National Herbs & Spices Day 2022

June 10th brings us National Herbs & Spices Day. It has been around since about 2015 and nobody knows how it began or who started it.

The day strikes me as being about herbs and spices in the kitchen as well as those used for medicinal purposes.

Being a lover of good food I like the idea of spicing up my dishes and have been known to keep a good stockpile of things with which to add to my cooking.

Few things are worse than bland food in my humble opinion.

Salt and Pepper are great enhancements ... but it's nice to consider broadening our taste horizons with spices such as cinnamon, oregano, basil and so forth to complement the inherent flavor of that which we eat.
 

Low salt diets in particular benefit from the spices available on today's market.

I frequent the Chef's Store on Jamil Rd in Columbia and they sport one of the finest spice racks I've ever encountered ! A wall of various spices and mixtures in different sizes.

The health aspects of spices likewise should not be underrated.

Nothing is more healthy than a dose of cinamon, tumeric, garlic, or ginger.

I am a big fan of parsley juice for many years now.

I like mine with an apple juiced in it. I have been known to consume it by the pyrex quart measuring cup to the point that I become tanned looking though I never venture out into the sunshine for long.