Unexpected Ways to Cook with Spices

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Traditionally used for holiday baking, cinnamon, ginger and allspice add punch to savory recipes, too.

Cinnamon is commonly used in savory dishes in Moroccan, Indian and Persian cuisines – and Italian, too. Renaissance dishes used

Popular in South Indian cooking, aromatic curry leaves are tiny and thin and eaten whole, so no need to fish

So named because these dried, unripe fruits taste like cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg, allspice – also called pimenta – is

Try this rub for pork or beef ribs, pork chops or other cuts. Liberally apply to meat and let sit

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