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Keep your spices fresh with RAWSPICEBAR.

April 20, 2017 16 Comments

* Marci at Stone Cottage Adventures’s lucky #4 is the winner! Congratulations! *

This post contains an affiliate link and RAWSPICEBAR provided me with product. Be assured that before I recommend a product, I try it myself and absolutely have to believe that it encourages eating well and living well. Good luck to one of you!

There is an exhilarating sense of accomplishment when you create a sauce without having to look up a recipe online or pull out the dog-eared cookbook. Your shoulders automatically pull back and you stand just a wee bit straighter than before. You nailed it.

Go you!

You see, the more we cook from scratch, the more experienced we get. Variety of dried spices and fresh herbs start getting introduced to your old standbys. What used to be the pantry staple of processed pasta sauces all of a sudden becomes extinct as you add a little bit of this and a little bit of that. You start creating your own masterpieces.

Maybe you’re still waiting to start that next level of confidence with your meal prep. Perhaps you’ve already started and you are yearning for more.

Are you? I am.

Always.

What is RAWSPICEBAR?

RAWSPICEBAR is a subscription service of freshly ground spice kits that introduces you to the world of flavors… customized to your taste. Recipes are designed with your diet preferences and every month three freshly toasted, ground, and blended spice kits arrive at your doorstep with custom recipes. Of course, if you end up going bonkers over one of the spice blends, you can absolutely order individual spices and forgo the kits. Use this link to check out their site and see for yourself. If you like what you see, sign up for a quarterly subscription and receive continue spice inspiration delivered to your mailbox!

The goal is continuous variety and inspiration.

My flavor kit arrived with a Peppercorn Chai blend, and Unpumpkin Pie Spice blend, and an Indo-French Vadouvan blend. The Vadouvan blend married perfectly with a leek and butternut squash soup. But seriously, I went crazy over the chai, making a delicious pot of peppercorn masala chai using almond milk, water, pyure, and earl grey black tea leaves. Because of it, I am officially obsessed with all things chai. All things.

RAWSPICEBAR giveaway Chai affiliate (c)nwafoodie

Now what’s this about a free subscription giveaway?

Yes, you heard me right. Thanks to the folks at RAWSPICEBAR, one of you will receive a free annual subscription. Yes, as in twelve months of variety and inspiration completely free.

Here’s how to enter.

Giveaway is open to everyone in the continental U.S. and ends next Wednesday night (04.26.2017) at midnight (CDT). All you have to do is submit a comment by answering the following question:

“Which one of your everyday dishes, recipes, or meals do you wish you could learn how to “spice up” with more flavor?”

Want extra entries? Tweet, Google+, or share this blog post on Facebook and tag @nwafoodie.

Eat well, my friends. Eat well.

Lyndi

RAWSPICEBAR giveaway affiliate (c)nwafoodie

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  1. Tarah Taylor says

    April 20, 2017 at 3:34 pm

    I want to spice up roast chicken! I love it but I can use a new variety of spice to make it better!

    Reply
    • lyndi says

      April 20, 2017 at 3:55 pm

      Roast chicken is my favorite meal! A great example of how a variety of spices can completely transform this dish. Good luck, Tarah!

      Reply
  2. Beth says

    April 20, 2017 at 7:50 pm

    You know I have been SO looking forward to this post! And honestly – less for the giveaway (although that’s awesome!), and more because I wanted to hear your detailed take on this line of products.

    As we’ve discussed in our foodie diatribes: I’m looking for subtle inspiration and interesting flavors over directions for cooking and precise recipes. Winging it and cooking from scratch? Yes, please.

    Definitely checking out RSB this month.

    Oh! (as if I could resist…)

    I would spice up a soup. As a vegetarian, it’s hard to find trustworthy soups (non beef or chicken broth) in public, but I luuurrvve soup… and I think strong spices are key to great soup.

    Love this!

    Reply
    • lyndi says

      April 21, 2017 at 7:29 am

      Thank you, friend! “Winging it and cooking from scratch” — that should be your next blog post! * LOVE *

      Soup is a great answer! I think it would be a fun experiment to take a simple soup, say of carrots, butter, and onions. Then, make it five different ways with only changing out spices. I declare a challenge! You in?

      Lyndi

      Reply
  3. Stacey Peterson says

    April 23, 2017 at 6:34 am

    I want to spice up my chicken dishes–right now I only have one go-to spice blend I use…and i put it in veggies and potatoes too, so it would be nice to have something new, exciting and yummy!

    Reply
    • lyndi says

      April 23, 2017 at 9:52 am

      Chicken is a great canvas… and very forgiving! When you’re here next week, let’s go foraging in my pantry and have a chicken adventure. <-- haha, that sounds ridiculous! <-- but can we?

      Reply
  4. Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures says

    April 23, 2017 at 12:02 pm

    Oh, wow! What a great question! “Which one of your everyday dishes, recipes, or meals do you wish you could learn how to “spice up” with more flavor?” I love to garden, so for be me, my heirloom vegetables could use some more variety. -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

    Hopping over from Arkansas Women’s Sunday Link Up. 😉

    Reply
    • lyndi says

      April 23, 2017 at 12:46 pm

      Helloooooo Marci! Your garden gives your heirloom vegetables the best spice of all: homegrown sunshine! 🙂 Thanks for hopping on over… now it’s my turn to hop on over! Good luck!

      Reply
  5. Dorothy Johnson says

    April 23, 2017 at 2:25 pm

    We eat a lot of chicken at our house, so a new flavor would be a nice surprise for my husband.

    Reply
    • lyndi says

      April 24, 2017 at 12:00 pm

      Dorothy, I so get you. #kindredsouls

      Reply
  6. Stacey Valley says

    April 23, 2017 at 2:55 pm

    Hamburger meat — burgers, meatloaf, etc. I refuse to eat boring food!

    Reply
    • lyndi says

      April 24, 2017 at 12:03 pm

      Okay… I’m picturing a tshirt line designed by Maya: “Refuse to eat boring food!” 🙂 Love it! Good luck!

      Reply
  7. Renee says

    April 23, 2017 at 8:32 pm

    I love to play with new flavor combinations. But I tend to stick with the same seasonings just in different mixtures.
    I would love to spice up chicken in different ways and my roasted veggies.

    Reply
    • lyndi says

      April 24, 2017 at 12:05 pm

      Chicken and veggies for the win! It’s fun to try new things, isn’t it?

      Reply
  8. Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures says

    May 7, 2017 at 7:18 pm

    I am over the moon THRILLED!! Thank you so very much!! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

    Did I mention my husband likes to smoke meats? He is pretty excited, too!

    Reply
    • lyndi says

      May 8, 2017 at 5:17 pm

      Yea! I am very excited for both you and your husband! I expect full reports on all meals, of course! 🙂

      Reply

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