I LOVE spices. I put herbs and spices into everything. So since we are in the Spice Place cooking forum I thought maybe this is the place to make a comment about the packaging of a lot of spices. Why do they put those shaker caps on all bottles of spices? The first thing I do when I get a bottle of spices is to pop that sucker off and stick it in the trash. I don't have any recipes where I use just a sprinkling of spices. I use them with gusto! The other day I got a bottle of whole bay leaves and it had a shaker cap..........Ok how am I going to shake whole bay leaves through here???? :confused:

What spices do you find you use most often? Do you have any unusual ones? I think my most unusual ones are the spices I use for Indian food. fenugreek, asafoetida and nigella seeds. I also have ground annatto seeds

My FIL grows fresh herbs for me in the summer. I dry some of them to use during the cold months. I use alot of herbs and spices. My favorites are garlic, thyme, rosemary, sage, oregano, bay, marjoram, tarragon, parsley, cilantro, onion & garlic powder, savory, black peppercorns & herbs de provence.

Yeah, aint' that smart!!!

O.K. now for a serious answer I love spices like you do, and never stick to using small amounts! I can truly say my all-time favorite spice has got to be CINNAMON and the next favorite [flavoring] would have to be Vanilla, I also favor Garlic!!!!!

spices i use in everything black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder,and a lil sea salt but mainly the first three