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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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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Best Ever Pumpkin Pie
This recipe makes two 9-inch deep dish pies. They're so delicious, you won't have to worry about what to do with the second pie. …
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Best Gingerbread Cookies
This recipe comes to us from The Junior League of Chicago. It is from their cookbook, "Celebrate Chicago! A Taste of Our Town."…
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Chai (Indian Spiced Tea)
This recipe was given to me from a lady at church. Most coffee houses offer Chai that's loaded with sugar. This has a great flavor…
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Chai (Masala Tea)
This recipe is an update of a chai recipe my mother gave me years ago. We have both spent the past 2 years improving upon the ori…
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Chicken Wings with Sweet Spice
This recipe was adapted from "The New American Chef" by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page. It was used as an appetizer during thei…
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Cranberry Zinfandel Port Relish
It’s beginning to rain and that weather keeps me inside and cooking. I
began to research and work on old holiday recipes. I thou…
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Crockpot Cranberry-Orange Beef
After the departure of a house-guest left me with half a jug of uninteresting cranberry juice, pondering what I could use it for l…
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Cured Flank Steak
This recipe was provided by Jeanne Hicks. She shared several recipes with us at our Evanston store. She also provided a recipe f…
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Dr. Smith's Chai Deluxe
I've developed Chai Tea recipes for quite a while and have a few varieties. Here's the original.
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Fruit Pomanders
We made these for holiday craft projects in grade school. They also doubled as inexpensive handmade gifts.…
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Fruit Pomanders
We made these for holiday craft projects in grade school. They also doubled as inexpensive handmade gifts.…
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Garam Chai (Herbal)
I have searched far and wide for a spicy (garam) chai recipe that could enable people to appreciate the delicate yet utmost balan…
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Ginger Spice Cookies
These cookies have gone through several incarnations. Cindy Wallner sent us the recipe that her mother adapted from Bon Appétit, …
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Gingerbread Man Muffins
This recipe comes to us courtesy of the "Spice of Life Cookbook" by Treva Davis (no longer in print).…
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Hermit Cookies
I'm from New York City, so the only kind of hermit I knew was a reclusive woman to whom we brought food, books and other things wh…
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Holiday Ornaments
The wonderful smell of these ornaments fills the air while they dry. Children love to help make these and they are a sure bet to c…
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Honeyprint Ginger Cookies
This recipe was created by Spice House staff member Paige Esbrook for Retail Therapy Night in Evanston. It combines the best aspe…
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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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Instant Christmascent Simmer
I found this in a Time-Life Old Fashioned Christmas cookbook. I LOVE this stuff... I keep it on the stove and boil it all day lon…
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Iranian Beef Stew
I used to work with a woman from Iran who was a marvelous cook. This is one of the many wonderful Iranian recipes she shared with …
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Lamb Korma
This recipe comes to us courtesy of Jill Norman's fabulous spice book, "Herbs and Spices: The Cook's Reference." It's the best b…
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Megan's Spiced Brownies
I created this on my own after a friend's ginger brownies. I'd also tasted cayene brownies. Both were interesting but not 'it' for…
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Metaxas (Moroccan Baklava)
This is the recipe that led me to The Spice House. I was planning an 11 course Moroccan banquet, complete with music and belly da…
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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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Milwaukee Gingersnaps
This is the recipe that's available at the Milwaukee Spice House in pre-measured packets, ready for baking!…
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Mo's Pumpkin Bread Revisited
This recipe comes to us courtesy of the "Spice of Life Cookbook" by Treva Davis (no longer in print). She writes, "I got this rec…
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Molasses Cookies
This recipe was handed down from my mother-in-law, who is now 89 years old. She acquired it from her landlady when she and my fat…
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Niter Kibbeh
Although this recipe is basic to Ethiopian cooking, it tastes wonderful on many things: steamed vegetables, mashed potatoes, steam…
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Oxtail Stew
This is an "All Day" kind of recipe and is perfect for those cold winter days when the wind blows off Lake Michigan. Allow about …
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Pfeffernuesse
Pfeffernuesse means pepper nuts. My husband and I became responsible for making these cookies for the family when we offered a ba…
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Plum Good Sauce
This recipe comes to us courtesy of the "Spice of Life Cookbook" by Treva Davis (no longer in print).…
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Puerco Pibil
I was watching a DVD and found this recipe as part of the special features. I was intrigued by the role the food played.
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Quadruple Ginger Cookies
I've used this recipe for several Spice House functions, and we always get requests for the recipe. The secret is the layering of…
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Recado Rojo (Red Achiote Paste)
This recipe comes to us courtesy of Jill Norman's fabulous spice book, "Herbs and Spices: The Cook's Reference." It's the best b…
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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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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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Sloppy Joes (Barbeque Hamburger)
The first time I had this was in 1970. The recipe was from our church organist, who was also the mother of the kids I used to tak…
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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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Sopa de Lima
If there is one traditional dish in the Yucatan Peninsula, this is it. Literally translated as “lime soup”, this is more of a …
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Spiced Apple Muffins
I found this recipe in a cooking magazine years ago. The version I have presented here is a slight modification of the original re…
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Spiced Lemon Pond Pudding
This is based on the Sussex Pond Pudding, a traditional British dessert. It's called a pudding but it's really a small, rich pie. …
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Spiced Sweet Potatoes
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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Spiced Tea
We used this as a family flu and cold home medical treatment and it tasted too good to wait until we got sick.. :) Carlo…
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Spicy Chai
This is a seasoning mix for quick spicy chai. Unlike most recipes, the seasoning mix can be prepared ahead and stored in the refr…
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Thai Iced Tea
This is taken from a recipe given by a forum poster. His recipe called for fresh orange blossoms, which are hard to find in Amer…
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Turkey with Poblano Mole Sauce
This is my favorite traditional mole recipe adapted from Mexico the Beautiful Cookbook by Susana Palazuelos. Making mole from dri…
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Victorian Applesauce Cake
This recipe was taken from The Spice and Spirit for Kosher-Jewish Cooking, Labavitch Woman's Organization.
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Virgin Islands Spiced Salt
This recipe comes to us courtesy of Jill Norman's fabulous spice book, "Herbs and Spices: The Cook's Reference." It's the best b…
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