Vegetables –love them or hate them – they are an important part of most meals.  Cooking go-to veggies the same way again & again will bore the taste buds of even the most ardent veggie lover. By adding a sprinkle of herbs or spices to your vegetables, you can take their flavor to a whole new level with less than a minute’s work. Use our handy spice-vegetable reference table to ignite your palette, impress your dinner guests or motivate your kids to have a few extra bites.

Sure, a rich cheese sauce makes even broccoli delightful. However, it also adds fat and calories. Don’t get rid of the cheese – just reduce the fat content by using spices for flavor.

Dry spice mixes and rubs offer a tasty, healthier and often less expensive alternative to bottled marinades and sauces from the supermarket. The benefits of choosing dry spices over bottled flavor aids include: cost savings, less waste, not ingesting preservatives, higher quality ingredients, greater nutritional content, and the ability to customize flavor to your tastes.