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"My take on Cape Malay curry powder; I devised this when I finally finished my precious box of this type of curry powder, that had been sent to me in a Herbs and Spices swap by Zurie! I checked the ingredients list and finally after a little trial and error, I came up with this, and it is a pretty close match! Influenced by Malay cuisine, Cape/Malay..."

Ingredients: cloves, curry leaves...

"An easy spiced and fruited sugar, which really adds a "zing" to your apple pies, apple crumbles, cake toppings, baked desserts etc.
This spiced sugar mix is based on a 400-year-old English recipe. Spiced sugars were extremely popular in England many centuries ago, they disguised a multitude of sins; and, as spices & citrus fruits..."

Ingredients: oranges, zest of, ginger...

"Soooo you're feeling adventuresome today, GOOD. So you try this and let me know how it taste, okay? I thought it sounded so bizarre I just had to post it!"

Ingredients: cider vinegar, onions, salt...

"I have had vanilla sugar in my cupboard for awhile now and it's great to have on hand if you want to add a bit of something extra! I put it on my cereal in the morning."

Ingredients: sugar, vanilla beans...

"This came about when I had more fresh basil in my garden than I knew what to do with it. I posted a question to the Cooking Q&A board and with the help of Jenny Sanders, this recipe came about."

Ingredients: fresh basil leaves, olive oil...

"I like to make my own curry paste. This way I know that the compliments I get for my curries are entirely up to myself. The good thing is that the paste keeps for a couple of weeks in the fridge and can be frozen. The paste makes wonderful presents too. I give them away together with coconut milk, some kaffir lime leaves (I have my own plant), and..."

Ingredients: ground cumin, red paprika...

"A spicy mustard, better then the store bought variety, good gift for food lovers."

Ingredients: cider vinegar, fresh horseradish...

"Homemade pickling spice. Use in the same amounts at store bought pickling spice."

Ingredients: coriander seeds, yellow mustard seeds...

"Here's a spicy vinegar for those of you that like it HOT! You can use any chili pepper you can get. Use to flavor your salad dressings or to marinade any piece of meat you like. This is a great way to display the excess peppers from your garden. It's so pretty I've seen people not use it and just display the pretty bottles. Great for gift..."

Ingredients: distilled vinegar, garlic...

"French Lavender & Tahitian Vanilla - what a great combination! A very simple but effective flavoured sugar; I always have a jar or two in my pantry ready to use in my cooking and baking! This sugar is WONDERFUL sprinkled on cakes, scones, biscuits (cookies), sweet tarts and baked desserts, as well as ice cream. You must make sure your lavender..."

Ingredients: dried lavender, vanilla pod...

"A unique blend of peppers, onions and cilantro give this homemade pico de gallo type salsa it's deliciously fresh taste. Serve fresh or bottle to preserve."

Ingredients: cilantro, pepper...

"This is an easy-to-prepare British condiment that is good with hot dogs, hamburgers, sausage, cold cuts, or as an accompaniment to cheese. Use it in any recipe that calls for prepared mustard."

Ingredients: dry mustard, ale, salt...

"Good with meats and curries and lovely as a gift."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, dried prunes...

"Nice to gift wrap and put into a fruit basket. This takes 1-4 weeks to infuse flavors. Can be doubled."

Ingredients: lemons, sugar, tarragon...