Kitchen Blog

Annual Report 2025/26

March 17, 2026|James Ransome

It’s been a year of rediscovery for us at the Spicery, as I went back to where it all started over 20 years ago, and we reintroduced something important to...

Recipe Development

October 20, 2025|Jess Swingler

Although most of the work at The Spicery is involved in actually producing the product each month - measuring, grinding and packing spices, then assembling orders and sending them out...

2024/25 Annual Report

September 21, 2025|Jess Swingler

We’ve recently passed the lunar new year, and it's now the 'Year of the Snake', but you could say that 2024/25 has been more like the 'Year of the Swan’...

Mission: Noodle Legend

February 6, 2025|Jess Swingler

We knew that How to Be a Noodle Legend - with its entirely new set of spice blends and cooking techniques - was going to require particularly rigorous testing, so...

Noodle Legend - Staff Home Testing

February 6, 2025|Jess Swingler

The best part about developing a new cookbook kit is ... home testing! This is where Spicery staff take the recipes home and try them ourselves, to check that everything...

The Great Legend Bake Off!

August 23, 2023|Georgia Smith

What’s that I can see in the distance - a huge white tent adorned with bunting? And inside it, 12 amateur bakers brimming with nervous excitement, desperately hoping to avoid...

Taco Legend World Tour - Staff Home Testing!

February 15, 2023|Jess Swingler

Houston… we have a Legendary Lift off! Much like a Rocket Launch, launching the next generation of Legend cookbook requires months and months of behind the scenes work with many...

Slow and Steady Wins the Taste...

January 26, 2023|Georgia Smith

With temperatures going down and the cost of living going up, these January days can feel a little bleak - but there’s a humble kitchen appliance, probably gathering dust in...

Curry Legend Chef Specials - Staff Home Testing!

August 4, 2022|Jess Swingler

Developing a brand new cookbook is always a time of great excitement at Spicery HQ! From the early stages where the initial idea is planned out and research trips are...

Easter Baking!

March 28, 2022|Georgia Smith

As we edge towards Easter, it’s hard to resist the allure of supermarket aisles filled to the brim with tempting treats - still, nothing can quite compare to delicious, home-baked...