Cooking with Spices

Book excerpt: As any home cook knows, adding a little bit of spice to your meal can bring flavor and variety to your plate in a big way. After all, humans all around the world have been fine-tuning the art of seasoning in various forms for thousands of years. But figuring out the right amount or food pairing can be intimidating - resulting in your unopened spices left sitting on the rack. Cooking With Spices is a cookbook and reference guide for any level chef who wants to learn about and explore spices from around the world. Organized by region from India to Europe - with spice profiles and recipes for rubs, blends, marinades, and sauces - Cooking with Spices shows you how to savor spices every day, no matter where you are in the world. Recipes include: Chinese five-spice blend, South Pacific honey paste, Backcountry chimichurri sauce, Harissa paste, Sicilian saffron pasta sauce and much more.