If you follow Chef AJ, you must know that she loves our Pepperoni and Gingerbread Spice Blends (both WFPB and SOS-free of course!). This page is dedicated to the spices she regularly uses in her recipes ~ our proprietary blends as well as her favorite base spices. Follow her on facebook and youtube to learn more. Get two small free samples of Chef AJ favorites with your order.
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Chef AJ Black Bean Soup Spice (UWL Recipe)
$10.00Black Bean Soup
Chef AJ’s UWL Recipe
An SOS-free blend developed for Chef AJ’s Black Bean Soup recipe (replace all spices in recipe with 2T plus 2t seasoning). A flavorful general seasoning for soups, veggies, legumes and starches.
Hand blended in small batches: cumin, oregano, smoked paprika, and chiles.
Dill Seed
$8.00 – $10.00In Old Norse, the word dill means “to lull” – it was mixed with water to help babies sleep. Egyptians believed burying dill with their dead would protect them in the afterlife against hunger.
Although Dill has a unique and powerful flavor, it pairs well with a wide variety of foods including poultry, fish, salads, sauces, dips, starches, and vegetables.
Jalapeño Chile Pepper
$9.00Traditionally cultivated in Veracruz, Mexico, this Chile Pepper has also become a favorite of the Southwestern United States. Not too hot and not too mild, it is delicate in its dried form and should be added to foods for finishing.
Just before serving, add to Southwestern dishes, guacamole, corn bread, salad dressings, eggs, potatoes and vegetables for a little kick. It will lose its flavor and heat if added too early in the cooking process.
Morita Chipotle Chile Pepper
$13.00 – $26.00The Chipotle Chile is the dried form of a mature red Jalapeño Pepper. The Morita variety, by far the most common sold in the U.S., is smaller than the “True” Chipotle, and retains its dark, raisin-like appearance.
Add to Southwest and Central American dishes where the combination of smoky and hot flavors are desired.
Paprika, Smoked
$10.00Sweet, rich and smoky, our Smoked Paprika is made in the style of Spanish Pimenton, with a bright, tangy flavor, followed by complex smoky tones. Use in paella, soups, and stews for a deep woodsy flavor.
Pepperoni Blend
$13.85 – $27.65As seen in the 2025 Summer Edition of Forks Over Knives. Developed w/chefs at a local restaurant for use in vegetarian “Pepperoni” dishes. Add Pepperoni flavoring at your every whim.
Hand blended in small batches with: smoked paprika, Chiles, anise seed, mustard seed, garlic, and fennel.
Recommended by Chef AJ.
Click here to for demonstrations of people cooking with our Pepperoni Blend on YouTube.
Pumpkin Pie Spice
$10.00The original English pumpkin pie was actually a whole pumpkin stuffed with apples, sugar, and a combination of spices, and then baked. This spice blend became known as Pumpkin Pie Spice in the 19th century. Use with pumpkin and squash recipes, cookies, sweet potato pie, custard, and cheesecake or be daring and sprinkle on ice cream, oatmeal or a latté.
Hand blended in small batches: cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and star anise.
Recommended Recipes:
Pumpkin Spice Coconut Macaroons
Sole della Toscana
$10.50This versatile garlic-tomato Tuscan blend is great on anything to add a bit of pizzazz! Use on pasta, meats, fish, veggies, salads, bread and in sauces. Garlic, tomato, herbs and a touch of heat from Chiles give this blend a true northern Italian flavor.
Hand blended in small batches with: garlic, tomato, rosemary, sage, lemon peel, milled porcini mushroom, and Chiles.
Click HERE for Local Spicery’s Creamy Italian Dressing (no salt, no oil, no sugar).
Click HERE to see a Local Spicery roasted veggie dish on our YouTube channel.
Click HERE to see High Carb Hannah making a veggie side dish with Sole della Toscana.
Click HERE to see High-Carb Hannah using Sole della Toscana on her morning potatoes.
Vignette
$10.25Southern Italian blend — highly aromatic and brightly flavored! Vibrant addition to soups, surprising sprinkle on cauliflower or squash, and a superb rub for lean proteins. Pairs well with root veggies, salad bowls, and olives. Try mixing in your favorite olive oil for bread dipping. No added salt.
Hand blended in small batches with: Fennel, Ginger, Chiles, Onion, Mint, Lemon Verbena, Shallots, and Chives.
