Warm spices

Today's Dutch course assignment was 'spices' , so  again I could combine assignments, as spices are a great help in the kitchen :-) These are 4 fragrant spices (star anise, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon) used for speculaas , a Dutch treat  during the colder months. I think a little nutmeg and most certainly some ginger would be added too for the cookie dough. See a less edited version in the extra, they were simply laid out on my iPad.
For today's Abstract Thursday challenge with the optional theme of 'kitchen abstract'. Please tag your entries with AT276 so I will be able to find them over the weekend :-)

Thanks so much for the kind comments and stars for yesterday's balancing art Blip