Lethbridge Eats

Sriracha Sauce, Love it or Leave it?

: Sriracha

I’ve come to have a love/hate relationship with Sriracha sauce. I love the idea behind it. A versatile, flavorful sauce that can be eaten as a condiment or used as an ingredient in any one of many recipes. You can find it everywhere, on a recent trip to the grocery store the snack aisle was filled with Sriracha flavored delicacies, chips, popcorn, nuts, even jerky. I’ve even seen Huy Fong t-shirts and socks! But I have to be honest, I don’t like the stuff… I’m not a huge fan of spicy food in the first place, but Sriracha and I are not friends.Sriracha Sauce, Love it or Leave it?

I’ve done some browsing, and have found out a few things about Sriracha sauce: Continue reading →

8 Spices I Cannot Live Without

spices I learned about spices at an early age. Cooking with my Grandmother, every other sentence was, “did you add any salt?” Needless to say, we had quite a few over-salted dishes. For some reason rice seemed to be my over-salted dish of choice. Since then, I’ve learned a lot about restricting my salt usage, and who to listen to in the kitchen.

So, I’ve put together my list of spices I can’t live without. Please keep in mind, I’m not a baker, or this list would probably be significantly different.

Salt – There are different types of salt and for my purposes, I generally use Kosher salt. It dissolves fast and you can taste it quickly. Makes my over-salting incidents seem like just a distant memory. Continue reading →

The Spice Project

I spend a lot of time in the kitchen. When I’m not in the kitchen, I’m thinking about what I’m going to cook next. Even when we go out for supper, I’m usually thinking or talking about how I’m going to reproduce the amazing thing I’m eating. As someone who spends many of their waking hours engaged in food related activities, I’ve developed a love hate relationship with my spice cabinet.

I love the spices themselves, I’ve got everything from allspice to yellow mustard and all kinds of delicious flavors in between. However, to add to my spice habbit, I’ve taken many a trip to Bulk Barn. Which means tons of plastic bags which, at one point, were neatly labeled. Now they are mostly in their bags, with the exception of the 1/4 inch of mixed spices at the bottom of the box the little bags live in. This weekend I nearly used thyme in place of oregano, and that’s when I decided I needed to reclaim the spices.

Mason Jar Spice Bottles My solution to the spice problems? Little mason jars, with chalk paint lids. These were actually really easy to make, and my spice cabinet will be so tidy! These were actually very easy make, I’ll write up the instructions later this week so you can make some too!