What, Why and How To

What Why and How To

A Guide to Herbs and Cheese

Herbs and cheese are as timeless a pair as Beauty and the Beast. Herbs give cheese a flavor boost and the cheeses are a nice base to help the flavor of the herbs truly shine.

All About Tomatoes

Tomatoes are one of our favorite vegetables that are technically fruits.

All About Zucchini

Are You Nuts?

Is it fair to call a food a "Health Trend" if there's a few hundred different versions, and it's been eaten for thousands of years in just about every part of the globe? Probably not.

BBQ or Barbecue or Barbacoa or Whatever You Call It

BBQ or Barbecue or Barbacoa or Whatever You Call It Barbecue is a global approach to cooking food; it is found in several corners of the world with some variat

Broth and Stock 101

Whether you're making a soup, gravy, or risotto, they all need a great cooking liquid with a whole lot of flavor.

California or Chinese Garlic

California versus Chinese Garlic Garlic and onions alike are a topic of debate in the spice world.

Create Your Own Dry Rub for Ribs Using 4 Tips from BBQ Restaurants

We’re a spice and seasoning company and have been creating BBQ rib rubs for ourselves and offering custom blending for others for over 12 years.

Difference Between Smoking, Barbecuing and Grilling

Before you know it, the sun will be setting faster and faster. While it's still bright and sunny out, enjoy cooking outside in all the different ways that you can!

How Much Spice to Use and When to Add

Spices and seasonings can take a dish from being as plain as cardboard to (almost) literally out of this world.

How to Be a Better Cook in 5 Recipes

I admire my mother when she is in the kitchen preparing food for our entire family. The ease and grace with which she prepares each dish makes me a little envious.

How to Fry Spices

If you already know how to dry roast and crush your own spices, pan frying is the next step in building our flavor profiles of your favorite dishes.

How to Make the Best Homemade Soup

The best time of the year for steamy hot comfort food is winter.

How to Make Your Own Rub

One of the most flavorful ways to season meat is with a generous amount of rub. One of the questions that we hear often from our customers is - How to Make a Rub?

How to Roast Vegetables

Grilling vegetables is great for the summer months, but the winter months call for a different kind of preparation called roasting.

How to Save Food: Fixing Flavors

When cooking, getting to know your ingredients each time you make a dish will help you season or combine new ingredients in a way that is complementary to all the other parts of the dish.

How to Store Spices

Take a moment to think about your spice collection. Do you prefer to store them in a cabinet all their own or directly on the countertop?

Is It Done Yet?

Grilling and spending time with family and friends is one of my favorite summer pastimes.

Project 101

What is Project 101? At Spices Inc. we aim to educate, inspire, and entertain our customers. Food is an interesting medium that has a lot more to offer than simply keeping you alive.

Pumpkin or Apple: A History of Flavor

The two most popular flavors of the fall here in the United States are unmistakably pumpkin and apple.

Spice Cabinet 101: Mustard

Somewhere in the fierce summer heat, a child is experiencing mustard for the first time.

Spice Up Your Meal Prep

What is Meal Prep?Meal Prep is a humble concept that's gotten a lot of attention lately.

The 10 Secrets of Backyard Grilling

The 10 Secrets of Backyard Grilling So you want to become a grill master? Well it's your lucky day ‘cause we're about to set your world on fire.

The Best Vegetables for Grilling

One of the great joys of summer is enjoying food straight off the grill. The focus is almost always on the meat.

The Difference Between Pickling and Fermenting

Pickling and fermenting are some of the oldest known methods to preserve food and yet they are frequently mistaken for one another.

The What and Why You Should Buy Organic

Why Should You Buy Organic First the why – fruits and vegetables from organic farms are the most environmentally correct method for producing food.

What Are GMOs?

If you search for an answer on the internet, you might find the definition, "an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques." What are GMOs really, though?