The Kitchen Imp and a Lava Stone Necklace

Lava Stone Necklace
Time for more lava stone! 

I love the texture. Some beads have holes that go all the way through! They are paired with black onyx.

This necklace is available at Etsy.

The Kitchen Imp
I bought Jim some spices and tea! The Kitchen Imp on Etsy is a place for tasty spices, salts and teas!

The Dukkah can be used in various ways. It is made up of almonds, sesame seeds, coriander and cumin. It could be mixed with yogurt to create a veggie dip. It could be mixed with olive oil for a bread dip. It can also be mixed up to create a salad dressing. It can even be used as a bread substitute on chicken.

The Harissa is a Moroccan spice that includes aleppo pepper, ginger, paprika, cumin, caraway and cayenne. Sure to get the creative juices flowing in the kitchen! We have already added some to a veggie soup and it was fantastic. A little bit of this spice goes a long way!

The Chai Tea is made up of Assam tea, Ceylon tea, black tea, organic cardamom, organic black pepper, organic cloves and organic crystallized ginger.

The Genmaicha green tea includes organic green tea and organic toasted rice. Doesn't this look amazing? It tastes just like the real deal you get in a Japanese restaurant! I guess their secret ingredient is the rice.

Genmaicha Tea

In this shop you can also find sweet curry. As a curry fan, this sounds delicious!

Sweet Curry

Teas can also be purchased loose.

Pitta Tea

This is intriguing....chile sugar! It comes with a recipe for hot-sweet brownies. I bet this is a feast for the taste buds!

Chile Sugar

How about a Moroccan rub for meats or fish? You all know I don't eat meat but used to flavor veggies sounds delicious.

Moroccan Rub

So if you are a tea lover or enjoy cooking (or both) stop by The Kitchen Imp! 

Creative cooking ideas can also be found on The Kitchen Imp's Facebook page. I think these new spice (well, new to us) will inspire our dishes!

As always, thank you for stopping by. I hope your 2014 is starting out great! ~Val