Ingredients that make anything taste good?

[ChefJune]

my "secret ingredient" is dried Herbes de Provence. comes in a jar in the spice section of your grocery store, or you can order it online at Vanns Spices

 

[AllenOK]

I would be lost without onions and garlic as a staple in my foods.

At work, lately, I've been using shallots and garlic for many things, and I've even been keeping a melange of minced fresh thyme and rosemary in one of my reach-ins. Just a pinch adds a lot of flavor to many things.

Now that we have some Tex-Mex items on the menu, I've been giving those a squirt of lime juice to help the flavor.

I have begun experimenting with Herbs de Provence as well. I have a small bottle of the mix that I mixed up myself. I have most of the herbs for that on hand anyway, with the only exception being savory. There's one grocery store in town that carries savory, and it ain't cheap. I may resort to growing my own if I notice that I really start using Herbs de Provence.

 

[LadyCook61]

my "secret ingredient" is dried Herbes de Provence. comes in a jar in the spice section of your grocery store, or you can order it online at Vanns Spices

thanks for that link, I just ordered some spices.

 

[Jeff G.]

my "secret ingredient" is dried Herbes de Provence. comes in a jar in the spice section of your grocery store, or you can order it online at Vanns Spices

I love this stuff... I use it along with steak seasoning and Emerils when I roast meats, add it to vegetables, in soups... great stuff...

 

[expatgirl]

agree with all the ingredients that's been posted.......I also think that a roux is wonderful ingredient for gumbos, etouffes, and shrimp creoles. Also, incorporating homemade beef and chicken broths into recipes.........

 

[Maverick2272]

I find that if people don't like the taste of my food, I just feed them some beer or wine until they like it! Doesn't work for kids though...

 

[shortchef]

Garlic if it's savory, cinnamon if it's sweet. I'm surprised nobody mentioned cinnamon, it makes so many dishes delicious.