Spices are the cornerstone of many good meals. A plate that might otherwise be a drab affair can be transformed with just a few fragrant grains of brightly colored spice — it's a bit like magic, ...

From top to bottom and left to right: cloves, cinnamon sticks, caraway seeds, juniper berries, whole nutmeg, cardamom pods, star anise, black peppercorns, whole mace, allspice. (Scott Suchman for The ...

Using more spices and herbs are great ways to reduce salt in your diet. First, however, they need to be flavorful, hence fresh. A great habit to get into is to date any newly purchased spice with a ...

Take a look in your pantry. Have some of those spice jars been around longer than you can remember? Maybe they've been tucked away since your last holiday baking spree or when you splurged on that ...