Mixing herbs and spices in meals can be healthy, but you still need to know which spice goes with what ingredient. Spice Advice has a chart you can refer to for quick decisions.

1. Simple Spice. Dishes that rely on just a few spices, at most three, as seasoning. 2. Light Sauce. Lighter dishes, many of them with dried peas, beans and legumes such as lentil and garbanzo beans.

1 teaspoon five-spice powder 3 tablespoons finely chopped green onions 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 3 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry 1 cup low-salt chicken broth 11/2 tablespoons ...

Trust me, blandness won't be a problem in this recipe. Cumin, an intensely aromatic spice, perks it up, while roasting brings out cauliflower's sweeter side. 4. Sweet Potatoes And Curry Powder ...

Pepper Is More Of A Preference Unlike salt, there is no clear biological need for us to consume pepper. The spice comes from the dried berries of the Piper nigrum plant, a vine native to South India.

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Trust me, blandness won't be a problem in this recipe. Cumin, an intensely aromatic spice, perks it up, while roasting brings out cauliflower's sweeter side. 4. Sweet Potatoes And Curry Powder ...