June 14, 2021 | Jamie Aragonez

Side Dishes, Salads

Sometimes we crave something hearty and filling, yet light enough to be healthy. This flavorful salad is able to achieve both! Tadka is a South Asian technique, also known as tempering, that uses hot oil or ghee to extract the essential oils out of spices. The result is a rich...

March 01, 2021 | Jamie Aragonez

Sauces & Dressings

Add a crunchy pop of flavor to your next sandwich or cheese board with Stout Pickled Mustard Seeds. and make an appealing calico combination and the flavor pairing with rich creamy stout and aromatic shallots is a winner. This quick and easy treat keeps in the refrigerator f...

March 08, 2018 | World Spice

Entrees

Spring is in the air! This is my favorite time of year: Spring training baseball is on the radio, Mother Nature is providing us with some gorgeous sunny days between all the rain, and one of the most fun celebrations on the calendar is right around the corner. That's right, S...

August 31, 2017 | Sherrie Hahn

Entrees

If you've never had vindaloo, you don't know what you're missing. From My Two Souths and Chef Asha Gomez, we get this recipe for a Southern-Style Pork Vindaloo and Green Bean Verakka with Cardamom Cornbread. Tangy, spicy, garlicky pork goes perfectly with the Cardamom Cornbrea...

May 06, 2017 | Sherrie Hahn

Side Dishes, Bbq

Growing up in the South, Heather Earnhardt used to help her Granny in the kitchen whenever she would can, pickle or preserve fruit and vegetables in the summer. Big Food Big Love: Down Home Southern Cooking Full of Heart of Seattle's Wandering Goose has a whole chapter called ...

August 03, 2016 | Max Mcfarland

Side Dishes, Bbq, Snacky Bits

It's easy to fall in love with a delicious recipe, and doubly so when that recipe is versatile and easy to make. Such is the case with this recipe for a mixed pickle jar, which can easily accommodate whatever vegetables you happen to have on hand. This versatility made it one ...

March 08, 2016 | Max Mcfarland

Sauces & Dressings, Pastes

Things are getting saucy. For the April 2016 Meet & Eat, we were joined by Susan Volland, the author of Mastering Sauces! This book is full of inspired and delicious sauces like this coconut "butter," using classic South Asian flavors like and to add a little zing to coconut...

August 03, 2015 | Sherrie Hahn

Entrees

The World Spice Cookbook Club grilled, steamed and fried at the August 2015 Meet & Eat. We cooked from Andrea Nguyen's classic Asian Dumplings: Mastering Gyoza, Spring Rolls, Samosas, and More, as well as her The Banh Mi Handbook: Recipes for Crazy-Delicious Vietnamese Sandwic...

September 25, 2012 | World Spice

Side Dishes, Brunch

This fabulous twist on roasted potatoes generously comes to us from chef Jerry Traunfeld of the late restaurant, Poppy, here in Seattle. The spice mix is a version of Bengali Five Spice, a.k.a. Panch Phoron, using ajwain seed in place of fennel. I made this for a celebratory S...

April 28, 2012 | World Spice

Sauces & Dressings, Bbq, Tailgating

Mustard is easy to make, it just requires a little patience. If you let the mustard sit for a few days for the flavors to meld together, you will be rewarded with a fine, flavorful mustard to make your sandwiches, burgers and hot dogs extra special.