My least favorite thing about shopping for groceries is trying to find the spices I need. Just last weekend, I went to the store for my weekly groceries, and I needed cayenne pepper. Honestly, I stood there staring at the spice rack for about five minutes. It was in alphabetical order, but it went from bay leaves to cumin and skipped everything in between! I longingly looked the rack over from top to bottom, but it was nowhere to be found. I heaved a heavy sigh, and went on about my shopping.
Has this ever happened to you? I feel sure that I cannot be the only one who has had this problem. Here is what I did to solve it.
I went home, and searched the Internet for places to buy spices online. Lo and behold, I found a wonderful website that sells almost any spice I would ever want. Plus, it comes in a larger container, it is a far better quality, and to top it off it is usually cheaper than what I would spend at the grocery store. Also, many of the spices can be purchased whole as well as ground. That is definitely something you do not see a lot of in the store.
Welcome my friend, to myspicesage.com
Another fun thing about the website is that you can search spices by their origin. There are spices from all over the globe just waiting to tickle your taste buds. For instance, there is the now famed Star Anise from China, Poppy Seed from Holland, and White Peppercorns from Malaysia. Please be aware that these peppercorns start at $2.25 for a one-ounce bag. Is it just me, or is that a fantastic deal?
My Spice Sage also has a Spice of the Month club. You can sign up for three, six or twelve months and each month you will receive four different spices in a resealable four -ounce bag. Each month they special a different variety of spices depending on the season. For instance, in January they ship Intense Spices, which include cloves, garlic powder, minced garlic and onion powder. This is very different from the choices in February, which they label Sweet Spices. This month’s shipment would include ground allspice, whole anise seed, apple pie spice, and grade A cinnamon korintje.
In case you were wondering what you would possibly use all these different spices for, they give you a very long list of foods, and spices that compliment them. This list is found in the sidebar. Just think of the possibilities! Just pause for a moment and consider all of the fantastic new creations you could make in your very own kitchen with these gourmet spices!
Last but not least, there is also an option for choosing spices based on taste and aroma. If you are craving that special something you just can’t put your finger on, this may be the place to check. I’m pretty sure you will not be disappointed.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, they DO have Cayenne Pepper.
