What are your top 5 favorite spices/herbs? It occured to me that I

[dawnnys]

can't live without onion powder, if that is considered a spice.

Mine are:

onion powder

cumin

corriander

basil

tarragon

 

[angak]

garlic powder/salt, basil, pepper, cinnamon, chili powder

 

[heather_in_sf]

thyme, cumin, nutmeg, basil, dill

I'm assuming salt and pepper don't count! These are the spices and herbs that I'm always refilling the jars in my turnabout.

 

[meryl]

(7 for me): Black pepper, cumin powder, chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, basil, cinnamon

 

[Marg CDN]

French thyme, tarragon, dill, coriander, cinnamon

 

[orchid]

Dawn, did you see my response to you at post 4458? Did you get my PM?

 

[karennoca]

Mine are FRESH basil, marjoram, flat leaf parsley, and rosemary, from my garden

and from the dried; thyme, garlic powder, chili powder, red pepper flakes, cumin, cinnamon and nutmeg.

 

[CathyZ]

Fresh basil, fresh cilantro, oregano, black pepper, thyme

 

[gayle-mo]

Basil, cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin, chili powder, black pepper, sage, terragon...

Of course fresh any thing is so much better than dried, but I love to use my dried herbs from our garden, also.

*Those are not in order of affection! lol I think freshly grated black pepper would have to be #1 for me! We go though huge amounts.

 

[pat-nocal]

Fresh basil and rosemary, dried tarragon, curry powder & cinnamon (tough to choose just 5 though).

 

[judy-mass]

Fresh rosemary, garam masala, coriander, black pepper, fresh basil

 

[meryl]

Same here re: black pepper. Hey, did you ever order the Penzey's extra bold and sarawak?

 

[meryl]

That's why I did 7 smileys/smile.gif

 

[debbie_in_ga]

Cinnamon, ginger, curry powder, cardamom, and fresh cilantro.

 

[dawn_mo]

Mine are fresh cilantro, black pepper, cumin, chile powder, and cinnamon. A side note...

My step-daughter told me about these "house fresheners" that you can buy for your furnace. You insert them next to your furnace's filter. I bought one today, the cinnamon one. The house smells like I have a simmering pot of cinnamon potpourri. It is absolutely wonderful. And it only cost about $3.00. I highly urge you to get one of these. They have about 12 aromas, and some of them have little scratch and sniff spots on them. Wonderful!

 

[evan]

Oregano, basil, rosemary, curry powder and black pepper.

 

[sylvia]

Mine are fresh basil, rosemary, tarragon, parsley and thyme. Dry herbs just don't compare.

 

[georgiarose]

Garlic powder/salt, basil, fresh cilantro, cumin, black pepper

 

[randi]

oregano, rosemary, thyme - from the garden. cayene, nutmeg & herbed sea salts.