Thursday, April 10, 2008

Getting SPICY!

COOKING & SHOPPING: As you probably know, you should always use organic herbs and spices, and you should ditch anything older than 6 months. In refreshing my pantry, I came across two amazing websites.

One site only offers 1#, and on the other, it was nearly as cheap to get 8oz as 4 oz.

It's all pretty cheap, and I have a scale at home and am happy to split off part of my order – here is the list of what I bought and the cost per pound (or half pound):


From SF Herb & Natural Food Company (http://www.herbspicetea.com/)
  • 1# Cinnamon Sticks (5" Ceylon) $8.00
  • 1# organic coriander seeds $7.25
  • 1# organic cloves $11.00
  • 1# organic sweet paprika $8.35
  • 1# organic super blue lavender flowers $11.00
  • 1# organic cut/sifted spearmint $7.00
  • 1# organic cut/sifted peppermint $5.90
  • 1# organic garlic powder $8.25
  • 1# organic white pepper, whole $7.80

TOTAL: $74.55
w/Shipping: 86.24


From Mountain Rose Herbs (http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/)
  • 8oz Anise Star Pods organic $5.25
  • 1# Cinnamon Sticks (cassia cinnamon) organic $5.00
  • 8oz Cardamom Pods organic $9.50
  • 8oz Fenugreek Seed organic $3.50
  • 1# Black Peppercorn whole organic $7.50

TOTAL: $30.75
w/Shipping: $39.22

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