Spice rub/6 recipes

If your recipe calls for Pumpkin Pie Spice and your pantry is well stocked with spices here's how to make it yourself using discrete spices. This recipe makes 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice.

An Indian inspired recipe is full of flavor, a great side dish with some grilled meat.

A moist, lightly spiced snack cake. I have made this using butter or shortening, and both work fine. The butter method is a bit richer in flavor, though.

I omitted the parsley and scallions (had none) and used chopped onion instead. I also added some red pepper flakes for some heat. I treated this as a marinade for my boneless, skinless breasts, which cut cut into strips and marinated overnight. I skewered the strips and grilled for 5-6 min. per side. Excellent flavor.

Enchilada casserole with a twist!

Rich and dense sauce that's perfect for shrimp, scallops or salmon.

This version of the garlicky roasted eggplant dip does not have tahini in it as with a traditional version. While I really like an "authentic" baba ghanoush, I also enjoy the commercial Sabra brand, which uses mayo and some spices. It is slightly sweet and has a little kick. This is my rendition.

Try this new twist to chicken wings that has a variety of spices that will satisfy your hunger.

There is nothing better than fresh hot cross buns' smell from the oven in the Easter morning, a few ingredients create these delicious buns, hot and fresh, a happy Easter day starts here...

These delicious rolls are made from phyllo pastry, and they are so elegant and pretty to be gifts too.

These muffins are lightly spiced with cinnamon to bring out a delicate blueberry flavor!

This is always a hit! I tweaked it by using 1/2 c oil and 3/4 c orange juice and it turned out great. We made these into muffins and put them in gift bags for our out-of-town guests at our wedding and they all loved them. For muffins, we baked at 350 for 25 minutes and it made about 22 muffins per batch.

An easy and great tasting way to use up any leftover stuffing from that Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey.

These roasted sweet potatoes go perfectly with the smoky and mildly spiced tangy lime sour cream. Definitely inspires you to cook sweet potatoes more often!

Mom's Applesauce Raisin Spice Cake recipe

Some cocoa powder, a little bit cayenne, cinnamon and nutmeg make these popcorn balls taste uniquely delicious. They are chocolaty with a little bit spicy. The cinnamon sugar gives the warm crunchy coating.