Oh my goodness.  The.best.spices.evah!  My good friend, Kate, recommended Penzey’s to me a few years ago and I have sung their praises ever since. I’ve shopped on line with them for the longest time and recently I had the opportunity to visit one of their stores.  I was like a kid in a candy store.  I had to buy one of each.

My suggestion would be to buy a bottle of each spice, then when you need to refill, buy in a bag.  The bottles are really nice and sturdy.

My highest recommendations are for the following spices:

• Ground Red Chipotle - I use it for all Mex/Tex-Mex recipes
• Cayenne Pepper - I put cayenne on everything.  Well maybe not fruit, but…
• Granulated Garlic Powder - when you need powder instead of minced
• Oregano (Turkish) - for all Italian and Greek recipes.  I use it in my Matrix sauce and sprinkle it on pizza
• Basil (California Sweet) - the tomato’s best friend.  Matrix and pizza as well
• Oriental Mustard (Powder, Canada Hot) - I mix up a paste with equal part water/mustard powder and a dash of soy sauce for take-out egg rolls.  Even the HMIL would love it.
• Cinnamon - go to the site.  Buy some.  It doesn’t matter what type.  you will love how the smell jumps out of the jar!

Special Blends:

• Bangkok Blend - spicy and sweet all at once.  I use it on steak as a replacement for Montreal seasoning
• Lemon Pepper - great for grilling Buffalo wings - it’s how I prepare my wings [which I do every week in football season].
• Florida Seasoned Pepper - in place of lemon pepper.  It’s got the citrus without the salt. 

Try these spices.  Trust me on this, you will not be disappointed.

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