Kitchen Blog

Kitchen Blog
Annual Report 2025/26

Annual Report 2025/26

|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

Recipe Development

|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

2024/25 Annual Report

|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

Mission: Noodle Legend

|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

Noodle Legend - Staff Home Testing

|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!

The Great Legend Bake Off!

|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!

Taco Legend World Tour - Staff Home Testing!

|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...

Slow and Steady Wins the Taste...

|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!

Curry Legend Chef Specials - Staff Home Testing!

|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!

Easter Baking!

|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...