Get Your Spice On With RawSpiceBar

RawSpiceBar obsesses over global flavors with their spices and blends tht enable home chefs of all levels to cook new dishes and discover new flavors from a different region each month.
They freshly toast, grind and blend their flavor kits.

Each month you will receive a kit.  October's kit was Oktoberfest.  Each kit contains 3 different spices along with recipe cards.
Each month is a new region.  Recipes are globally inspired and customized for your diet--organic, vegan, paleo, sugar free or gluten free.

The spices are portioned to serve 3 or 4 and are just enough for each recipe included in the kit.
I made the German Chicken Chicken Schnitzel and it was a hit!  
No, mine doesn't look like the picture of the recipe card as I used bread stuffing instead of the bread crumbs, using what I had available in the house.  It sure was good, and as I said, it was a hit with the family for sure.

RawSpiceBar  kits are delivered to your door each month.  You can also have them delivered to someone else as a gift.

Before ordering, you will fill out your own Flavor Profile Quiz.  This tells about yourself and your diet so they will pick the right flavors and recipes just for you.
You can even customize the recipes for your diet.
You can also choose to buy add on flavors of the spices you love if you choose.

The cost is low at just $8 per month with free shipping.  Give RawSpiceBar a try by just ordering for one month to see what you think.
Or, you can save even more buy buying a 6 month subscription at $7 per month, or take the best value with a 12 month subscription for just $6 per month!

You can easily cancel at any time.  All new orders ship within 10 days and subscriptions go out on the 10th of each month.

As an added bonus, refer a friend to RawSpiceBar.  When they sign up, you get a free kit!

I have really enjoyed all of the kits that I've received.  In the past we had some awesome baked cauliflower and at one meal we had the blessing of fancy restaurant bread to serve with our meal.

The kits are fun to receive.  It's fun to try the new recipes.....and good too!
I highly recommend giving RawSpiceBar  a try today.

Disclosure:  I did receive October's spice kit in exchange for a post.  I was not compensated in any other way and all opinions are my own.

Frugal Friday Link Up---4 Uses for Spices

As many of you know, my daughter, Jasmine is now home from England. Amazingly enough she came home with over half the money my husband and I sent with her for spending money. She was helped a bit by some giving her money spending money at the airport. She converted that to Euros before using the Visa gift card.
She's kind of been on a spending spree with her card since being home though. It's been mostly for the family though and not for herself. We are struggling financially (don't ask--hubby needs a money counselor!) so she took us out to eat at Arby's as well as bought some groceries. Hopefully we can squeak out some money from today's paycheck for groceries. I've been working at getting my coupons cut and in to my binder. Something I've not done for about 6 weeks. I have my work cut out for me once again. I can't save though if I don't know what I have, or if I know there is a coupon out, I can't find it!

Let's move on to sharing from the 99 Cent Solutions book. This week it's 4 uses for different spices. If you try these, be on the lookout at your dollar stores as most carry the spices very cheaply.

1. Discourage insects. The pungent fragrances that humans so enjoy are the same scents that make bugs scurry for cover. Keep ants and other insects out of your flour and sugar by putting a bay leaf into the container. Put apple-pie spice into a small squares of fabric and tie it tightly with a string. Hand this easy sachet in moist places such as under the sink and behind the washer to discourage silverfish.

2. Keep thermoses and storage jars fresh. Drop a whole clove into the bottom of a container that you usually store closed. This will eliminate the stale smell from it being closed. Just remember to discard the clove before filling the thermos.

3. Take care of those smelly sneakers. Crumble up a bit of dried sage into each show before putting it on. Sage is not only gently fragrant, but it actually kills the bacteria that make those shoes smell so bad. Shake out the flecks at night, and add a new leaf the next day. (This is a must try at our house!)

4. Keep your dark hair glossy. If you have black, brown, or chestnut colored hair, you can keep it glossy by using a weekly herbal tea rinse. In three cups of boiling water, steep 1 teaspoon each of dried rosemary, sage, and allspice, along with 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves. Strain through a paper towel or a coffee filter and let it cool. Use this as your final rinse after washing your hair.