1-2 favourite herb or spice

[Atlas]

I'm a spice fanatic. If I opened my cupboard right now the two bottles front and center are cumin and granulated garlic. I also use a lot of cinnamon and oregano. Oddly enough I'm not a bit basil fan, except for pesto.

I work part-time at a spice store so I have more than I ever need.

Edited because I was so excited I missed the entire second page.

What do you put in your chili powder? (actually I don't buy garlic powder, I just put extra garlic in the dish)
What do you put in your curry powder? And do you toast the spices or not?

My chili powder consists of ancho chili pepper, cumin, Mexican oregano, garlic, and toasted onion powder. Sometimes I'll add a little natural cocoa powder, fennel, or even a bit of mustard powder.

I don't really use a premixed curry powder, but my curries always have cumin, mustard, fennel, garlic, coriander, and some paprika. That's the standard but I often mix in some premixed curry blends too, like garam masala or vindaloo.

Just a general suggestion about spices. Whole spices are good for about two years (saffron included), ground spices about a year, and herbs around a year or less. If you open a bottle and can instantly smell the spice it's probably still good.

[GLC1968]

Oh well, if we are talking 'blends' that we use most, that would have to be chili powder and/or Goya Adobo seasoning. I buy both in bulk.

And I almost never add salt to my cooking. My DH salts stuff after the fact, so I just leave it out unless it's necessary (like when baking or in yeast breads, etc).

I really want to make my own chili powder this summer/fall after we harvest our peppers and dry them. I meant to do it last year but our pepper harvest wasn't great.