Recipe - Hot Spiced Oil

1 Strip orange peel
2 Bay leaves
12 Peppercorns
2 Dried long red chiles
6 Allspice berries
Olive

oil to cover (8 oz.)

Place the ingredients in a decorative 10 ounce bottle.Close the bottle
tightly,and let the ingredients steep for at least 2 weeks,shaking the
bottle occasionally.When you are done steeping the ingredients,you can
either leave all ingredients in the bottle or you can decant the oil into
another container.Makes about 1 cup.Oil can be used to perk up any number
of foods including soups,stews,salads,sauteed vegetables.