My friends, Katelyn and Tiffany, embarked on an adventure to places we have never been in our own town. First stop was the Bizarre Market which is made up of local artists who sells goods that have been re-purposed into something else. A lot of neat stuff at decent prices. They are having another Bizarre Market November 20th at Quirk Gallery. We then headed to the Clothes Rack on Cary Street. It is a small thrift store sponsored by the junior league. I got a 1982 Southern Living Cook Book for $1! Next stop was to several antique stores in Carytown, but my favorite stop was to Penzeys Spices. All spices are fresh and quickly shipped to their warehouse where they dry and ground the spices/herbs by hand. Many obscure/hard to find spices are here as well as new ones such as different seasoning salts or combinations of spices. One of my favorite to smell was the Ceylon Cinnamon. They had a fair amount of Central and South American inspired spices, which are by far my most favorite dishes to cook and consume. I also had a lovely little chat with an employee about the awesomeness of fresh rosemary and how it is one herb we refuse to use in a dried form. I am glad someone else feels so strongly about that as I do!
Another great thing about Penzeys is that all the recipes are from customers. The company itself does not publish its own recipes whatsoever. Each recipe in the catalog has a story from a customer who sent it in. Very cool if you ask me. If you do not have a store near you (they have 49) then you can also purchase the spices/herbs online. But, it is fun to go in and smell all the rich herbs and spices and get some free recipes.
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