Next to shopping, my favorite thing to do at home is to cook, experiment new recipes in kitchen. I love twisting the ingredients, altering the flavors and coming up with a new version of the old-fashioned recipes. Most of the times we cook Indian cuisine at home which is very rich, diverse and depend a lot on the spices and herbs for it's authentic flavor. Buying spices in bulk at once may save you a little time but then you have to compromise on their flavor and richness, which is pointless. Great quality, freshly ground spices are sure to add rich and bold flavor to any style cooking. What is more exciting than receiving a variety of spices that are freshly toasted, ground and blended in small batches to retain it's maximum flavor? Awesome, right? RawSpiceBar does that exactly! It is a subscription service that delivers 3 sets of freshly made flavor kits that represent global flavors and are created with fresh, unique ingredients. I got excited about the idea of getting these globally inspired exotic spice blends, recipes and cooking ideas delivered to your doorstep on a monthly basis.
RawSpiceBar monthly subscription is $8/month and shipping is free. As I said earlier, these monthly boxes include 3 freshly ground spice blends and their corresponding recipe cards. 

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I received the October box inspired from the German "OktoberFest" featuring Horseradish & Mustard Seeds, Schnitzel spices, and Caraway, Fennel & Anise Bread.

Caraway, Fennel & Anise Bread
This is a mixture of caraway seeds, fennel seeds, star anise, coriander and other spices. I use all of these in my kitchen and was surprised by the level of freshness. The blend was indeed rich in flavor and aroma. I used this in one of my thanksgiving recipes and totally loved the taste. Usually I add spices like star anise, bay leaves, fennel seeds as whole and using them as ground powder definitely gave the dish a much better, bold and strong flavor than ever.

Horseradish & Mustard Seeds:
This one is a mixture of toasted brown mustard seeds, toasted yellow mustard seeds and horseradish powder. The recipe featured with this spice is "Horseradish & Mustard Cabbage". I am yet to use this one but I am sure this is going to be a interesting recipe. Just by seeing the picture below you could imagine the level of freshness of these ground spice.

Schnitzel Spices:
This is a mixture of Juniper berries, cayenne peppers, bay leaves and black peppercorns. I was so excited as this is a perfect blend of all my favorite spices together. We use cayenne, bay leaves and black peppers very frequently, almost in every possible way. The recipe featured for this spice was the "German Chicken Schnitzel". Even though the recipe was simple and appealing, we went on with my earlier plan - Schnitzel roasted chicken. Using this spice blend as the chicken rub was probably the best thing I did that day, ha ha.
Overall, if you love cooking or you know someone who enjoys cooking, it's a MUST for you to try this subscription! I love how they choose curate the spices in such a way you can try out versatile recipes and not just the ones that are featured. My favorite thing about RawSpiceBar would be the rich flavor, aroma  and freshness of these spices. I think it is fun to discover such globally inspired spice blends and new recipes every month at the comfort of your home.

Try out their monthly boxes for only $8/month. For limited time you could use the coupon code- FLAVOR6 to get $5 off your 6 or 12 month gift or monthly subscriptions, i.e. you get your first box for just $3, wohoo!