Spice Witch Original Chili Crisp jar made with avocado oil and no seed oils, small batch Asheville NC
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Is Chili Crisp Made With Seed Oils? (Usually, Yes)
Most chili crisp on the shelf is made with soybean or canola oil. Here is how to read the label, why it is so common, and what we use instead.
Spice Witch Black Garlic Chili Crisp and Original Chili Crisp jars side by side, small batch Asheville NC
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Black Garlic vs. Original Chili Crisp: Which Jar Is Actually For You?
They are three sisters with different personalities, not twins. Here is what each jar is actually like, and why I will never pick a favorite for you.
Cook With What You Have: A Fall Recipe Roundup
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Cook With What You Have: A Fall Recipe Roundup

Yesterday was the fall equinox. The light is changing, the mornings are cooler, and I can feel my cooking shifting...

Sabrina Hill of Spice Witch filming the Welcome to Ventureville episode with WLOS
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We Made the News????

WLOS brought a camera crew to the kitchen. Spice Witch is Episode 4 of Welcome to Ventureville — and yes, it's called "Turning Up The Heat."

One Is a Cooking Oil, One Is a Condiment
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One Is a Cooking Oil, One Is a Condiment

One Is a Cooking Oil, One Is a Condiment This is the question I get more than any other. What...

Spice Witch Joins Optimist Ventures Cohort 2 in Asheville
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Spice Witch Joins Optimist Ventures Cohort 2 in Asheville

Twelve Western North Carolina businesses made Cohort 2 of the Optimist Ventures Disaster Recovery Accelerator. Spice Witch is one of them. Here's what it means, and where the money goes.

Your Summer Spice Witch Moments
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Your Summer Spice Witch Moments

Your Summer Spice Witch Moments I want to take a minute, at the end of the summer, to talk about...

Our Black Garlic Chili Crisp Was Nominated for the Coolest Thing Made in NC!
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Our Black Garlic Chili Crisp Was Nominated for the Coolest Thing Made in NC!

Okay, this is pretty dang cool. Our Black Garlic Chili Crisp has officially been nominated for the 2026 Coolest Thing...

Sweet Heat Is Not Just for Pizza
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Sweet Heat Is Not Just for Pizza

Hot Honey has a branding problem. Everyone thinks it lives on pizza. And look, it is wonderful on pizza. A...