Introducing my own Seasoning + Spice Blends with Spice Tribe!

HEY YA’LL! Guess what?! The people have spoken and so I'm super excited about to share the launch of my own Seasoning + Spice Blend flavors: Tuscan Marry Me, On Everything All-Purpose Blend, Dessert Lovers, and you can grab all three in The Brooklyn Collection. Read all about my journey with collaborating with Spice Tribe and stock up on the amazing blends.

Spice Tribe: Behind the Brand

Chefs Trent and Patricio created Spice Tribe as a way to get us to understand the importance of "Beginning by slowing down". They stand big on the idea that life is such a rush, where we're always distracted, always busy, and always thinking of the next big thing--instead of really savoring the moment.

At Spice Tribe we believe that food should be savored. That cooking should be an experience that grounds you in the moment. The practice of mindful cooking is one of slowing down so you can be present, not just while you’re eating, but while you’re creating what you eat.

Observe your fresh ingredients—the array of colors, the variety of textures. Stir a simmering pot and breathe in the aroma of the spices you sprinkled there. Take a taste and see where it takes you.

Spice Tribe was born not only from Trent’s passion for flavor, but his fundamental belief that changing the way you think about cooking changes your life.

What Makes Spice Tribe Different + What's Their Mission?

"Spices are the heart and soul of a recipe, adding flavor and transforming a dish from delicious to sublime. Spices make cooking exciting and food enjoyable. They’re good for your body, too. Cinnamon can lower blood sugar. Garlic can boost the health of your heart. Cayenne eases pain, turmeric fights inflammation and ginger relieves nausea. The more you discover about spices, the more reasons you find to love them."

Spice Tribe scours the globe for the best spices they can find. But they're not stalking the aisles of international supermarkets. They meet small-batch farmers in their fields and purchase their annual harvest. For you, this means unmatched quality and freshness, and a variety of spices you can’t find anywhere else (including non-GMO and organic options).

Everything at Spice Tribe is chef-driven, chef-curated, chef-tested (and tasted), and guaranteed to be fresh and delicious. If they don’t love it themselves, they don’t sell it to you. Plus, they are passionate about promoting wellbeing through healthy, mindful eating extending to every member of their community. That’s why a portion of proceeds from every sale goes to feed individuals and families in their local community through their foundation, Tribe for Change.

Why You'll Love Spice Tribe:

• You can trace their spices back to the farm where they were grown.
• They purchase annual small-batch spice harvests for unmatched quality and freshness.
• They have unique flavors you can’t find in the grocery story (or anywhere else).
• All of their spice blends are ground fresh, in small batches.
• They offer non-GMO, organic spices.
• They are transparent about their ingredients, so it’s easy for you to address any health or dietary concerns.
• All of their recipes are chef-tested (and tasted)—they don’t sell it to you unless they love it!
• A portion of proceeds from every sale goes to feed hungry people in their local community.

Introducing The Brooklyn Collection

I was so excited when I connected with Chef Trent and his team on collaborating on unique spice blends! I am such a huge fan of their spices and mission and it was a no brainer for us to work together. All 3 blends actually are odes to a favorite moment in my cooking experience, especially the Marry Me Blend that pays extreme homage to my viral Tuscan Marry Me Chicken recipe which was my own twist on the social media 'Marry Me Chicken' craze. Here's a breakdown of my "why" for each blend within The Brooklyn Collection:

On Everything (All-Purpose) Blend:

• This seasoning blend is one for the books because it literally goes on everything, hence the name.
• It all started with me mastering an all-purpose blend for my son’s chicken (which he’s very particular about) and stumbling upon the perfect blend which included smoked paprika for a ‘smokier feel’ in addition to adding dried thyme—which is another Jamaican staple.
• I’ve enjoyed this blend on everything from veggies to chicken to red meats to seafood and beyond!

Tuscan ‘Marry Me’ Blend:

• I stumbled upon the ‘Mary me Chicken’ craze last year and fell in love with the sun-dried tomato + herb combo, but wanted to add a nice spin to things by including more herbs and a lemony flavor—thus this Tuscan + Marry Me flavor profile was born. 
• After creating this flavor combination with a chicken and gnocchi recipe, it went viral multiple times which further solidified that I was on to something. 
• Therefore, I want to create this blend so that people can enjoy this incredible flavor on many things including chicken, seafood, pasta, soups——you name it.

Dessert Lover Blend:

• This blend is something special because I’ve intended it to work for everything as it relates to desserts and something sweet. 
• As a lover of cinnamon rolls, I stumbled on this blend through my own moments of baking things like cinnamon rolls and pastries while wanting more than just the typical cinnamon + nutmeg combo. With my Jamaican background, allspice is a major staple ingredient in a lot of our cooking, which has influenced me to focus on adding it to many of my baking recipes over the years for a nice additional tie into the remaining spices while adding a sweet-smoky feel to the finished dish.

Ways + Recipes to use The Brooklyn Collection Blends

As I've mentioned, I wanted to ensure that you are able to use all 3 blends on a daily basis instead of as a specialty blend. Therefore, you can use the savory blends on EVERYTHING----from chicken to seafood to veggies to red meats to soups to salads to dressing, you name it. In addition, the sweet blend is perfect for SO MANY sweeter notes like cinnamon rolls, cakes, muffins, lattes, etc.

Here are some suggestions for recipes to start on our site that work perfectly in addition to curated recipes that I created on the Spice Tribe site:

• Creamy Garlic Chicken Gnocchi Soup
•  Authentic Jamaican Curry Chicken
• Best Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
• Creamy Roasted Garlic Tomato Soup
• Creamy Tuscan 'Marry Me' Chicken
• Creamy Tuscan Lobster Pasta
• Easy Flavorful Rigatoni Meatball Soup
• Homemade Pumpkin Chai Cinnamon Rolls
• Iced Caramel Biscoff Cookie Butter Latte

Grab our Free Ebook with your Purchase!

The great news is that whenever you purchase any one of my seasoning + spice blends, you'll receive this FREE ebook that includes 5 Exclusive Recipes for the Entire Family! All recipes are curated, tested, + photographed by me using each of the 3 blends. So easy and so much flavor wrapped in one! Click Here to shop The Brooklyn Collection and get ready to upgrade the flavors of your dishes in such an easy way!

Thank You So Much for your Support

Lastly, I wanted to just say THANK YOU SO MUCH for the amount of love + support that you've shown towards my work over the last 8 years as well as the launch of my first set of Seasonings + Spices! Every purchase, like, share, recreation of my recipes, + everything in between has not only kept me encouraged, but has helped me be able to continue to afford to create quality food content for you daily!

I truly appreciate this foodie community and I look forward to everything to come in 2025! Love ya'll!

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