The Spice Kitchen

The Spice Kitchen: Everyday Cooking with Organic Spices by Sara Engram, Katie Luber and Kimberly Toqe is a cookbook with a unique approach and focus. By placing emphasis on the innovative use of a wide variety of spices and herbs, the authors not only present a collection of delicious recipes, they inspire creativity in the reader.

The book includes a detailed guide to many popular spices, with information on their origins, flavor profiles and affinities. Sidebars throughout the book are filled with "fun facts" that relate to the various recipe ingredients.

We tried the recipe for Roasted Spiced Cauliflower, a delicious combination of fresh cauliflower florets spiced with cumin and coriander and roasted with pine nuts, green olives and capers.

Here are just a few of the other recipes that caught our attention ~

Strawberry Salad with Balsamic Cinnamon Vinaigrette ~ a unique combination of strawberries, avocado, red onion and chopped pecans.
Spiced Orange Pan Sauce over Grilled Lamb ~ garlic-rubbed lamb chops topped with an orange sauce flavored with cumin, cinnamon and green cardamom.
Roasted Peaches with Rosemary Streusel and Cinnamon Whipped Cream - fresh peaches, oven roasted with a fragrant streusel topping spiced with rosemary, cinnamon and ginger.

If you're looking to get more creative with spices The Spice Kitchen is a must-have for your kitchen library.

Available in hardcover for around $23 from Amazon.com

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