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How to Spice Smarter in 5 Easy Steps: Step #1: Here's a Quick Spice 101 Crash Course... Understand the difference between herbs, spices and salts Herbs = Leaves of Plants Spices = Root, Bark and Seeds Salts = Evaporated Salt Water or Salt Mineral Deposits from Ancient Sea Step #2: Face Your Spices... How Old Are your Spices? Remove the following spices from your spice rack, cabinet or drawer: Dried Herbs > 1 YEAR Ground Spices > 2 YEARS Whole spices > 3 YEARS Salt > 10 YEARS Step #3: Throw Out Those Old Spices Step #4: Refresh Your Spices Go Organic Opt...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… there were high, lows, periods of stability and times on the brink.  My parents were the American Dream in action - they arrived in the promise land, got jobs and then started a mostly successful business.  Their business?   A Chinese herbal shop in Chinatown, San Francisco.  The smells of Chinese herbs, ointments and potions haunted me as a child.   “What is that smell?”                             Me – “That’s dit da jow… my dad makes it and...

In January of this year, I traveled thousands of miles to attend the International Spice Conference in Goa, India.  During the trip, I had the opportunity to visit one of the regions few working organic spice farms - Tanshikar Spice Farm.  The journey and experience was incredible.  Here is a short video highlighting the Tanshikar spice farm experience.    

Tommy enthusiastically jumped up and shouted, "A Fireman!" "What about you, Katie?  What do you want to be?"  With a quiet confidence, Katie replied, "A Doctor."  "And, you... Bonnie?"   Oh, no. This question again?  Hurry up... think of an answer!  What's wrong with me?   It's an easy question and you've answered it before...  she's waiting for a response, time is running out.  Just make something up already."A Lawyer," I finally replied.   I really didn't know the answer to the question but knew that this was a good response and wouldn't raise eyebrows.  By the time I graduated...