January 19, 2021 | Sherrie Hahn

Pastes

Fun alert! Spices offer so many ways to play with flavor and texture, and making achiote paste is a great one. Made with a combination of annatto seeds, spices and a little bit of liquid to bind it together, the paste can be used in a variety of rubs, marinades and sauces. Ann...

August 26, 2020 | Jamie Aragonez

Comfort Food, Entrees

Goulash is a big bowl of comfort! We used and to make this rich tomato beef stew. is bright and mildly sweet, while the  is nutty and earthy. Both of these serve as an excellent base to bring out the hearty flavors of the beef and the tomato's umami character. When you're lo...

May 05, 2020 | Jamie Aragonez

Sauces & Dressings, Snacky Bits

This is my Mom's recipe. The smell of this sauce perfumed my childhood weekly. Native to Chihuahua in Northern Mexico, this salsa roja is the base for many staple dishes in Mexican cuisine. Guajillo chiles are the foundation and they get seasoned with garden herbs like Mexican...

April 05, 2019 | Amanda Bevill

Entrees, Bread & Pasta

Fra Diavolo translates as “Brother Devil”, and refers to this spicy, tomato and seafood-based pasta dish. The tomato sauce is light, perfect for spring and the add a mellow heat with well rounded flavor that plays perfectly with the sweetness in the vegetables. The gentle, wa...

July 07, 2017 | Sherrie Hahn

Sauces & Dressings

This Mojo sauce was a hit at the the July 2017 Cookbook Club Meet & Eat! This Mojo recipe is for garlic-lovers, but one of our regular customers described the Mojo sauce of his youth as having a fair amount more citrus. Either way, this sauce will become a favorite and you'll ...

July 12, 2016 | Max Mcfarland

Salads, Entrees

For this meeting of our World Spice Cookbook Club, we embraced the warm weather with Salmagundi: A Celebration of Salads from around the World. This Bajan chicken salad, a recipe from the book, combines allspice, cumin, paprika and oregano with a mix of fresh, bright-tasting i...

June 23, 2015 | World Spice

Snacky Bits

What's that? Chicken Liver Toasts with Caramelized Onions, Mango and Watercress! That's right, the World Spice Cookbook Club "went" to Puerto Rico -- at least our tastebuds did. This is one of the delicious bites that was prepared for the July 2015 Meet & Eat featuring Cocina ...

May 15, 2015 | World Spice

Bbq, Entrees

The World Spice Cookbook Club was thrilled to be cooking from Brazilian Barbecue & Beyond at the June 2015 Meet & Eat. As with June's 2014 Meet & Eat, the club is returned to our warehouse location to grill up a storm. Robert, our fearless warehouse leader, was the first to ca...

February 15, 2014 | World Spice

Comfort Food, Entrees

Have you ever eaten something so good that it induces a trance? Well, check out our Voodoo Shrimp and Grits. This classic dish features our all-star spice blend , a robust seasoning which includes onion, garlic, whole mustard seeds, thyme and allspice on a base of peppercorns ...

June 10, 2013 | World Spice

Tailgating, Entrees

Pork shoulder is one of the most inexpensive cuts of meat, and you can find it almost anywhere. The lean meat is punctuated with ribbons of fat, which self-bastes the pork as it cooks slow and oh-so-low. While the meat is fabulously tender, it doesn't boast much inherent flavo...