This recipe collection of homemade spice mixes, from-scratch sauces, and a few DIY hand scrubs are perfect for stocking your kitchen pantry or making fun gifts to give to your family and friends who love to cook!
Spices will remain fresh from six months up to a year.
Homemade sauces should be refrigerated and used within a week.
And the DIY hand scrub recipes are perfect for pampering overworked hands. They are shelf stable, but should be discarded after six months.
I confess, I have a spice addiction. And this recipe for blending homemade Herbs de Provence is one of my favorites. Thankfully, you don’t have to travel to France for this aromatic spice blend. And you also don’t have to pay a lot of money for one of those expensive jars either. Read on below…
I confess, I totally wanted to eat this honey lavender scrub! It’s the best DIY lip scrub with honey, brown sugar, and a bit of soothing lavender too. Inspired by my visit to Los Poblanos, a lavender farm and boutique hotel in New Mexico, this scrub looks and smells totally edible. And the brown sugar and honey give…
Everyone could use a little pampering every now and then, and I love having my homemade vanilla coconut sugar scrub ready at my sink for a quick spa fix anytime I need it. Sugar scrubs are quite easy to mix up at home. And the scent of this one below reminds me of my spa…
I love whipping up a homemade sugar scrub with ingredients readily found in my kitchen, especially this rose water sugar scrub. For one — I know what all the ingredients are and they’re usually edible. So I don’t mind using them on my lips! Plus, sugar scrubs are so easy to make and they’re perfect for keeping…
One of the things I loved about the food in Jordan was the mezze, which are small appetizers similar to Spanish tapas. At the beginning of most dinners, there would be a whole tableful of these shareable plates — delicious things like hummus, labneh (a type of yogurt) with pita, and falafel. And sprinkled among the…
Yes, I know I’ve been all about the sugar scrubs lately. Our travel schedule really kicks off next month, so we’ve been spending our springtime here at home in Florida (yes, February is springtime for us — it’s 78 degrees outside) working on our outdoor patio area. After painting, staining, and gardening, I love cleaning up with…
If you want to add a little zest or nutty flavor to your recipes, definitely give these Jordanian spices a try. I was first introduced to them while traveling to Joran and visiting the spice markets in Amman. We went on a weeknight among other city-dwelling Jordanians that were picking up provisions on their way…