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Give the Gift of Spice: Baking Spices

Chef Cherie's baking spice gift sets

Tiz the season. For the holidays and holiday baking! Here’s a trio of gift suggestions for the bakers in your life. Chef Cherie’s Baking Spice Gift Sets include the spices desired by any home baker. Includes our custom spice blends for pumpkin pie, apple pie, gingerbread and more.

Chef Cherie’s Baking Spice Gift Sets #1 includes: Cinnamon Sugar, Apple Pie Spice, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Maple Sugar Powder and Gingerbread Spice.

Chef Cherie’s Holiday Pie & Baking Spice Gift Set includes: Apple Pie Spice, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Gingerbread Spice, Vanilla Sugar and Cinnamon Sugar.

Chef Cherie’s Baking Spice Gift Sets #3 includes: Ground Cinnamon, Ground Cloves, Ground Allspice, Ground Ginger and Ground Nutmeg.

christmas stocking spice gift set

Our gift sets come wrapped in a mesh sleeve, tied with a raffia bow and a card identifying the gift set and spices. A flavorful stocking stuffer idea for the home baker!

 

Featured Spice: Pumpkin Pie Spice

pumpkin pie spice

Featured Spice: Pumpkin Pie Spice

Pumpkin Pie Spice. The seasonal spice blend is a popular addition to any home pantry this time of year. But did you know the spice blend actually does not contain any pumpkin?  Instead it is used for enhancing pumpkin related recipes, whether sweet, savory or even spicy.

Chef Cherie’s Pumpkin Pie Spice blend contains allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Our blend is hand mixed, hand packed and contains absolutely no fillers or additives, as do most brands found in the local market. Chef Cherie’s spices are 100% pure and 100% natural.  Continue reading Featured Spice: Pumpkin Pie Spice

Pickled Pumpkin!

spiced pickled pumpkin

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. 
And squash. And zucchini. And tomatoes. And cauliflower. and…
Pickled Pumpkin! 

Plentiful this time of year, pumpkins are not just for pie and carving. Enjoy the taste of Pumpkin long beyond the autumn harvest with pickled pumpkins. Pickling cucumbers and other vegetables are standard projects this time of year. But have you ever tried pickled pumpkin? 

Pickling pumpkins is as easy as any vegetable. Using the same basic pickling ingredients; including vinegar, coriander, peppercorns, celery seeds, mustard, pickling pumpkins is an easy and tasty project.   Continue reading Pickled Pumpkin!