Ingredient encyclopedia · Spices
A spice — concentrated flavor that blooms in fat and fades with age.
Keep it fresh
Storage & shopping
Storage
Airtight jar, dark cupboard. Whole spices keep about a year; ground, half that.
Put it to work
Recipes with cayenne
Eggs Benedict
American · Breakfast
Crab Cakes
American · Dinner
Nashville Hot Chicken
American · Dinner
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
American · Dinner
Hollandaise (Mother Sauce)
French · Sauce
Kansas City BBQ Sauce
American · Sauce
Carolina Gold BBQ Sauce
American · Sauce
Alabama White Sauce
American · Sauce
…and 7 more in the cookbook.