FYI Dollar Tree has a very good deal... Himalayan Pink Salt in a bag, sells for way more! I always use Nature's Season by McCormick... Has a yellow and blue label, it's salt, pepper, garlic, onion just a simple thing but so good. I love it on a simple cheese/mayo tomato sandwich with lettuce!!! Yummy 😋 Oh... AND always died Oregano on my BLT on the tomatoes...
You are a girl after my own heart with all of those spices ! They make a HUGE difference when it comes to comes to cooking cheaper cuts of meat, making dishes go farther with oatmeal, veggie or pasta casseroles using less meat, or any recipe in general.
I have a lot of spices in my pantry. It does help change the flavor profile especially for the same things you cook over and over again like chicken. Also, I sometimes use spices to make jarred sauces or salad dressing taste better. The sauces are a good base and adding spices lets you make it your own without having to start from scratch.
Mrs Dash garlic and herbs! Dice up potatoes into nickel or quarter size chunks in a bowl. Put a little Olive oil or vegetable oil over potatoes and toss together. Lay the potatoes out on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with seasoning. Put in 400 degree preheated oven an bake 1/2 hour, turning once have way through. Excellent! You can also do the same with any combination of spices for different flavors....
YES! I Love your spice collection!! So glad you showed your Burger spice because I have a bottle of that, which I love, and it's almost gone and I couldn't remember where I had gotten it!! I also love those clear turn tables. The "cookie: spread is awesome! Love that stuff!! The beef/tomato bullion granules is really great for tomato beef dishes, like making homemade vegetable soups, stews, pot roasts, chilies & like dishes (especially the Italian dishes). The curry powder is a great spice for ANY squash/ sweet potato/pumpkin dishes & soups. Agree 100% with you on the dried garlic & onions spices, they're so versatile and great additions or replacements for the fresh counterparts. I sprinkle the dried onions on chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad sandwiches too. I use them a bunch! If you like onion dip, I make my own using beef bouillon & dried minced onions, instead of buying Lipton dried onion soup mix. I love that you have a green/spring onion plant!. The tops are chives, and they not only dry up nice for keeping but they freeze up nicely too! I keep Carmel topping for my Salted Caramel Ice Coffee drinks! Um, good stuff :-) Another great share Lynn... THANKS for posting & sharing your spice cabinet! I really enjoyed this video & your coffee station video !!
It is just made me realize how when my home is fully stocked I have most things at my fingertips. I’m not only can provide for my family… I can provide for myself and also those to come for a visit.
I need spice in my life! Love your humor while bringing attention to necessities. Great tips and tricks to stretch a dollar! As always thanks Lynn!! 😊 🥰
Loved your video. I too have a large variety of savor and sweet spices. I will have to look for hat one you showed called Complete. That will be a great addition. Thanks for the information. Have a Blessed day.
Yes, I keep a lot of spices on hand and generally make my own blends. We typically use the same spices a lot so we buy those in bulk like you. Oh we have something in common, we don’t like the texture of cooked onions either. 😝 We use coconut sugar a lot. It is a good substitute for brown sugar, so you could use it any baking that calls for that. We also make homemade bbq sauce and substitute the coconut sugar where it calls for brown sugar. 👍
Is coconut sugar a healthy alternative to brown sugar? I use maple sugar, which has a better glycemic value than regular sugar. HOWEVER, maple sugar is very expensive, but my husband can still occasionally have a sweet treat without wrecking his blood sugar. His type 2 diabetes is controlled through diet alone. Thanks for any information on coconut sugar.
@@Stephanie-rf9xs I’m not a nutritionist, but that being said, it does seem to be lower on the glycemic index. From what I’ve read brown sugar is a 64 GI and coconut is 35 on the GI. It is has inulin in it, which is a fiber that slows the sugar burn down. It is also not as processed as table sugar or brown sugar, which means it holds trace amounts of its nutrients in tack. However, it is basically the same amount calories and sugar. So basically, the general statement that most articles say is that it could be a healthier alternative, but sugar is sugar. Everything in moderation. 🤷🏼♀️. Hope that helps. 🥰
@@TheLongRunwithJoelandChristy, thank you! I am not nutritionist either, but I have studied nutrition extensively and prefer maple sugar when I bake sweet things because of the same trace amounts of nutrients not found in highly processed table sugar.
Good Morning from Denver! I have spices on a wall spice rack and need a second rack, so those things go on a shelf in a cabinet. I enjoy cooking with spices very much, as you do. I cook for my husband and myself, but during the winter, I make casseroles and freeze them (starting in Oct) to give as holiday gifts! So spices are great to enhance the dish and many desserts. I put a dot sticker on my bottles to note the date purchased. If I am not using a spice blend or plain spice, then within a year, I pass it on to a friend to see if they will enjoy it. . Reason: my storage space. I prefer purchasing smaller amounts to use this up within my year time I have set for myself. The dried powdered eggs I also have and use in cakes and casseroles. Eggs are a binding agent. We taste no difference. With the egg shortage, this is a great product to have in hand. Himalayan pink salt: this salt is more intense, so I use half. If a recipe says use 1teaspoon, I put in half. And use half to our on a salad. This flavor is really remarkable and awakens the tastebuds! Spice blends are amazing also. I use Lawry’s Lemon pepper for a lemon chicken recipe. Yum! Lemon extract and lemon peel dried are excellent in a blueberry loaf or muffin mix off tge shelf. I take a few minutes with box mixes to sift the flour mix from the box twice. Then proceed to make tge mix. But add lemon extract, lemon peel to that blueberry mix and wow! Use 1 teaspoon each. You have a wonderful addition to the meal or for a coffee gathering. Spices with a recipe card also make a great holiday gift! It is a different idea to give for someone who loves cooking. Put this in a small basket (I buy baskets at thrift stores for $1) or wrap in a dish towel or use a plate!! Lynn’s ‘blue plate special’ idea! Even sharing 1-2 servings from a casserole on a plate will make a meal for a friend during these challenging grocery days. I have Senior friends I do this with who don’t cook much anymore. I’m feeding more folks from one casserole niw. Plus I get a great visit with them! So rethink spices this year. Look at what you are not using and why not? This is a huge investment! Enjoy! Thank you, Lynn, for sharing your spices. You gave given me new ideas for some different dishes this summer! Pat in Colorado
@deborah Jones Thank you! I enjoy cooking and have been retired since 2006 as an accountant. I keep lots of records on my pantry info and for meal planning. This has saved us money in order to redirect the funds to other projects. I call this ‘transferring my accountant business skills to my retired life!’ I am age 73, an avid reader, and I enjoy You Tube shows about cooking, pantry ideas, and meal planning. Love Lynn’s shows and Jan NYC Saves Money. What state are you in?? Regards, Pat in Colorado
Where do I start with all those wonderful comments! Definitely I need to try the lemon extract in a blueberry muffins. Love the idea of recipes with the spices for a gift! I also love the idea of the stickers on the spices to see what you’re not using in the best of time. Yes I learned the hard way about the Himalayan salt being stronger. It’s so much for your wonderful insight and comment.
Unfortunately, I have life threatening food allergies so I must be very careful about the food I eat. I use a lot of the brand Badia when I look for seasonings, spices, and dried herbs. I use fresh garlic/onions because buying them powdered has landed me in the ER too many times. I am not able to consume any type of bullion or store both broths. I make all of my broths/stocks from scratch and freeze in small amounts to cook with. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I think your spice cabinet is wonderfully stocked! Thank you for your excellent video!
I buy most of my spices in big 200 gram to 500 gram packets from Indian or Asian grocery stores and then I fill up my 120 gram sized jars I bought very cheaply at Kmart. You save A LOT of money this way on things like Cinnamon, Bay leaves, Paprika, Cumin, Cardamon, Onion Powder, Pepper, Curry Powder, Turmeric, Coriander powder and seeds, and some stock big packets of Italian herb mix and dry Parsley too. Fill up your own jars and seal what is left in the packet with sticky tape and store in a box in dark corner of house for 2 years. Those tiny jars hold 15 grams of spices maximum if you are lucky so you gotta go shop where they sell the decent sized packets. In Europe everyone uses Vegeta seasoning powdered stock in place of liquid or cubed stock powder- very salty so taste it before you put too much in. I love your big jars of cinnamon and dried onion.
Yes I do. You can use for anything. Curry powder is very good for rice. Kinda like Chinese flavors, Stirfry, baked chicken, vegetables, well…I like the flavor, little goes a long way, it’s a mediterranean flavoring.
Before we lost our house I had very similar as you. I love trying new things to... Especially going to ethnic type store's even though I can't read what it is.... 🤭😂 Truthfully it makes it all the more fun. You can mostly figure stuff out by the pictures...
Another really great place to pick up spices inexpensively is Aldi's! Aldi's and Trader Joe's are owned by two brothers and their products are mostly the same things (stuff). Like the spices (for sure). Different packaging, but the very same things. FYI
Salad Supreme is another great spice to add to your collection. Great for cold Linguine Salad (and like dishes) especially during hot summer months when mayonnaise can be an issue. I've never heard of the " Complete " spice combo, but I'd love to try it. I, like you and many others on here, believe in spices ( and I'm a sauce, vinegar & marinade person too!) Like: soy sauces, teriyaki sauce, sweet chili sauce, sweet & sour sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, sesame sauce/oil, Worcester sauce, Speedie dressing etc. Lynn, do you have a " sauce " pantry?? If yes, would you consider doing a video on that??
I also love the fresh spices as well… But I don’t use them up quick enough so having the dried spices are better. I also have used up most of my own dehydrated spices. But I’m sure when you add the fresh your dishes come out delicious.
Spices are so important!
FYI
Dollar Tree has a very good deal... Himalayan Pink Salt in a bag, sells for way more!
I always use Nature's Season by McCormick... Has a yellow and blue label, it's salt, pepper, garlic, onion just a simple thing but so good. I love it on a simple cheese/mayo tomato sandwich with lettuce!!! Yummy 😋
Oh... AND always died Oregano on my BLT on the tomatoes...
My fav is lemon pepper. Use it to allmost everythings
That is my go to on asparagus with butter so yummy
You are a girl after my own heart with all of those spices ! They make a HUGE difference when it comes to comes to cooking cheaper cuts of meat, making dishes go farther with oatmeal, veggie or pasta casseroles using less meat, or any recipe in general.
The dried lemon and orange peel is great to add to your herbal teas!
I have a lot of spices in my pantry. It does help change the flavor profile especially for the same things you cook over and over again like chicken. Also, I sometimes use spices to make jarred sauces or salad dressing taste better. The sauces are a good base and adding spices lets you make it your own without having to start from scratch.
My favs are basil and cinnamon. I use garlic, paprika and parsley a lot also.
I do too!
I have been using mrs Dash salt free spices! I can control the salt! Mrs Dash is awesome! I have found 5 different flavours! They are delicious!
Mrs Dash garlic and herbs! Dice up potatoes into nickel or quarter size chunks in a bowl. Put a little Olive oil or vegetable oil over potatoes and toss together. Lay the potatoes out on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with seasoning. Put in 400 degree preheated oven an bake 1/2 hour, turning once have way through. Excellent! You can also do the same with any combination of spices for different flavors....
Rhonda Disrud, the Potatoe recipe sounds Awesome! I am going to make those! Thank you for sharing
Your spice cabinet is very well stocked 😉🙂
YES! I Love your spice collection!! So glad you showed your Burger spice because I have a bottle of that, which I love, and it's almost gone and I couldn't remember where I had gotten it!! I also love those clear turn tables. The "cookie: spread is awesome! Love that stuff!! The beef/tomato bullion granules is really great for tomato beef dishes, like making homemade vegetable soups, stews, pot roasts, chilies & like dishes (especially the Italian dishes). The curry powder is a great spice for ANY squash/ sweet potato/pumpkin dishes & soups. Agree 100% with you on the dried garlic & onions spices, they're so versatile and great additions or replacements for the fresh counterparts. I sprinkle the dried onions on chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad sandwiches too. I use them a bunch! If you like onion dip, I make my own using beef bouillon & dried minced onions, instead of buying Lipton dried onion soup mix. I love that you have a green/spring onion plant!. The tops are chives, and they not only dry up nice for keeping but they freeze up nicely too! I keep Carmel topping for my Salted Caramel Ice Coffee drinks! Um, good stuff :-)
Another great share Lynn... THANKS for posting & sharing your spice cabinet! I really enjoyed this video & your coffee station video !!
I love my spice's my cabinet is full..
Blessing
Love this theme of a ‘fully stocked home’ and pantry!
Pat in Colorado
It is just made me realize how when my home is fully stocked I have most things at my fingertips. I’m not only can provide for my family… I can provide for myself and also those to come for a visit.
That Complete spice sounds like my Nature's Season
I need spice in my life! Love your humor while bringing attention to necessities. Great tips and tricks to stretch a dollar! As always thanks Lynn!! 😊 🥰
😎
Loved your video. I too have a large variety of savor and sweet spices. I will have to look for hat one you showed called Complete. That will be a great addition. Thanks for the information. Have a Blessed day.
Yes, I keep a lot of spices on hand and generally make my own blends. We typically use the same spices a lot so we buy those in bulk like you. Oh we have something in common, we don’t like the texture of cooked onions either. 😝
We use coconut sugar a lot. It is a good substitute for brown sugar, so you could use it any baking that calls for that. We also make homemade bbq sauce and substitute the coconut sugar where it calls for brown sugar. 👍
Is coconut sugar a healthy alternative to brown sugar? I use maple sugar, which has a better glycemic value than regular sugar. HOWEVER, maple sugar is very expensive, but my husband can still occasionally have a sweet treat without wrecking his blood sugar. His type 2 diabetes is controlled through diet alone. Thanks for any information on coconut sugar.
@@Stephanie-rf9xs I’m not a nutritionist, but that being said, it does seem to be lower on the glycemic index. From what I’ve read brown sugar is a 64 GI and coconut is 35 on the GI. It is has inulin in it, which is a fiber that slows the sugar burn down. It is also not as processed as table sugar or brown sugar, which means it holds trace amounts of its nutrients in tack. However, it is basically the same amount calories and sugar. So basically, the general statement that most articles say is that it could be a healthier alternative, but sugar is sugar. Everything in moderation. 🤷🏼♀️. Hope that helps. 🥰
@@TheLongRunwithJoelandChristy, thank you! I am not nutritionist either, but I have studied nutrition extensively and prefer maple sugar when I bake sweet things because of the same trace amounts of nutrients not found in highly processed table sugar.
@@Stephanie-rf9xs yes, I’m with you. I prefer foods that are less processed and has higher nutrient value. 🥰
Thanks for the tips on the coconut sugar. You’re about the only one I’ve ever heard who agrees with me all the onions.
Good Morning from Denver! I have spices on a wall spice rack and need a second rack, so those things go on a shelf in a cabinet. I enjoy cooking with spices very much, as you do. I cook for my husband and myself, but during the winter, I make casseroles and freeze them (starting in Oct) to give as holiday gifts! So spices are great to enhance the dish and many desserts.
I put a dot sticker on my bottles to note the date purchased. If I am not using a spice blend or plain spice, then within a year, I pass it on to a friend to see if they will enjoy it. . Reason: my storage space. I prefer purchasing smaller amounts to use this up within my year time I have set for myself.
The dried powdered eggs I also have and use in cakes and casseroles. Eggs are a binding agent. We taste no difference. With the egg shortage, this is a great product to have in hand.
Himalayan pink salt: this salt is more intense, so I use half. If a recipe says use 1teaspoon, I put in half. And use half to our on a salad. This flavor is really remarkable and awakens the tastebuds!
Spice blends are amazing also. I use Lawry’s Lemon pepper for a lemon chicken recipe. Yum!
Lemon extract and lemon peel dried are excellent in a blueberry loaf or muffin mix off tge shelf. I take a few minutes with box mixes to sift the flour mix from the box twice.
Then proceed to make tge mix. But add lemon extract, lemon peel to that blueberry mix and wow! Use 1 teaspoon each. You have a wonderful addition to the meal or for a coffee gathering.
Spices with a recipe card also make a great holiday gift! It is a different idea to give for someone who loves cooking. Put this in a small basket (I buy baskets at thrift stores for $1) or wrap in a dish towel or use a plate!! Lynn’s ‘blue plate special’ idea!
Even sharing 1-2 servings from a casserole on a plate will make a meal for a friend during these challenging grocery days. I have Senior friends I do this with who don’t cook much anymore. I’m feeding more folks from one casserole niw. Plus I get a great visit with them!
So rethink spices this year. Look at what you are not using and why not? This is a huge investment! Enjoy!
Thank you, Lynn, for sharing your spices. You gave given me new ideas for some different dishes this summer!
Pat in Colorado
Forgive my typing errors!
Pat in Colorado
Oh, I love your post here!! Thanks for taking the time to share all this! Great ideas !!!
I wanted to save your post but couldn't figure out how, so I took a bunch of screen shots! Lol! :-D
@deborah Jones
Thank you! I enjoy cooking and have been retired since 2006 as an accountant. I keep lots of records on my pantry info and for meal planning. This has saved us money in order to redirect the funds to other projects.
I call this ‘transferring my accountant business skills to my retired life!’
I am age 73, an avid reader, and I enjoy You Tube shows about cooking, pantry ideas, and meal planning. Love Lynn’s shows and Jan NYC Saves Money.
What state are you in??
Regards, Pat in Colorado
Where do I start with all those wonderful comments! Definitely I need to try the lemon extract in a blueberry muffins. Love the idea of recipes with the spices for a gift! I also love the idea of the stickers on the spices to see what you’re not using in the best of time. Yes I learned the hard way about the Himalayan salt being stronger. It’s so much for your wonderful insight and comment.
Unfortunately, I have life threatening food allergies so I must be very careful about the food I eat. I use a lot of the brand Badia when I look for seasonings, spices, and dried herbs. I use fresh garlic/onions because buying them powdered has landed me in the ER too many times. I am not able to consume any type of bullion or store both broths. I make all of my broths/stocks from scratch and freeze in small amounts to cook with. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I think your spice cabinet is wonderfully stocked! Thank you for your excellent video!
Thank you for recommending Badia (I have allergies too) - I will look into buying it!
Crock pot is your best friend when you don't want to cook 😀
I buy most of my spices in big 200 gram to 500 gram packets from Indian or Asian grocery stores and then I fill up my 120 gram sized jars I bought very cheaply at Kmart. You save A LOT of money this way on things like Cinnamon, Bay leaves, Paprika, Cumin, Cardamon, Onion Powder, Pepper, Curry Powder, Turmeric, Coriander powder and seeds, and some stock big packets of Italian herb mix and dry Parsley too. Fill up your own jars and seal what is left in the packet with sticky tape and store in a box in dark corner of house for 2 years. Those tiny jars hold 15 grams of spices maximum if you are lucky so you gotta go shop where they sell the decent sized packets. In Europe everyone uses Vegeta seasoning powdered stock in place of liquid or cubed stock powder- very salty so taste it before you put too much in. I love your big jars of cinnamon and dried onion.
I’ll have to get a few new spices, thanks for the info
Yes I do. You can use for anything. Curry powder is very good for rice. Kinda like Chinese flavors, Stirfry, baked chicken, vegetables, well…I like the flavor, little goes a long way, it’s a mediterranean flavoring.
Bragg's 24 Spice mix makes everything taste amazing. That, along with salt
I have a bad habit of cooking up spaghetti noodles and using it in different Asian dishes.
Is that a bad thing?
@@leisure057blank3 I don't think it is.
Before we lost our house I had very similar as you.
I love trying new things to...
Especially going to ethnic type store's even though I can't read what it is.... 🤭😂 Truthfully it makes it all the more fun. You can mostly figure stuff out by the pictures...
Another really great place to pick up spices inexpensively is Aldi's! Aldi's and Trader Joe's are owned by two brothers and their products are mostly the same things (stuff). Like the spices (for sure). Different packaging, but the very same things. FYI
I absolutely love Trader Joe’s.
Salad Supreme is another great spice to add to your collection. Great for cold Linguine Salad (and like dishes) especially during hot summer months when mayonnaise can be an issue.
I've never heard of the " Complete " spice combo, but I'd love to try it. I, like you and many others on here, believe in spices ( and I'm a sauce, vinegar & marinade person too!) Like: soy sauces, teriyaki sauce, sweet chili sauce, sweet & sour sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, sesame sauce/oil, Worcester sauce, Speedie dressing etc. Lynn, do you have a " sauce " pantry?? If yes, would you consider doing a video on that??
I agree. Sauces would be a great review!
Pat in Colorado
So a sauce pantry… Not sure if I would say I have that but I can show you the sauce is that keep in the refrigerator on the regular.
Your spice looks good 😍 I have the same amount of spice 😍you can make anything if you have the rice spice and condiments😀😀😀
I only have 3 shoebox of spices. Less than half of what you have. But I prefer fresh herbs like fresh parsley, basil, sage, chives, etc.
I also love the fresh spices as well… But I don’t use them up quick enough so having the dried spices are better. I also have used up most of my own dehydrated spices. But I’m sure when you add the fresh your dishes come out delicious.
We use a lot of celery salt because we’re chicagoans 😂👍 (it’s the secret ingredient in our coleslaw & our famous hotdogs)
That’s one spice I have never used.
I don't have room for all my spices because I always see something I don't have
That is so true… There’s always some great ones to try.
My ma had a spice cabinet like yours. I do not, lol.
The one spice to stay away from is floor spice.
I’ve never heard of that.
@@allthinghomewithlynn oh Lynn if I can I'm going to send a package out to you either tomorrow or Friday. It depends on how things work out for me.