Nutmeg Toast

Take a teaspoon of butter and mix it with half a teaspoon of nutmeg and one teaspoon of sugar. Spread this over hot toast for a quick, easy, and delicious mid-morning snack.

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Cheese Sauce

The sweet, subtly bitter taste of nutmeg makes it a delicious (if unexpected) addition to a cheese sauce. When your sauce is almost ready, sprinkle 1 teaspoon of nutmeg through the mix and sitr through well. You can then use the sauce in a macaroni cheese, as part of a pie filling, or poured over mashed potato for a hearty supper.

Nutmeg Frosting

If you’ve made some sweet cookies or a cake, tone it down with a swirl of nutmeg frosting. To frost 12 cookies, take 1/4 cup of butter, 1/4 cup of icing sugar, and two teaspoons of nutmeg. Mix thoroughly so that you have a smooth frosting, and then spread over the cookies or cake.

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Always Opt for Fresh Nutmeg

Just like all food ingredients, fresh nutmeg is a lot better than grated packs you can find on grocery store shelves. Nutmeg seeds are packed with oils that cause their flavor to be more pronounced. Grating fresh nutmeg just before using it in the dish will allow you to take advantage of this.

Store it Properly

Nutmeg is usually added to dishes in small quantities, meaning it will take a while before you use it all up. To make sure it does the same trick each time, you have to store the nutmeg properly. Your best bet is to put it in a glass container and store it in a cold and dark place.

Don’t Overdo It

Nutmeg is one spice that you don’t want to go overboard with. Due to its intense flavor, too much nutmeg can make the dish less pleasing than you planned. This is why you should always use the correct measure if it’s part of the recipe. If not, remember that less is more.

Experiment with Various Dishes

Nutmeg can improve more dishes than you would think. You can sprinkle it on grilled veggies, top cheesy dishes with it, mix it into mashed potatoes, use it in mulled wine, and add it to pies, muffins, and much more. 

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Pumpkin, a squash cultivar that originated in the Americas, is one of the main components of this flavor that has become so popular. It’s sweet and rich and simply tastes “like fall.” But, let’s not forget that the word “spice” comes after the first word in the phrase. Many people don’t even know which spices are the ones that pair so well with pumpkin.

The spices used in this flavoring are essentially the same ones used in pumpkin pies and in pumpkin bread. The first, and heaviest component, is cinammon. Pumpkin spice is usually composed of approximately 50% cinnamon, lending it the one spice flavor you might associate with pumpkin.

Another key ingredient in pumpkin spice is ginger. This spice a spicy and slightly wooden flavor that adds complexity and brings down the sweetness of pumpkin spice.

There are two more spices missing, so what are they? Those spices, carried in small quantities, are cloves and nutmeg. Cloves and intensity to the mix, while nutmeg is the secret, underrated ingredient that just ties everything together!

Don’t you just love pumpkin spice?

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Nutmeg Toast

Take a teaspoon of butter and mix it with half a teaspoon of nutmeg and one teaspoon of sugar. Spread this over hot toast for a quick, easy, and delicious mid-morning snack.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by hot for food by Lauren Toyota (vegan foodie) (@hotforfood)

Cheese Sauce

The sweet, subtly bitter taste of nutmeg makes it a delicious (if unexpected) addition to a cheese sauce. When your sauce is almost ready, sprinkle 1 teaspoon of nutmeg through the mix and sitr through well. You can then use the sauce in a macaroni cheese, as part of a pie filling, or poured over mashed potato for a hearty supper.

Nutmeg Frosting

If you’ve made some sweet cookies or a cake, tone it down with a swirl of nutmeg frosting. To frost 12 cookies, take 1/4 cup of butter, 1/4 cup of icing sugar, and two teaspoons of nutmeg. Mix thoroughly so that you have a smooth frosting, and then spread over the cookies or cake.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Addison (@girlversusdough)

The post 3 Ways to Use Nutmeg in Your Cooking appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Always Opt for Fresh Nutmeg

Just like all food ingredients, fresh nutmeg is a lot better than grated packs you can find on grocery store shelves. Nutmeg seeds are packed with oils that cause their flavor to be more pronounced. Grating fresh nutmeg just before using it in the dish will allow you to take advantage of this.

Store it Properly

Nutmeg is usually added to dishes in small quantities, meaning it will take a while before you use it all up. To make sure it does the same trick each time, you have to store the nutmeg properly. Your best bet is to put it in a glass container and store it in a cold and dark place.

Don’t Overdo It

Nutmeg is one spice that you don’t want to go overboard with. Due to its intense flavor, too much nutmeg can make the dish less pleasing than you planned. This is why you should always use the correct measure if it’s part of the recipe. If not, remember that less is more.

Experiment with Various Dishes

Nutmeg can improve more dishes than you would think. You can sprinkle it on grilled veggies, top cheesy dishes with it, mix it into mashed potatoes, use it in mulled wine, and add it to pies, muffins, and much more. 

The post Best Tips for Cooking with Nutmeg appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Pumpkin, a squash cultivar that originated in the Americas, is one of the main components of this flavor that has become so popular. It’s sweet and rich and simply tastes “like fall.” But, let’s not forget that the word “spice” comes after the first word in the phrase. Many people don’t even know which spices are the ones that pair so well with pumpkin.

The spices used in this flavoring are essentially the same ones used in pumpkin pies and in pumpkin bread. The first, and heaviest component, is cinammon. Pumpkin spice is usually composed of approximately 50% cinnamon, lending it the one spice flavor you might associate with pumpkin.

Another key ingredient in pumpkin spice is ginger. This spice a spicy and slightly wooden flavor that adds complexity and brings down the sweetness of pumpkin spice.

There are two more spices missing, so what are they? Those spices, carried in small quantities, are cloves and nutmeg. Cloves and intensity to the mix, while nutmeg is the secret, underrated ingredient that just ties everything together!

Don’t you just love pumpkin spice?

The post It’s Pumpkin Spice Season, So What are Those Famous Fall Spices? appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.