Are you tired of buying a whole bottle of spice you don't know if you'll ever use for more than just one recipe? If you're following a Martha Stewart recipe, you're probably buying tons of unique, nearly extinct spices just to recreate one of Martha's favorite foods. I don't know the command word to break you from the trance Martha has cast on you but here's a little hint to buying spices.
Next time you need a spice but don't want to buy a barrel of it, check out the bulk food/binned section of your grocery store. This is the same area you might find nuts, granola, flours or other similar items you can scoop into a bag and pay by the pound. In the Houston area, I know HEB, Whole Foods and Central Market have spices. In my experience with getting spices from the bins, I'll usually spend less than 50 cents per spice unless I'm getting more than I need for one use. Its also a great way to try out a spice you might not be familiar with, like the smoked paprika I've recently started using.
If you do need more of it, you might look in the international area. I've seen some spices packaged there at a good discount to the McCormick's bottles on the baking isle.
I'm at Panera now, I need to get back to my meditation with deep breathes of bread scented O2. Have a great Sunday.
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