My Other Ingredients for Good Cooking

This post follows this one, just so you're not wondering. Oh, and Bay leaves should not be in the picture, so please just ignore that. Thanks!

These are the ingredients that I usually add in dishes that don't call for too much seasoning, like baked sweet potatoes, pasta, rice, fish etc.

In order of appearance from left to right (minus bay leaves)

Dried Basil:
Basil, to me, has a mild sweet taste and I use it mainly for the aroma, For instance in this dish, the aroma was fantastic. I mainly use it with relatively bland dishes in addition to other seasonings.

Goya Adobo w/ Saffron:
I love all Goya Adobo seasonings and this is no exception. I use this mainly for fish fillets, even though it goes with meat, chicken or fish. Saffron usually adds a yellow coloring to dishes, but since this is infused with other ingredients, that coloring is really subdued.

Mrs. Dash Extra Spicy & Southwest Chipotle:
I have a habit of perusing the aisles with ingredients at grocery stores and I usually end up picking up odd ends and bits. Mrs. Dash would fall into that category for me. Both are not overwhelming, matter of fact, I can barely detect them in the dishes I use them in, but since I have them, they are a welcome addition. Those used to eating hot spicy dishes know that 'spicy' overseas usually equals something akin to the heat of Tabasco sauce and these are no different. Even though it says extra spicy, I wouldn't use this as my main source of heat, unless you don't like it hot.

Kosher Salt:
I like this mainly for its coarse texture. It goes well with extra bland food items like potatoes and presentation wise, the texture shows up moreso than regular table salt.

Table Salt:
Not pictured, but I have this on hand mainly for frying eggs, plantain, rice, pasta etc. I don't use it in cooking soups or stews.

Curry Powder:
Not pictured. I really only use this when I'm cooking fried rice as it gives it that yellow color. It's a must for fried rice for me, but otherwise, if I don't have it, no big deal.

I hope this helps. Please refer to the first post on my ingredients. As usual, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me: yetunde@avartsycooking.com