
24 Days of Spice | Day 4 - Creative Cocoa
Keeping it short and sweet today, quite literally!
Day 4 was not-so-creatively named “Creative mix for fruit desserts.” The ingredients list anise, ginger, cinnamon, dill, star anise, and spearmint. While I have made a fall fruit crisp in the past that used these ingredients, I really had a taste for hot chocolate and craved a little surprise in flavors.

24 Days of Spice | Day 3 - 5 Peppercorns Mix
This 5 Peppercorns Mix was a lovely blend of cracked peppers.

24 Days of Spice | Day 2 - Smoked Sea Salt
I lucked out with a quick recipe search for using smoked sea salt. One of the first recipes was a delicious Focaccia with Smoked Sea Salt and Rosemary from Little Delish. I went with real, full-gluten bread flour, but subbed sorghum for spelt.

24 Days of Spice | Day 1 - Chimichurri
Yesterday was Day 1 of my Spices advent calendar. For the next 24 days I’ll be sharing the fun spices and recipes that I uncover each day. I’m using it as an opportunity to bring a little zest and fun back into my cooking (pun most definitely intended).