Spice Club!


Do you love to cook? Do you like to try new flavors and recipes? Or maybe you are in a cooking rut and don’t know how to start expanding your cooking repertoire. Join the Spice Club and take your cooking to the next level with featured spices and recipes to infuse excitement and flavor into every style of meal! The Loomis Library Spice Club hosts monthly meetings to enhance our understanding and appreciation of different cultures through the lens of spices. Each month we explore a different region, a featured spice blend, ancient grains, and more! We will provide vegetarian recipes highlighting the featured regional cuisine and sample the recipes provided. How it works: Each month the library will provide a spice kit curriculum package that can be picked up at the monthly meetings or during normal business hours after the meeting date. Preregister for one or all workshops! Each kit will include: Information and history of a featured spice, spice blend, ancient grains, and more! We will explore regional cuisine and cultures, and botanical information of the featured spice. Two or more recipes featuring the spice or spice blend. Pre-measured samples of the spice, spice blend, or ancient grain, for the recipes. while supplies last We will meet in person on the scheduled dates (see below) for an informal meeting, and sample the featured recipes. June 23rd, 2026* Spice: Sorghum Sorghum is an ancient grain that has nourished cultures for thousands of years and is making a comeback in modern times. Naturally gluten-free and rich in fiber, antioxidants, and essential nutrients, it supports heart health and steady energy. In this session, we’ll discover sorghum’s versatility in the kitchen—used whole like rice, popped like popcorn, or milled into flour for baking. July 28th, 2026 Spice: Garden Fresh Greens & Herbs Nothing compares to the flavor and vitality of fresh garden greens and herbs. This month, we’ll celebrate seasonal favorites like lettuce, basil, Swiss chard, kale, and rosemary. Learn how these ingredients elevate everyday meals with their bright flavors and nutritional benefits, and explore simple ways to incorporate them into salads, sautés, and fresh summer dishes. This class will be presented by the UC Master Gardeners of Placer County, and we will sample recipes featuring vegetables and herbs grown in the demonstration garden! Please note that registration is limited to 30 people.

Do you love to cook? Do you like to try new flavors and recipes? Or maybe you are in a cooking rut and don’t know how to start expanding your cooking repertoire. Join the Spice Club and take your cooking to the next level with featured spices and recipes to infuse excitement and flavor into every style of meal!

The Loomis Library Spice Club hosts monthly meetings to enhance our understanding and appreciation of different cultures through the lens of spices. Each month we explore a different region, a featured spice blend, ancient grains, and more! We will provide vegetarian recipes highlighting the featured regional cuisine and sample the recipes provided.

How it works:

Each month the library will provide a spice kit curriculum package that can be picked up at the monthly meetings or during normal business hours after the meeting date. Preregister for one or all workshops!

Each kit will include:

Information and history of a featured spice, spice blend, ancient grains, and more! We will explore regional cuisine and cultures, and botanical information of the featured spice.
Two or more recipes featuring the spice or spice blend.
Pre-measured samples of the spice, spice blend, or ancient grain, for the recipes.
*while supplies last

We will meet in person on the scheduled dates (see below) for an informal meeting, and sample the featured recipes.

June 23rd, 2026
Spice: Sorghum
Sorghum is an ancient grain that has nourished cultures for thousands of years and is making a comeback in modern times. Naturally gluten-free and rich in fiber, antioxidants, and essential nutrients, it supports heart health and steady energy. In this session, we’ll discover sorghum’s versatility in the kitchen—used whole like rice, popped like popcorn, or milled into flour for baking.

July 28th, 2026
Spice: Garden Fresh Greens & Herbs
Nothing compares to the flavor and vitality of fresh garden greens and herbs. This month, we’ll celebrate seasonal favorites like lettuce, basil, Swiss chard, kale, and rosemary. Learn how these ingredients elevate everyday meals with their bright flavors and nutritional benefits, and explore simple ways to incorporate them into salads, sautés, and fresh summer dishes. This class will be presented by the UC Master Gardeners of Placer County, and we will sample recipes featuring vegetables and herbs grown in the demonstration garden!

Please note that registration is limited to 30 people.

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