Are you ready for a love affair....with spicy food?

Welcome to the enticing world of herbs and spices! If you are fanatical about spicy food then this is perfect for you. We are dedicated to enjoying, celebrating and exploring spicy food from around the world.

We will show you how to add more flavour to your cooking and liven up your meals, with just a few simple changes. And you will discover how herbs, spices and chillies bring out the best in foods and turn an ordinary recipe into a culinary delight.

But this is not just about hot, fiery foods, although they do have their cherished place here! We will also look at foods that tantalise the tastebuds, without the burn - from aromatic spiced teas to sweet apple pie. Food that all your family can enjoy, whatever their tolerance level!!

How we can help:

• If you're completely new to this, then why not begin with our Getting Started section to familiarise yourself?
• Want to find out more about a particular spice or which herbs work well with chicken?
• We'll explore the spicy cuisines of the world, where sometimes the same spices and herbs can be used to produce entirely different results e.g. Indian and Mexican cuisines which both use cumin, coriander and chillies.
• Find recipes for your favourite spicy dish or spice mix ...
• ...and discover some of the best substitutes for when, like us, you run out or just want to be experimental and daring.
• Throwing a fancy dinner party? Then our menu planning can help you with that spicy feast.
• When you just don't feel like preparing anything, then our condiments section has helpful suggestions too, to add some zing to your ready meal.

There is a huge variety of herbs and spices from which to choose and with the help of good supermarkets and suppliers, we are almost spoilt for choice. But never fear, lovespicyfood.com will take you all the way through, from which one to use, how to store it and then to the right cooking techniques. A step-by-step guide to the world of spicy food.

But don't worry, this is not a campaign to convert you to eating nothing but spicy foods (although global domination could be fun :-) ). We just want to open your eyes to the possibilities and benefits, not to mention the sheer joy of it! Come with us and experience this exhilarating, delicious and oh-so-divine world.