Spice Balance — Life is All About Finding the Right Balance

Spice Cabinet 101: Cinnamon

by Greg January 9, 2012

Ah the wonderful world of cinnamon. Whenever we meet people and get the great opportunity to talk about spices the conversation always wanders toward cinnamon at some point. I absolutely love to open the various bags and jars and let the aroma of the various cinnamons sweep away their senses.
There are generally four types of [...]

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Craft Brewers Favorite Beer Spices

by Greg November 24, 2011

I absolutely love owning a spice company! I have the opportunity to talk to the most interesting people and always find it fascinating to hear how different people use their spices. What I especially enjoy are my opportunities in talking to other small business owners.
I’ve been reading about the explosion of micro breweries and the [...]

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Why We Chose California Garlic over Chinese Garlic

by Greg June 26, 2011

There are lots of serious debates (some might call them crazy) going on in our country today – Should we raise the debt ceiling? Tax the rich or let them keep their tax cuts? Why are we investing in the war(s) in Muslim countries when China is investing in technology and kicking [...]

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Recipe Page – New Design!

by Penny June 2, 2011

I enjoy cooking. I am not a culinary genius by any means – but I love food. Food and cooking mean something to me. I can get really emotional about cooking.
Food means family and friends and holidays and special events.
Food is nourishment, as parents it is our responsibility to make sure our family has good, [...]

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The Curiosity About Curries

by Penny May 29, 2011

Customers contact us regarding spices or recipes that they have not tried, but have heard about or were served in a restaurant and would like to try. One question we get frequently is “What is curry”? There seems to be a lot of confusion about curries and curry powders and what kind of curry powder [...]

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The Story of 2 E 6th Street

by Greg May 5, 2011

I love anniversaries – these are always wonderful milestones on the greater journey and we at SpicesInc.com have of course had days that we consider especially significant. We launched on November 8, 2008 and it has certainly been a whirlwind since then.
We just celebrated our one year anniversary in our building back on April 1st [...]

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Meet Glenna, Warehouse Operations

by Penny April 13, 2011

If you have placed an order with Spices Inc., and we hope that you have, you might have received a packing slip in your box that was hand signed by Glenna. “Thank you for your first order – Glenna” or “Enjoy the free sample of Paprika included in this order – Glenna”. We have had [...]

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Go Naked & BBQ!

by Penny April 4, 2011

Thought that might get your attention. But seriously, we just came back from the GoNaked BBQ competition in Greencastle, PA on Saturday. Nobody was naked, which is a good thing because it was rainy and cold, as it can be in April here in Pennsylvania. However, the cold and rain did not stop the BBQ [...]

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Common Questions About Our Jars

by Greg March 25, 2011

We’ve had an awful lot of interest in our jars in the last six months so I thought it was time that I brought this up in case you’re interested. As I learned a long time ago (in a land far, far away) that if one person is asking the question then there are bound [...]

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Sneak Peek a Look Behind the Curtain

by Greg February 23, 2011

We absolutely love to add new spices, herbs, chiles and seasonings to our site. I’ve mentioned before that our goal for 2011 is 150 new products which of course means we’re adding about 3 new products each week. Last weekend we had Rob, the photographer come in and we shot our next 24 new products.
This [...]