Gourmet Rubs & Spice Blends

When you look up a “traditional” recipe for Hungarian Goulash it will have a very short list of spices: sweet paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic.  But go to any popular restaurant in Central Europe with goulash on the menu and you’ll find as many secret recipes as there are chefs.

Our version of the seasonings for a “proper” goulash contain a dozen herbs and spices that add a touch of mystery to the dish since none of them are dominant—you know they’re there but not quite sure what they are.  The intent is to add highlights to the underlying simplicity of the dish, not to gaudify it.

A one pot meal that is extremely easy to prepare in a crock pot, goulash takes two basic ingredients: meat and onions, and turns them into a stew that has been a favorite of central European families since the middle ages.

The Tagine (also spelled Tajine) is a Moroccan classic.  While most often made with lamb, the Tagine may also be made with beef, chicken, or game meats.

The Tagine is based on a spice mix used across Arabia named Ras al Hanut.  Our version of this mix is an incredibly aromatic mixture of more than 20 spices and herbs that will fill your home with the exotic fragrance of a Casablanca spice market.

A single pot meal, a Tagine can be quickly tossed together in a crock pot before leaving for work and be ready as soon as the whole family gathers that evening for dinner.

Our Roast Beef Blend is a mix of herbs that begins with the classical Herbs d’Provence and then expands to an aromatic mix of eight herbs and two different salts.

Use our Roast Beef Blend to form the foundation flavors for beef dishes from the south of France, Switzerland, and the Tuscany region of Italy.

By using mustard, tomato paste, and vinegar you create a variety of new beef sensations that work equally well with red game meats.

Firefighters take a lot of pride in their cooking.  For 25 years in three different states Chef Nick was a volunteer Firefighter/EMT and developed his award-winning Chili not only to feed the fire teams but to help with department fundraising as well.

Now your family can enjoy this complex flavorful chili in a form that is suitable for chili lovers that are not necessarily good-old leather-mouthed chili heads.