Recipe creators often know what spices will taste great together, but they forget that we home cooks have to buy them all. A single dish can cost a fortune, and the spices go stale in the drawer after six months. While I love the variety in big supermarkets, their spices, even in small jars, are too expensive. That’s why I go to health food stores that sell spices in covered bins. I measure out twice what I need into those little plastic bags, and march to the register victorious. Bought this way, spices are fresh and cost very little.
— From Faith Middleton
