New Website Delivers the Answers to Unlocking the Fabulous Flavours of Herbs and Spices

July 27, 2012 - PRLog -- The instructional www.Spice-Mixes.com website demonstrates the best and most cost effective ways to use whole and pre-ground spices to create herb and spice mixes, rubs and blends at home without the use of preservatives or artificial flavours so often found in store-bought spice mixes.

"By using whole and ground spices found in any kitchen you can make tasty blends in minutes and turn an average meal into an outstanding one” said Jason Pitcher, the website's owner and spice blending enthusiast.

“We've tested numerous combinations of herbs and spices to create a collection of homemade herb and spice recipes from Africa, Europe, Asia and South and North America,” Pitcher continued.

The website also goes into detail about how to toast and grind whole spices to release their essential oils and greatly intensify the flavours, colours and aromas.

Jason Pitcher explains, "by simply toasting your whole spices in a skillet for a couple of minutes before grinding, transforms the flavours massively!"

The www.Spice-Mixes.com website also documents the cooking uses of many popular herbs and spices and explains why homemade herb and spice mixes are far superior to the commercial spice blends.

Whilst today we value herbs and spices for their ability to add flavour, colour and aroma to our cooking,  before refrigerators were available, they were also an important way of preserving food and were used, and still are, for their health and well-being properties by many cultures.

"Unfortunately, like a lot of today's processed food, the mass manufacturing of herbs and spices has stripped a lot of the natural goodness away along with the flavours! But by creating your own spice mixes, you can easily get all these benefits back." adds Pitcher.

More information may be seen on the site http://www.Spice-Mixes.com.