed an interest in spices — especially those he tasted on his travels. The more he ...