Herb Mixtures & Spicy Blends: Ethnic Flavorings, No-Salt Blends, Marinades/Dressings, Butters/Spreads, Dessert Mixtures, Teas/Mulling Spices

by Maggie Oster (Introduction), Deborah L. Balmuth (Editor)

Overview

Create handmade mixtures of your favorite herbs and spices that add a delicious new zing to your favorite dishes. Maggie Oster presents more than 100 recipes compiled from herb shops and farms across America that showcase a wide variety of techniques for getting the most of out of your seasoning. Learn how to make Cajun, Thai, and Indian blends for seafood, game, poultry, and beef. Discover the delicious secrets of tasty homemade salad dressings and herb butters. Spice up your life and enjoy the flavor!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780882669182
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/04/1996
Series:	Cooking Series
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	648,135
Product dimensions:	7.35(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Author Maggie Oster has been cooking since she was five years old. A trained horticulturist, freelance writer and photographer, Maggie has also written other Storey book titles including Herbal Vinegar and Herb Mixtures & Spicy Blends. In addition, she has written the books The Potato Garden, Flowering Herbs, Gifts and Crafts from the Garden and Recipes from an American Herb Garden. She attended graduate school at Cornell University, and was former editor of an indoor and container-gardening magazine based in Seattle, Washington. Maggie has also contributed to Rodale's Basic Natural Foods Cookbook, has written monthly columns for The Weekend Gardener Journal and Louisville Today magazines, and won an award for an article and photographs on cooking with edible flowers in The Newark Star-Ledger. She lives in Kentucky.

As Storey’s publisher and editorial director, Deborah heads up efforts to acquire and publish outstanding, long-lasting nonfiction books that support the company’s mission of promoting personal independence in harmony with the environment. She works with a group of passionate editors who seek out promotable authors with deep, hands-on knowledge and wisdom on topics ranging from gardening and farming to crafts, cooking, building, outdoor living, natural well-being, and creativity for both adults and children. Since joining Storey in 1993, Deborah has conceived and edited many best-selling titles that reflect her personal interests in herbal medicine, crafts, and nature journaling.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Maggie Oster

1 Appetizers, Butters, and Dressings

2 Multipurpose Blends

3 No-Salt Blends

4 Meat and Seafood Seasonings

5 Make It Spicy!

6 Italian Seasonings

7 Specialty Blends

8 Bread and Dessert Blends

9 Herbal Teas and Beverages

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Editorial Reviews

Herb Mixtures Spicy Blends” is a marvelously creative recipe book of ethnic flavorings, no salt blends, marinages/dressings, butters/spreads, dessert mixtures, and teas/mulling spices, created by an array of herbs farmers, herbalists, herb shop owners, herb learning centers, bed and breakfast owners, and even an herb society from all over North America…” – Barnesville Record-Review

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