food & foto

everyone knows i love to cook.

for the most part, i keep it super simple when making meals. and my philosophy is :

quality in = quality out.

in other words – if you start with good ingredients, you generally end with a good meal…

i have only recently begun experimenting with spices in my cooking. i have been collecting spice jars over the last few years, as i was gypsy-ing around the country… and when i settled in a place i feel at home in, i felt super excited to finally display my spice jars.

i received these cool 3-tiered bamboo spice racks as a christmas gift, and i was so eager to get my spice jars out of the cabinet and onto the counter.

it’s the little things, right?!

something about seeing this beautiful rainbow collection of spices just makes me feel so happy inside. and it’s really been fun to experiment with the different aromas/flavours.

of course, in true audrey michelle form, i alphabetized my spices.

here’s what is in my collection :

• some kind of awesome spice my friend brought me from argentina 
• all-spice
• bay leaves
• celery seed
• chives
• cilantro {homegrown and dried}
• cinnamon
• comfrey
• coriander 
• cumin
• curry powder
• dill {homegrown and dried}
• garlic
• ginger
• herbs de province 
• kelp 
• lemon peel 
• marjoram 
• nutmeg
• old bay seasoning (can’t live without it)
• onion
• oregano 
• parsley
• paprika
• pickling spices
• rosemary
• sage
• sesame seed (black)
• salt (black)
• tarragon (LOVE THIS STUFF!)
• turmeric
• saffron 
• vanilla 

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