Take a look in your pantry. Have some of those spice jars been around longer than you can remember? Maybe they've been tucked away since your last holiday baking spree or when you splurged on that ...

One of our long put-off, spring projects is cleaning out the spice cabinet. We have way too many mystery jars of miscellaneous spices that have accumulated from visiting gift and specialty food shops.

Spices don't typically go bad past their expiration date — but they do lose flavor and potency. Whole spices will outlast ground ones and can be good for as long as four years when stored properly. To ...