Pepper is the king of spices in this author's household.
Pepper King
Check out my latest article, Pepper Vine; King of Spices. It details how four spices; black pepper, white pepper, green pepper and pink pepper, can all be harvested from the same plant.
Although my husband is not a fan of pepper, my kids and I put pepper on just about anything. I used to be the only pepper fan in our household, but a few years ago my son, who just turned 17, started putting it on everything. He now uses pepper more often than salt, to the point where he almost never picks up the salt shaker any more. His favorite spice blend is lemon pepper, which is a blend of black pepper, lemon peel, onion powder and garlic powder mixed in with a tiny bit of salt.
My daughter, who is 12 1/2, just recently started putting pepper on her food. She now loves pepper more than salt on a variety of dishes such as potatoes, scrambled eggs and chicken. I love that my kids are enjoying the taste of pepper on their food. It is certainly much healthier than sprinkling a pile of salt on top of all their food like they used to do. Now if I can just get my husband to make the conversion from salt to pepper. But he's 51, what's that about not being able to teach an old dog new tricks!?!
Additional Resources
The articles Ethnic Spice Blends and Traditional Spice Blends both contain recipes for a variety of spice blends. Many of the spice blends include pepper as part of their ingredients.
