Freebies: Alexandra's Bazaar spices

For best results you mix and grind your own, but it's easier to have ready-mixed spices. Alexandra's Bazaar spices include such exotic blends as berbere, ras el hanout, baharat and tajine spice, and handy dried mixes for pastes such as chermoula and harissa.

The Otago Daily Times has three packs of five of Alexandra's spice blends valued at $45 to give away.

To enter the draw for one, write your name, address and daytime phone number on the back of an envelope and send it to Alexandra's spice, Editorial Features, Response Bag 500014, Dunedin, or email playtime@odt.co.nz with Alexandra's Spice in the subject line, to arrive before Tuesday, July 5.