I love cooking, and as a result I have quite a few random herbs and spices lying around our kitchen. Ground fennel, cardamom, garam masala and herbes de Provence being a few of the fairly odd fellows. Most of you have at some point I'm sure looked at the prices of herbs and spices at the grocery store and thought, "Ack! $6.00 for 1.7 oz of ground coriander? Really?"
It's got to be fairly common knowledge by now, but if it's not here's a tip: you can buy spices and herbs in 'bulk' at Central Market and other similar stores! They have pretty much anything you could possibly ever need and for a fraction of the cost. I stocked up this weekend on some staples and here's what I paid. (The price is per baggie, and one baggie more than fills a 2 oz spice jar.)
Sesame Seeds, hulled, white: $0.88
Garam Masala: $0.66
Oregano: $0.33
Thyme: $0.41
Bay Leaves: $0.11
Parsley (2 baggies): $0.72
Basil (2 baggies): $0.50
Much better than retail no? I've been replacing Adams, McCormick, and Co. little by little as I run out with bulk in jars Central Market carries for $0.99. Another nice thing about it is that when you need something for a recipe that you make only rarely (or experimentally...) and you don't need a full jar, you can go pick up just what you need for pennies! It's wonderful.
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