Cooking is an art form, a way to express how you’re feeling and provoke those feelings in other people by taste. May it be a taste that reminds you of your Mother's chicken pot pie, or your Aunts homemade salsa, whatever it may be, taste is everything! So how do you find a happy medium with spices?
Some people will follow a recipe to a 'T', while others are more creative and just toss whatever looks good into the mix. Personally I smell each spice while thinking of the food I am making, but how do you determine how much?!
Spices are amazing, but why do they have to be so darn temperamental?! Then when you start doing more than one, it gets confusing, and you can ruin an amazing meal with the wrong concoction of those millions of spices sitting in your pantry. Super. Irritating.
One big tip I would recommend is setting aside a bit of whatever you are making and test taste the spices with the food. In most occasions you can't do this, because the spices are being cooked into the food you are making. So what do you do?
Do a bit of research, find several different recipes and see what each one recommends to use, then from each recipe pick out a few spices that really stand out. Being nervous when cooking is perfectly okay, but remember that cooking is an art form! Make your food with love, creativity excitement in mind! Food isn't black and white, it is full of color and fun and you are its creator!
So remember, don't fear the spices, or they will bite you in the butt, or the stomach, who knows? You grab those spices and tell them who's boss, metaphorically or verbally, up to you!
Thank you so much for reading fellow kRazy kAtz and if you're new here welcome to the family! I want people to know that cooking is not generic, it is constantly changing and new ideas and spices are constantly popping up. Have some fun, be creative! Keep on sparkling kRazy kAtz!
-Krissy