When I started this project, I did not want to create just one more ho-hum book that just lists spices and herbs from around the world. I wanted to bring that world to you! I wanted something different, something to Spice up your Life! Something with interaction, fun to share to provide a healthful tasty experience.I wanted something different than just another run of the mill recipe book. It is to be informative, interesting, useful and filled with tidbits you might not know and food trivia and history that I wanted to share.

Plus… I wanted you learn there are many fines spices that change the entire flavor of even the simplest meal. Don?t you love a great kitchen full of aromatics! This book is how to become a super cook by using the finest spices and seasonings properly.

Cooking Secrets - Using Spices, Herbs & Salts is a reference book that should be in every home. Gone are the days when we sit down and listen to Gramma talk about how she uses spices, herbs and salts. Cooking is a lost art. That’s why I have created this edition of my book.

This edition is filled with photographs of over 60 spices, herbs and salts used around the world and how they are used to enhance the flavor of meats, fish, vegetables and fruits. As you read you will begin to appreciate the history of each and why the Spice Route was so important in ancient times. Each of the items used to flavor our food are discussed in detail starting with how they are used to flavor all types of foods eaten all over the world. I don?t stop there. I have charts showing which ethnic foods use them, how to measure them, when to use them in the cooking cycle and how to store them.

The book is also filled with Ah-Ha Moments, trivia, and recipes.Ah-Ha Moments:

In 1816, this spice was so valuable that the Dutch fought the islanders on Molucca to secure rights to the crop? Check out page 28 for the answer.

This spice is the stigma of a flowering plant and is the world’s most expensive spice, is costly because more than 225,000 stigmas must be handpicked to produce one pound. Check out page 33 for the answer.

Do you know the Difference Between Herbs and Spices. Check out page 24 for the answer.10 Reasons why you should buy Cooking Secrets - Using Spices, Herbs & Salts, filled with tidbits, stories and recipes ?

If you’re like most people who never knew how to use spices, herbs and salts then this book is for you;

Give it as a shower gift;

Give it as a wedding gift;

The book makes a nice gift for those celebrating religious holidays in December;

Give it as a retirement gift to baby boomers go to live in retirement communities’;

People that have joined cooking groups will appreciate knowing more about the correct use of spices, herbs and salts;

Children leaving home to go to college or live on their own will appreciate this book.;

Learning how to cook a new cuisine? This book will help you understand which spices, herbs and salts are used to flavor ethnic foods, meats, fish, vegetables, and fruit.:

If you know someone who loves to cook and loves history then the historical portions of the description will be interesting to them.

Use it as a teaching aid when you sit with your grandchildren and cook. Teachers may want to purchase copies to use during cooking classes.

Check out the other books in the Scratch and Sniff Travel Series. They are filled with Destination Information, Ah-Ha Moments, Destination Recipes, and helpful hints. Visit http: //ScratchAndSniffTravel.com