Toolbox: Creative Cuisine
Try these picks from S&H to transform your culinary creation
![00 Tool Alohasalt 00 Tool Alohasalt](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirituality-health/images/_w426/00TOOL_alohasalt_170913_234834.jpg)
With a variety of colors and flavors, the 6-tube Hawaiian Aloha Salt Collection will give you the subtle taste distinction you deserve. ($39.95) thespicelab.com
![01 Tool Blue Suribachi 0 01 Tool Blue Suribachi 0](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirituality-health/images/_w426/01TOOL_BlueSuribachi_0_170913_234844.jpg)
Created by hand in Japan, the Suribachi lets you create your own concoctions—grinding herbs, roots, or seeds to that just-right consistency. ($18) mountainroseherbs.com
![02 Tool Elmcuttingboard 02 Tool Elmcuttingboard](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirituality-health/images/_w426/02TOOL_elmcuttingboard_170913_234901.jpg)
Chop everything on the live edge American Elm cutting board, created using only dead or dying trees, harvested with minimal equipment, and dried in a solar kiln. ($45) timbergreenwoods.com
![03 Tool Fullapron 03 Tool Fullapron](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirituality-health/images/_w426/03TOOL_fullapron_170913_234910.jpg)
Keep stains off your clothes with the Full Apron, hand made to order in Portland, Oregon, with organic fabrics. ($62) portlandaproncompany.com
![04 Tool Spices 04 Tool Spices](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirituality-health/images/_w426/04TOOL_spices_170913_234919.jpg)
Add a taste of the exotic with Indian Green, Madagascar Black, and French Rose Peppercorns, gathered from around the globe. ($3.85 per .5 oz) sirspice.com
![05 Tool Inspiralizer 05 Tool Inspiralizer](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirituality-health/images/_w426/05TOOL_inspiralizer_170913_234924.jpg)
If you’ve given up gluten, the Inspiralizer will let you enjoy pasta made from whatever vegetable you choose. ($49.95) inspiralized.com
![06 Tool Sea Veg 06 Tool Sea Veg](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirituality-health/images/_w426/06TOOL_sea-veg_170913_234943.jpg)
Add unexpected flavor and a healthy dose of minerals and trace elements by sprinkling a bit of Dulse into your dish. ($7.50 for 2 oz.) SeaVeg.com
![07 Tool Spongeblossom 07 Tool Spongeblossom](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirituality-health/images/_w426/07TOOL_spongeblossom_170913_234954.jpg)
Bring mindfulness into the cleaning process by enjoying the bloom of the Sponge Blossoms before scrubbing the counters, pots and pans. ($4.49) twistclean.com
![08 Tool Pot 08 Tool Pot](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirituality-health/images/_w426/08TOOL_Pot_170913_234959.jpg)
Contribute to the health of the earth by gathering kitchen scraps in the Stainless Steel Compost Crock instead of sending them to the landfill. ($59.95) plowhearth.com
![09 Tool Superfood Soups Cover 09 Tool Superfood Soups Cover](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirituality-health/images/_w426/09TOOL_Superfood-Soups-Cover_170913_235005.jpg)
Create delectable, warming combinations of the most good-for-you ingredients with Superfood Soups by Julie Morris. ($11) sterlingpublishing.com
![10 Tool Vinegar Oil 10 Tool Vinegar Oil](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirituality-health/images/_w426/10TOOL_vinegarOil_170913_235012.jpg)
Enjoy a lead-free Balsamic Vinegar and an intriguing twist on Olive Oil made with organic blood oranges and California mission olives. ($12 & $14) ooliveoil.com
![11 Tool Vitaclay 11 Tool Vitaclay](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirituality-health/images/_w426/11TOOL_vitaclay_170913_235017.jpg)
For a subtle, mild flavor, load up the Vitaclay Slow Cooker and relax while the clay pot cooks your dinner for you. ($89.99) vitaclaychef.com