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Save time, and hey look it includes garlic! Don’t have the time to mince and your dish is almost done cooking, no problem just add some garlic salt. It is a time saver when you don’t need fresh garlic. Herb and salt in a bottle Having gone through the same type of herbs each time…

Aroma you can smell from the garden Ever walked in a garden full of basils? When you do, you will smell the distinct smell of basil. Basil is such flavorful in both aroma and taste, especially when cooked in a soup. That is why most Vietnamese cuisine uses it, come with those noodle soup at…

Minty spice that go good with others This minty spice, a mint family, comes with robust flavor that is often used with other spices such as paprika, salt and pepper. Good for many uses Oregano is widely used in various ways of cooking, roast, fried, grill, steamed and stir fried. Staple herb of Italian cuisines…

Breakfast pal While rice is for dinner or lunch then oatmeal is the other grain that dominates the breakfast. Why?! Because they are quick, that’s what the quick oat generic name comes from: quick as just pulling hot water and waiting then you get an instant oak ready to be enjoyed! Oak is big on…

A drop of this oil makes every dish nice Sesame oil comes in a distinct aroma and flavor in many cuisine, especially eastern cuisine. It is like white pepper, often hard to detect by taste by just a hint of it would make the whole dish stand out. Oil different from seeds Ever have sesame…

Dethroning the oranges When you think of vitamin c, many of us take oranges but the fact is that strawberry has more vitamin c than oranges. It may not look orange or even tastes like orange, this red pinkish fruit is in every type of desert, drinks, smoothies and even jam for your bread. For…

Raisins for toppings When it comes to toppings, raisins is the king: use it for your oatmeal topping, top off with your cereals and milk, dessert topping, ice cream topping and the list go on and on. Is is good for baking too Raisins is no stranger when it comes to baking. Many recipes such…

Olive oils is among the best oils for salad, making homemade salad dressing It adds the smooth oily and the extra zesty taste to add to the flavor of the salad and its dressing. Also good for cooking, low smoke point Olive oil is good for cooking in low to medium heat. One of the…

Robust and chunky, but careful, soft when over cooked Cooking zucchini can be tricky despite its outward appearance of being chunky and robust.  High heat is needed but in a short amount of time in order to bring out just the right texture and tenderness while staying somewhat crunchy.  Good by itself or with pasta…

Quick to the draw As many of you know onions have layers and those layers come real handy in cooking up some of the most delicious dishes. Onions require very little prep time, you can have them ready to cook with your dish just  as quickly as you can peel those outer tunic. Fresh and…