Today's happy thought...

[alysten]

is a pantry full of new whole spices. Yesterday I bought some Madagascar Vanilla beans, whole coriander, whole anise seed, and a new bottle of mixed peppercorns. Today, I bought grains of paradise, green cardamon pods, real cinnamon and more Madagascar vanilla beans.

I will soon have a happy kitchen and a full medieval spice rack.

Comments

[femkederoas.livejournal.com]

Heh. We have a good collection. Some from events, and some from Penzeys.

Though lately I've been playing with my non-period 3 types of Cassia cinnamon. ;-) They ARE distinctly different. I find I prefer the Chinese, at least in baked goods. It has more "bite" than the Vietnamese or Indonesian.

[alysten.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who is allergic to cassia, but not cinnamon. I've gotten a good bite enhancement through the addition of some green cardamon. Makes really killer baklava.

Though I will have to try the Chinese cassia. Sounds interesting.

[aryll.livejournal.com]

Now I want baklava. I cannot reasonably get baklava here at 3am. FAIL.

[alysten.livejournal.com]

I will be making some for River War. Are you going to that?

[aryll.livejournal.com]

Ooo, another reason I'm glad I decided to put that on the schedule. :-)

[alysten.livejournal.com]

Fair warning I don't make American Baklava. It is made using a period spice mix, honey/sugar syrup and tends to have a bit of a bite to it. But I heard that people think it is tasty all the same. ;-)