Seasoning Help!, What Are Your Favorite Seasoning Staples(Spices,Herbs,Marinades) in Your Kitchen?

Question

Before i head out to my local supermarket to buy seasonings,
What seasonings do you always have in your kitchen for cooking:
beef?
chicken?
pork?
fish?
soup/stew?
vegetables?
salads?
mexican food?
italian food?
chinese food?

You can just name a few to save time, or if anyone has a website that would really help as well, thanks to everyone who replies

Answer 1

My staples are oregano, thyme, garlic, chives, mint and rosemary which I grow in my garden. I also use basil, parsley and taragon (dried).
The link below talks about seasoning meats.

Answer 2

Just discovered sea salt. It's worth the extra pennies.
Cinnamon combats diabetes, did you know?
Cumin is very healthy. Goes nicely on vegetables.
I love dill and basil. I've never found anything dill doesn't go with!
Hickory smoke makes Anything taste meaty.
Braggs aminos kind of does the same thing except it is Very Healthy and good for your nerves (Vit B12).
Flax seed oil (again, costs a little) is good on salad and will give you an energy boost.
If you've got a window sill, fresh herbs growing in those little containers taste great! Fresh is so much more tasty than the other kinds. If it's fresh and healthy, you almost don't have to worry about "what" it is. Just, do you like it?!
My latest rave is rosemary. You can grow that fresh, too.
And thyme.
I say, get it, then figure out what to do with it! That's what makes cooking fun, and makes it your own.

Answer 3

OK

I always have;

DRIED
Oregano, Celery Salt, Celery Seed, Ground Coriander, Coriander Seed, several different sorts of Chilli (from very hot ones to mild smoked ones), Mint, Mustard Seed, Smoked Paprika, Hungarian Paprika, Wasabi powder, Saffron, Cardomom Pods, Bay Leaves, Cumin, various Peppercorns, Sea Salt

FRESH
Basil, Corriander, Chives, Thyme, Garlic

BOTTLES/JARS
Balsamic, Olive Oil, several Chilli sauces, Sesame Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Soy, Worcester plus home made Chilli & Garlic flavoured oils.

Anything else I buy as and well needed.

I also keep something called Khoisin Seaweed Salt - A mix of sea salt, herbs & seaweed.

Answer 4

It's always good to have,Seasoning salt,preferably Lawry's,any type of lemon pepper,italian seasoning,and garlic powder.Soy Sauce is good for marinating steaks with a little lemon pepper,and so is Worchestchire sauce.All these are pretty basic for seasoning meat and chicken. Also try some rosemary.That always gives great flavor.

Answer 5

My favorite season is summer. Woot! I like summer because it's like my 'day off' from everything, including allergies and sickness. During every other season, I have school, allergies, it's cold out, and I can't do anything. But during the summer, I have no school, I'm almost never sick, I don't have allergies, and I can go skateboarding and the beach and wherever I want..and still have fun! yays! My least favorite season is Winter. Even though I can go snowboarding, I usually don't. And with all the snow and rain, I can't go skateboarding. I get sick more often, and I can't go out and do as much.

Answer 6

Spices/herbs - garlic powder, seasoning salt, dill, curry powder, chili powder; whole black peppercorns and bayleaves for soups; dried onions for stews and salads if I don't have fresh; lemon pepper. Always have on hand Lipton's Onion soup mix, and onion and roasted garlic soup mix - great for all meats, stews, casseroles - good gravy base after roasting anything. Always have tomato soup and cream of mushroom soup - for stews, casseroles. Vinegar, oil, soy sauce for marinades.

Answer 7

My honey & I love to cook together & we just reorganized our spice section and restocked on our personal top ten used items:

1. Garlic sea salt grinder
2. Montreal steak seasoning
3. Zataaran's seafood boil
4. Italian spice grinder by McKormick's
5. Fresh ground pepper
6. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
7. Pam for grilling
8. Worchester Sauce
9. Italian salad dressing dry pkgs
10. Butter......

Answer 8

I usually keep fresh cloves of garlic,red onion,yellow onion, shallots, green onions, dried oregano,basil, thyme, marjoram,bay leaves, dill, celerey salt, chili powder, cumin, tomatoes, garlic salt, and salt and pepper. I always buy flour,sugar and corn starch because you never know when you are going to need it in a recipe. I always buy soy sauce,BBQ sauce , tomato sauce ,enchelada sauce, tomato paste, adobo sauce, and plum sauce . I hope that helps you! If you like to cook chinese food I suggest you buy some 5 spice powder and oyster sauce as well they come in handy.

Answer 9

i always keep soy sauce salt pepper garlic/garlic powder onion/onion powder paprika extra virgin olive oil you have your spices for your pies and sweets nut meg allspice cinnomon have thyme and basil but i dont like the taste of either i like fresh parsley very good theres alot of ways to use these spices what i found about cooking is experiment with cooking and if your man loves you he wont have any problems in you doing it it will make you a better cook

Answer 10

I like to cook with EV olive oil, lemon juice, heavy cream, mustard, enchilada sauce, tarragon, shredded cheddar, lime marinade, cream of chicken soup, garlic salt, basil, parlsey, bell peppers, tomatoes, various canned beans, chicken broth, lemon pepper, vanilla extract.

I actually have lots of marinades and every type of cooking oil/wine/vinegar you could think of.