" little too much."

[emglow101]

Do you find yourself sometimes getting a little heavy handed on spices, herbs, or salt and pepper. Not enough to ruin your dish, but just a touch too much. Wanting to get big flavort this is a very fine line. Yea it's good but could use less.............. Do you tend to go a little heavy on your seasonings?

[noodlepoodle]

I tend to be a little heavy handed with lemon and spicy peppers, so I have to tone it down for my DH. As for myself, I don't like too much cinnamon or clove. I'm gradually increasing the garlic in my cooking, but I find that can be overdone as well. Sorry...

[jvanderh]

I am heavy handed with sriracha. The rest of the world is heavy handed with black pepper. That stuff is not delicious! If I ruled the world, that extra shaker would be full of well sauteed garlic, dried and pulverized. Mmmm.

[mariacarmen]

I really like big FLAVAH. so yeah, i go with heavier doses, usually. the exception is cooking for my 83-year-old dad, who likes the blandest food imaginable. a perfect dish for him has salt, but not too much. for my own food, i always add more garlic than anything calls for, more heat, more oomph. i don't think i've ever gone toooooo far... but the BF may argue that point. however, while he's a good cook, his dishes are usually on the tamer end of the spectrum.

[escondido123]

As an editor I have to say it should read "little TOO much." That said, my husband has said there are some herbs/spices where their flavor should be on the edge of perception....nutmeg comes to mind for me.

[emglow101]

Thanks.

[mucho gordo]

For me, it's cumin. It has the aroma of well used sweat socks and should be just a hint in the background.

[BananaBirkLarsen]

I agree about the cumin. I love it in almost everything -- it's one of my most-used spices -- but it's really easy to overdo it. Just a sprinkle it usually enough.

I've also been known to use more vinegar and lemon juice than many people like on occasion, and to be a bit heavy-handed with the chilies. But I like the acid and the spice, so in my opinion, that isn't TOO much.