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McCormick’s has a new invention, McCormick Recipe Inspirations. It’s a kit of spices that comes with a recipe card attached to the back. The kit contains all the spices in the exact amount you’ll need for making the dish you select.

I recently tried the shrimp and pasta primavera. The hardest part was shelling the shrimp. After that chore was done, I simply followed the directions on the recipe card, opening the little spice compartments when called for.

There are six separate kits in the Recipe Inspirations line. I can’t wait to give the quesadilla casserole a try.

Kits sell for $1.99 a piece and save you from having to buy the spices individually and having them sit on your spice rack for months. This is the best culinary invention since sliced bread.