Garlic Black pepper Chipotle chili power

Garlic Powder (not the best but damn tasty Cayenne Pepper Turmeric Cinnamon Ginger

These are staples that I rotate. Some great combos to be had.

Garlic Powder Red Chile Powder

and its not a spice, but Chipotle Hot Sauce.

Dried: cumin, chipotle, and large-leaf oregano.

Fresh: ALL THE CILANTRO, garlic, ginger, onion. Seriously, cilantro is my addiction.

The list looks a little different in the winter, switch over to my Quebecois meat-pie style spices of cinnamon, clove, and allspice!

fennel seed primarily for white sauces cumin seed primarily for red sauces though they both work either way.

they have a very strong taste and bring a dish to life.

Sea salt and black pepper are a given, right? :)

My holy spice trinity:

1. Cayenne pepper flakes
2. Garlic powder
3. Oregano

Cinnamon is one I couldn't go without either...

Mae Ploy thai red curry paste is super awesome as well.

I may be cheating here because I like blends:

Poultry Seasoning (a blend of sage, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, nutmeg, and black pepper). I like it in stew, in giblet gravy, on potatoes (sweet or regular), and for rubbing meat, plus it makes the house smell like Thanksgiving.

Curry powder added to pretty much any veggie or meat dish with coconut milk.

Cumin. I think the musky smell makes it kind of like catnip for humans, or at least this human.

These are my Top3:

• nutmeg
• clove
• Summer savory

Garlic, Cumin, and Basil. Not necessarily all of them together, but usually in combo. Those are my limited 3. My list could go forever!

Chili, got to have lots of chili. Chili and ground ginger, and some garlic thrown in. Oh, did I mention the chili?

Like many it changes over time, currently:

Coriander

Szechuan/Sichuan Peppercorns

Cayenne Pepper

• salt
• pepper
• cumin (in stews and chili)

Garlic, ginger and salt.

(Oh nooooo! Salt isn't paleo!!! Oh well.)

The holy triumvirate of onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika belongs on every kind of beef.

1. Tumeric because of its effects on NF kappa beta and transcriptions factors on the MTor pathway like stopping telomere shortening. Black pepper does this too but 1000 fold less.

2. Cayenne Pepper because of its effects on UCP1 and thermogenesis.

3. sliced astragalus.....Astragalus saponins induce growth inhibition and apoptosis (cell death) in human colon cancer cells and tumor xenografts.....it does this but inhibiting telomere shortening as well. I make tea drinks with it and asian sauces for my sashimi

Cardamom powder, nutmeg, mace.. add a little to any way you cook meat and the difference is Mmmmm..!

nettles, african fair trade salt n herbs mix, gingerbread herb mix

Garlic, garlic, and garlic.

Oh, and curry.

One more? Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning Salute. And if that doesn't count, Dill.

The holy trinity of onions, garlic, and ginger.

I absolutely love cinnamon. I use it in sweet things, but a subtle hint in a savory dish is my favorite way to use it. I use it almost every day. I also like it with scrambled eggs, which sounds odd, but is delicious.

Bonus: It helps regulate blood sugar!

Pepper and salt deserve a mention too, they go on everything pretty much regardless of what it is.

i cant choose three. most frequently i cook with cumin, coriander, smoked paprika and cinnamon for spices. i use a lot of spice blends from north africa and the middle east like harissa, garam masala and baharat. grains of paradise are used a lot around here, and tellicherry pepper.

in the non-spice world i use a lot of garlic, various salts, preserved lemon peel, dill, thyme, rosemary, basil... my favorite flavor is from chile peppers though. i ALWAYS have (get this) aleppo pepper, urfa biber, chipotle mecco, de arbol, cascabel, ancho, chimayo, gujillo and new mexico green chiles. its a sickness i have. this is why i couldnt stop laughing when someone suggested i give up nightshades and capsicum for my MS- NOT. GONNA. HAPPEN.

I would NEVER willingly limit myself to 3 spices, but if I was stranded on the mythical desert island with only three, they would be ginger, garlic and cayenne. Herbs would be extra right? For those, fresh basil, rosemary and some mint for tea. I'll use the citrus rinds from the trees over next to the coconut palm for the rest of my seasoning needs.

• Seat salt
• nutmeg
• thyme

I love smoked paprika and caraway seeds as a combination.

And tarragon is my absolute favourite with chicken, fish etc. Sometimes fresh, sometimes dried - they are subtly different but both good.

I put garlic powder, sea salt, white pepper and dehydrated onion on everything.

Lately I make stews with different meats, using the same basics. See below. I sear the meat and then throw it in the crock pot with the spices for 8 hours while I'm at work. Here are the basics:

red palm oil

whole dried chiles

bay leaf

cinnamon stick

curry powder

sea salt

chardonnay

coconut pieces

Aside from good sea salt and black pepper- ginger (both dried and fresh), garlic (both dried and fresh) and cinnamon (dried). Ginger and garlic work in almost any savory dish, and I've been using cinnamon in my paleo pancakes (which I've had a lot of lately, otherwise cayenne would be spice #3).

My staples are turmeric, cinnamon and tarragon. Tarragon is my go-to herb, especially with eggs and chicken. I also use garlic and onion powder too. Nothing beats freshly sauteed onions and garlic, but I rarely have time for that. Oregano and coriander get a lot of use too.

I can't just pick three...but here are my top choices: Garlic, onion, paprika, cayenne, black pepper, cinnamon, and sea salt are the ones I can't live without.

I make homemade baked sweet potato fries: sweet potato chopped into fry like slices, tossed in olive oil, garlic, onion, cayenne or paprika and cinnamon. After they come out of the oven a light dusting of sea salt. They are AMAZING.

also most of my meats are cooked with garlic, onion, and black pepper.

I'm excited to hear what others say as I want to mix it up more.

I love me some... Cumin... Fire Salt... and Curry Powder.

MySpiceSage.com is a fantastic (and very inexpensive) site I use for spices. You should check them out -- amazing selection and quality.