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Featured Spice: Ranch Dressing Spice Mix

Cooking with Chef Cherie's Ranch Dressing Mix

Featured Spice: Ranch Dressing Spice Mix

Handmade and hand-mixed, Chef Cherie’s Ranch Dressing mix is the perfect addition to any pantry. Our Ranch Dressing mix contains pure spices including; cayenne powder, smoked paprika, onion, garlic, buttermilk powder and more. Our Ranch Dressing mix is superior to any store bought mix. We are cheaper! Tastier! And Pure! We do not add fillers or extenders. You can trust Chef Cherie for the best spices on the web.

Here are some recipe recommendations to inspire you when using Chef Cherie’s Ranch Dressing spice mix. And if you are interested in “spice’n” things up a bit, try adding a little Sriracha Powder to these recipes.  Just remember, a little bit goes a long, long way.

ranch bbq meatloaf
Ranch BBQ Meatloaf w/ C.C. Ranch Dressing mix
 
ranch chicken fingers
Ranch Chicken Fingers w/ C.C. Ranch Dressing mix
 
 
ranch chicken wings
Ranch Chicken Wings w/ C.C. Ranch Dressing mix
 
ranch blue cheese beef loin
Ranch Blue Cheese Beef Loin w/ C.C. Ranch Dressing mix

 

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Featured Spice: Lavender

lavender coconut lemonade

Lavender. The fragrance of summer and the perfect flavor accent to a picnic or light summer’s meal. 

Known more for its fragrance than its culinary use, Lavender adds a slightly sweet floral flavor to baked goods, desserts, as well as salads and dressings. The buds / flowers of Lavender contain the essential oils that encompass the flavor and scent of the herb.

Here is a recipe for a Coconut Lavender Lemonade to help brighten up your summer meals.

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Featured Spice: Urfa Biber Pepper

urfa biber brownies

Urfa Biber (also known as isot pepper is a dried Turkish chili pepper … cultivated in the Urfa region of Turkey. It is often urfa biber pepperdescribed as having a smoky, ‘raisin-like’ taste. Urfa biber is technically a red pepper, ripening to a dark maroon on the plant… The result is an appearance ranging from deep purple to a dark, purplish black. Urfa Biber is less spicy than many other chili peppers, but provides a more lasting build of heat…” *

Chef Cherie carries 30+ different peppers including Urfa Biber and Aleppo, a close Syrian cousin. Due to the instability in the Middle East, Urfa Biber has been particularly difficult to stock. Chef Cherie is happy to announce we again have Urfa Biber in stock.

While Urfa Biber is used mainly in cooking, its also an exciting taste addition when used in desserts. To peak your interest in that peppery sweet combo here are 2 brownie recipes that fuse the spark of Urfa with the chocolaty sweetness of brownies.

Recipes: 

  • Raspberry Pomegranate Urfa Biber Brownies
  • Rhubarb Urfa Biber Brownies

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