On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:38:36 +0100, "Pandora" >
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>"serene" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>> My most-used spices/herbs are alack pepper, basil, garlic (fresh or
>> powdered), cumin, chili powder, red pepper flakes, curry powder, and
>> turmeric. Might be forgetting some. Oh, and I use a lot of cilantro,
>> but the fresh stuff, and at the holidays I usually grate two or three
>> nutmegs over hot drinks and for pies, etc.
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>Excuse me, Serene. What is alack pepper and how do you use it?

Oops! It's a typo for "black pepper". Sorry. :-)

>> (Other things in that pic are chinese five spice, which I hate; onion
>> powder, which I love on popcorn with parmesan cheese;
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>Oh! You are the first person I know who use to season popcorns )))

Oh, popcorn is my favorite food, and people love my seasoned popcorns,
especially curry. And my wife will sometimes *beg* me to make her
kettle corn (popcorn made with a little sugar and salt -- very yummy).

>seasoned salt,
>> which I love on popcorn; coriander; oregano; rosemary, which I can
>> only take in tiny quantities; fines herbs; cayenne pepper; paprika;
>> bay leaves; mustard powder; cinnamon; and some other stuff I'm too
>> comfy to get up and check out right now.)
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>Thank you Serene ! You have a lot of spices! It means that your cooking is
>various and beautiful!

Thanks, Pandora, but you're my idol, with all the fresh gnocchi and
stuff. I hope some day to be able to sit down to dinner with you.

serene