6x4 H.A.C.A Hot Sauce
This recipe was part of an experiment to answer the question: “Can a good hot sauce be made from powdered ingredients?”. The a…
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American Enchiladas
This recipe was concocted to introduce my children to Mexican style food-about 20 years ago-and they still love it.…
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Aunt Doris BBQ Chicken
This is from Aunt Doris (Macak). Great on a cold winter day when your craving something off the grill.…
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Bebo's Over-The-Top Brownies
Everyone has their own tastes in style of brownies. I experimented with many recipes before I made this my final crowd pleasing ve…
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Beef and Lamb Beer Stew
I recently purchased the herbs & spices book by Jill Norman from the website and was inspired to try to experiment with my new her…
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Berbere - Ethiopian Spice Paste
Having served as a foster parent for a number of Ethiopian young people during the 90's, I was lucky enough to get this recipe. I…
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Cheddar Cheese Popcorn
This recipe is courtesy of our customer Gale Gand, a very talented and famous pastry chef, here in Chicago.…
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Cheese Fondue
This recipe by Wave at The W Hotel executive chef Kristine Subido was used for the first Spice House/Wave cooking class.…
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Chicago Old Town Sugar Spiced Nuts
This is a great way to use just a bit of a wonderful blend thus saving the rest for other uses. Or you just might decide to make …
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Chicken Andouille Gumbo
This was in the AAA "Going Places Magazine", Spring 2005.
It states that the file powder can be omitted if it can't be found loca…
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Chicken Biriyani
Biriyani is a baked Indian dish of spiced rice combined with chicken, seafood, or other meats. This version omits the baking ste…
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Chicken Milano
I started making recipe books for every girl getting married from our church. This one was given to me for the last Book, From Mr…
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Chili Chocolate Bark
I fell in love with chili chocolate when I lived in England. I used to get a bag from the farmer's market every Saturday in Exeter…
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Chili Pasta with Tandoori Sauce
There are so many wonderful fresh and dried pastas available that it's hardly worth the effort to make them. Any combination of sh…
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Dry Rub for Pork and Salmon
This recipe makes a large amount of dry rub. I worked on it for a year--adding and subtracting--and finally got it to this delici…
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Friday Night Bacon
This is an appetizer that my children and grandchildren always request, especially on Friday nights when we get together for movie…
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Gemelli with Zucchini and Italian Sausage
This recipe comes to us from the authors of several fascinating books on food philosophy, John Thorne and Matt Lewis Thorne. You …
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Healing Soup
This is from a book called "Food Doctor" that we found at our local library's annual used book sale. We like to put a dollop of so…
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Home-made Bar-b-qued Chicken
I "modified" a recipe that I saw on "America's Test Kitchen" on PBS. I am addicted to Old World 3rd Street Salt Free Spice*, and u…
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Hot and Sour Chicken Curry
My method of cooking is 80% improvisation and 20% experience. I hardly ever measure my ingredients (the experience part), and I u…
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Indi-Chhole
This is a popular roadside dish of India and is loved by one and all, irrespective of anything. This is prevelant in North India, …
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Insane Hot Wings
I tolerate very, very hot, and I'm a sucker for wings, but I have a hard time finding really good hot wings. Either they're not as…
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Italian Sausage - Light
I love Italian sausage w/ polenta and marinara sauce. My marinara is one similar to the one Giada uses on the FoodTV network. The…
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Lentil and Feta Cheese Salad
I came up with this recipe because I like food with a Middle Eastern twist and I wanted to find another way of using lentils besid…
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Louisiana Style BBQ Shrimp
This is a favorite of ours from Louisiana. It's not a "BBQ" in the traditional sense, but herbed shrimp. It's best with shrimp wi…
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Melanie's Chicken Tikka Marinade
This marinade was used by my friend, Melanie, at a recent BBQ dinner party. It was the best tasting grilled chicken I've ever eat…
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Mexican Chocolate Cherry Rounds
This is a recipe from the December 1996 issue of Bob Appetit. It was used by Spice House staffer and pastry cook Ashley Gelsomin …
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Middle East Chicken with Roasted Carrots
I don't care much for chicken breasts, but this is one healthy recipe involving chicken breasts that I could eat every day. …
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Middle East Chicken with Roasted Carrots
I don't care much for chicken breasts, but this is one healthy recipe involving chicken breasts that I could eat every day. …
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Mike's Seafood Gumbo
Not satisfied with the taste or the proportions of various seafood gumbos, I created my own. With the freshness of The Spice House…
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Mulligatawny with Lentils
Every winter I prepare this wonderful soup, and I am convinced that an important part of its distinctive flavor comes from the bla…
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Nepalese Meal
This is a typical Nepalese meal modified for the Western kitchen. Meat is very seldom eaten, but this vegetarian meal is high in p…
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Red Lentil Soup with Garam Masala
From Nepal; Ingredients with a '*' can be replaced with 4 1/2 teaspoons of ground Garam Masala (total replacement, not per ingred…
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Risotto with Portabello Mushrooms
This recipe is courtesy of John Thorne and Matt Lewis, two people we have the utmost respect for. People serious about, and dedica…
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Roger's Rohanjosh
I found a recipe for a Kashmiri dish called Rohanjosh in Sudha Koul's "Curries Without Worries." I found that after adapting it f…
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Sassy Taters
My culinary partner in cuisine and I concocted this as an improvement on a recipe we heard about and now we are hooked... A health…
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Shrimp Remoulade with Spanish Paprika and Avocado
The original recipe came from a fellow editor I worked with in the 1980s at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mr. Frank Nipp. He always b…
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Smoked Chicken
This is an adaptation of a water smoker recipe for smoked chicken. It does require planning ahead, but it takes very little effort…
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Snappy Red Chowder
This recipe comes to us courtesy of the "Spice of Life Cookbook" by Treva Davis (no longer in print). She writes, "There are thre…
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Spiced Pecan Apple Salad
This recipe comes to us courtesy of The Junior League of Chicago. It is from their cookbook, "Celebrate Chicago! A Taste of Our …
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Spicy Brownies
This is a variation on a family recipe for traditional brownies. The combination of cinnamon, anise, and cayenne pepper gives the…
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Spicy Turkey Noodle Soup
I went to the store one day and found they were having a clearence sale on baby sweet onions. From that find came about this soup…
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Surprising Salsa
When I served this, someone complained it wasn't hot enough. The heat hit her a couple of seconds later and she gasped for air. He…
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Sweet and Spicy Mexican Seasoning
We use this all the time! We love it so much it's our favorite taco, burrito, or nacho seasoning. I can't keep it mixed up!…
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Turkey Carcass Gumbo
I put this recipe together to use up leftover turkey and stuffing after the holidays. Its a standard cajun gumbo file' - but I hav…
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Vegetarian Chili
I love chili, and I am not a big meat or bean eater. This is a good compromise. Although you can buy chili kits at any grocery sto…
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Yummy Good Chili
This chili is really a combination of two recipes. I wanted something that was easy to prepare and did not take all day to make. T…
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