Spice Heaven!

[dottie_dear]

Spice 1!It's a small thing, my morning brewed, caffeineated, bean beverage. It has taken on an elevated status since scoring a small cappucino machine at Goodwill last spring. Next came the rituals of cardamom seed powder to the milk as I steam it, and a dollop of agave necter added as the milk sits to set the foam as the espresso brews. This

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[mazo_ak]

i like the new page setup.

and omg, your description of spice one is yummy.

have you ever placed cardamom seeds in rice, let them steam while cooking in balsmati rice? oh yum.

[dottie_dear]

Oh yes! And if you want to send your senses over the moon, shave some lemon zest into the concoction before you steam it. :)

[mazo_ak]

i want some recipes. of these nice concoctions... i'm about to move into a new place and i havent done any cooking for myself in oh a year... and i miss it very much but how about a little help with sending me over the moon?

[dottie_dear]

One super-great source is right on my friends page! Look for Lexica's entries, click to her blog and you can find a link to her online recipe book. She's an inspired and inspiring chef. :)

[beeg40]

so where do you find your cardamom? I like use liquid cayenne pepper with chocolate (in coffee or cocoa) I also use it in the morning tea.

[dottie_dear]

I buy Frontier brand organic ground cardamom. The pods I usually swoop up in an Asian market. Here I might have to order them from online.

If you've never chewed the seeds, you are in for a treat!

I've had dried cayenne in Mexican hot chocolate. Yum! The health food store in the town where we work has the round discs that your grind, like they had in Mexico. I'm looking forward to the cold weather!