You can buy a lot of spice mixes in all kinds of different supermarkets. But making your own is super easy and you can adjust them exactly to your own taste to create your personal perfect spice mix. This Greek spice mix is simple and delicious with garlic and oregano.
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How to make garam masala
Garam masala, an Indian spice mix you can buy almost everywhere. You can also make your own mix, if you run out of garam masala but you still have all the spices separately in your cupboard. Or maybe you live abroad and you can’t find the mixture in the supermarket. This spice mix doesn’t have […]
How to make Mexican spice mix
Making your own spice mixes is so easy, you don’t want to buy them in the stores anymore. You can adjust them to your own taste, which means in this Mexican spice mix that you can choose how spicy you’ll like it. It’s completely up to you!
How to make sambal
Ingredients large handful chili peppers of your choice (we’ve used bird’s eye chili/rawit) 3 small (yellow) madame jaenette (for a milder sambal you can use less or no madame jeanette) 1 onion 3 garlic cloves about 3 cm ginger root 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar (or use a different type, or lemon juice) large dash […]
Ground beef seasoning mix
Making your own spice mixed is super easy, and if you’re using ground spices is even easier! You can vary the spices to your own taste and you can store them for a long time. That way, you’ll always have your own seasoning mix within reach. 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons nutmeg 2 teaspoons white […]
How to make mild curry paste
Homemade curry paste is so much more delicious than store-bought ones. If you think it takes much time, you have to try it just ones to see for yourself how easy it actually is. You can adapt it to your own taste, if you like it spicy or mild, you can create it yourself using […]
How to make gyros spice mix
Making your own gyros spice mix is easy and so much tastier than store-bought spice mixes. An extra positive thing is creating them exactly to your own taste and they’re less salty. 2 teaspoons dried oregano 2 teaspoons dried thyme 1 teaspoon dried parsley large pinch of (black) pepper 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon […]
How to make red curry paste
A red curry paste can be easily bought in all kind of stores, because there are so many great ones. But making your own paste is even tastier! You can store them for a few weeks, or even longer if you freeze them in portions. Ingredients 2 chili peppers 2 garlic cloves 1 lemongrass stalk […]
How to make chicken seasoning (spice mix)
Making your own spice mixes is so much more delicious than using store-bought mixes, only spices without all kinds of artificial additives and too much salt. With a cabinet filled with spices, you can spice up all your dishes. You can vary endless, try it yourself and you’ll never want to go for store-bought again! […]
How to make Dutch speculaaskruiden (spice mix)
This classic Dutch spice mix, speculaaskruiden, are used for a lot of Sinterklaas recipes. You know, the traditional holiday for children at the end of the year. Yes, the one with ‘zwarte piet’ (black pete) but we’re not going to talk about that. There are a lot of Dutch recipes using this spice mix, such […]
Homemade caramel sauce
Making your own caramel isn’t difficult at all if you know what to look out for. There can be many reasons why the first time making your own caramel fails. For example: fire too high or stirring too much. It’s important to not walk away from the caramel, patience is of utmost importance.
Asparagus
asparagus Asparagus season is upon us! Traditionally the season starts (in The Netherlands that is) at the second thursday of april and ends at 24th of june. A warm spring will ensure that the asparagus are stocked from the end of march. Another reason to love spring time! Harvest The asparagus beds you can see […]
