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    I’m not lying when I say I really love herbs and spices. And my label maker.

    And that’s not all of them :)

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      Awww yeh!! At home i have your typical above stove cupboard with 2 shelves that is completely full, 2 deep on each shelf. I then have an entire basket under my butchers block full of spices and another full of sauces haha

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          It always amazes me when i find a recipe with a spice i dont have :P

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            I rarely have that problem with spices. I am missing tarragon at the moment and I will hopefully be purchasing that today. I don’t have a lot of herbs because I buy them fresh. I refuse to buy rosemary because that’s a weed I scab off friends and family.

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              We just go for a walk and pick from peoples gardens that overhang front fences :P

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            When I moved into this house and discovered this cupboard I had no idea what it was for or what I was going to put in it. Not until I started putting in my spices did I realise it was in fact a spice cupboard.

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              Yeah if I saw that cupboard 100% it would’ve been spice and snacks. Gotta have a snack cupboard I says to myself 😅

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                I grew up with curry powder and mustard powder being the most used spices so I really had no idea.

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                  There’s no harm learning things as you get older. Honestly the day you stop learning is the day the world is ending or you’ve master all the culinary information about food 😅

    • Duenan
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      One day I hope to achieve this with both herbs/spices and also pasta.

      One day!

      • CEOofmyhouse56
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        You only need to buy the ones you’ll use. Many of these are refilled from packets of Hoyts.

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      Nice collection of native spices! I’m curious to know which ones you rate

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        Lemon myrtle is the king. I mainly use them on steak so mountain pepper is up there.

      • 00Steve
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        My faves are mountain pepper and saltbush currently. I also have a ginger berry and Riberry plant growing at the moment but neither have fruited yet but im excited to try them when they do

    • RosaliePreistley
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      The best bit of advice I got early lockdown was to get all the herbs and spices. Because, I ate a lot of frittatas, rice and kale.