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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Barbecued Sugar-Spice Salmon with Cocoa
This recipe was submitted by Marsh Scott in reference to our development of a new salmon seasoning.
It is credited to the Pacif…
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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 blend
The non-specific amounts in this recipe are because each Ethiopian cook has her own variation of this basic spice blend. Feel fre…
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Black Bean Chili
This is a favorite of family and friends. I use a few different versions of this recipe, depending on who I am serving it to. I …
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Burgers with a Kick
Hamburgers are an American institution, but how do you serve hamburgers that stand out from everyone else's backyard barbecue? Giv…
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Carrot and Garlic Scape Salad
Garlic scapes are the twisty green tops of young garlic that would eventually become the flowers if they weren't cut off. They ar…
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Carrot Cumin Soup
This soup, based on a traditional Middle Eastern soup, has become a favorite with everyone who tastes it. It's also unbelievably …
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Chicken with a Capital C
I named this dish Chicken with a Capital C because, in addition to onion, ginger, and garlic, it uses only spices that start with …
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Chicken-Orrichetti Soup with Cilantro and Lemon
I love to cook and have been collecting and trying recipes for years especially ones that use spices (that is why I am a frequent …
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Chickpea Masala
This dish can stand on its own if you just want a casual meal, or when I'm serving a full fledged Indian meal, this always make a …
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Chili Con Carne with Beans
This is an original recipe. It is super easy to make, and as good as any you will find. While on a trip to Fort Worth ten years …
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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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Chocolate Chili
I used to use various chili spice kits and then realized I could make better chili using my own blend of ingredients.
This chili i…
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Cincinnati Style Chili
I first tried this dish in Chicago many years ago at a Cincy Chili franchise. Although it never really caught on here, I was hoo…
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Clay's Colossal Chili
This is the very recipe Chef Clay Erickson used to WIN the National Hobart Chili Cookoff at the Culinary Institute of America in N…
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Cumin Dusted Salmon Fillets
I found this recipe in "Cooking Light" magazine - one of my favorite sources for recipes. The spices really bring out a nice flav…
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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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Eggplant Curry
I am not a big fan of eggplants, but I will always make an exception for this wonderful dish. This is a great dish to start early;…
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Elk and Bean Chili
My father goes hunting in Colorado every year, and always come back with delicious elk meat for me to cook with. This is a great …
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Garlic Beef Enchiladas
This recipe was shared by the editors of Taste of Home magazine (Reiman Publications in Greendale, WI website www.reimanpub.com) a…
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Garlic Beef Enchiladas
This recipe was shared by the editors of Taste of Home magazine (Reiman Publications in Greendale, WI website www.reimanpub.com) a…
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Hamburger Packet
I was inspired to combine a hamburger with a calzone because I like pizza crust but not the messiness of a calzone, and I thought …
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Harisa/Harissa
This personal favorite has replaced salsa and ketchup. It flavors rices, pasta sauces, even substitutes for mayonnaise on a sandw…
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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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Hummus
This is a quick recipe that can be thrown together in minutes. I try to keep a couple cans of chickpeas (also called garbanzo bea…
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Indian Oven-Fried Chicken
This is a recipe I made up while I was trying to give traditional fried chicken a little bit more of an ethnic zing.
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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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Jerri's Pumpkin Soup
Originally this was my friend Diane's recipe, but I altered it a bit. I've often made this soup in very large quantities, when fe…
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Jimbo's Killer Chili
A radio station in Detroit (WXYZ, I think) had award winning recipes it was discussing on the air for listeners. I contacted them…
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Lamb Meatballs
I came across a recipe for very quick lamb kebabs (from Xanthe Clay's Ten Minutes to Table) and decided to modify the recipe.…
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Margo's Chili
When my husband was running for the City of Milwaukee School Board (1983), I always had a huge pot of chili on the stove for the c…
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Mexican Stew
Patty, this is the recipe I mentioned when we were last in the Wells St. store. I finally figured out how to write it up because t…
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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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Mom's Easy Chili
This is my mother's recipe. Although I sometimes make chili using more complicated recipes, this is so easy and can be made from …
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Moorish Turkey Marinade
This is a recipe I adapted out of The Barbecue Bible by Steven Raichlen--a book I highly recommend.
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Moroccan Sardines with Charmoula
This recipe is very popular in Morocco. Many street vendors and restaurants list Sardines in their menus especially during summer …
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Nepalese Jerky
This is an adaptation of the Nepalese equivalent of jerky. Traditionally, the Nepalese use water buffalo meat. The meat is cut i…
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North African Style Stewed Chicken
This recipe was developed by Spice House manager Tracy Turoczy as a way to use preserved lemon.
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Panch Phoron
The ingredients listed make a standard Bengali Five-Spice, but many cooks have their own recipe for this mixture. Sometimes celer…
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Pickled Cauliflower
Nepal is a landlocked country. Villagers frequently have no electricity or indoor plumbing, so they are very ingenious in devising…
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Pimenton Garlic Soup
This recipe comes from the latest book by our friend, "the pope of peppers," Dave DeWitt (along with Nancy Gerlach), "A Spicy Food…
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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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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 Dahl
This recipe was one of the tried and true keepers from my days at culinary school in England. The vibrant orange lentils are beau…
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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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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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Sea Bass Crusted with Moroccan Spices
I adapted this recipe from one of the cooking magazines. You can use sea bass or halibut. I serve it with mango salsa, a perfect …
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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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Southwestern Pork and Rice
This recipe we received from a long time customer, Pat Hintz. She has also created a wonderful cook book using many of our spices…
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Steak Cutlets with Chipotle Glaze
I saw a variation of this as a rub with brown sugar for salmon. I felt it was pretty close to the Gateway blend and came up with t…
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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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Syrian Za'atar
My brother is the best cook in the family, and used to travel on business. After his supply of Za'atar (he got on his travels) ra…
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Tabbouleh
This grain salad is suitable for any summer gathering. I altered this salad to American palates. Middle Eastern salads tend to h…
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Texas Roadhouse Chili
This recipe comes to us courtesy of Jimmy Bannos and John DeMers from their cookbook, "The Heaven On Seven Cookbook. Where It's M…
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Trinidadian Pork Curry
I found this recipe in an international cooking magazine and made it tweaking it ever so slightly. I hope this will make up for m…
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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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Veggie Chili
I became a vegetarian a little while ago and I use a lot of spices now. Here is a recipe for a chili that doesn't use a meat subsi…
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Willie's Chili
This is the recipe my father, Willie, passed down to me. Beginning around age 4 our outings together always included a trip to th…
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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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