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Garlic cloves or powdered garlic, which is better?

  • Post Author By Lani and Norm
  • Post Date May 22, 2022
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Estimated read time 3 min read

Powered garlic is much more convenient than whole, fresh garlic cloves when it comes to meal preparation.  When cooking with fresh cloves or with the […]

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What is nutmeg powder made from?

  • Post Author By Lani and Norm
  • Post Date May 22, 2022
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Estimated read time 3 min read

What is nutmeg power exactly? Before we can answer that we need to know what nutmeg is. Nutmeg is a spice made from the seed […]

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Star anise looks great but what exactly is it?

  • Post Author By Lani and Norm
  • Post Date May 22, 2022
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Estimated read time 3 min read

What exactly is star anise? Star anise is a spice made from the fruit of the Chinese evergreen tree Illicium verum. The flavour of star […]

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What are cumin seeds and what are they used for?

  • Post Author By Lani and Norm
  • Post Date May 21, 2022
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Estimated read time 3 min read

The spice cumin is made from the dried seed of the Cuminum cyminum plant which is a member of the parsley family.  It is a […]

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What are some of the health benefits of cloves?

  • Post Author By Lani and Norm
  • Post Date May 21, 2022
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Estimated read time 2 min read

What are cloves? Where do they come from? And what are the benefits of cloves? For starters, cloves come from the flower buds of the […]

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Find out more about the benefits and uses for ginger.

  • Post Author By Lani and Norm
  • Post Date May 21, 2022
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Estimated read time 2 min read

Ginger is a flowering plant whose rhizome ginger root is used as a spice.  Ginger is in the Zingiberaceae family which includes turmeric cardamom and […]

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