Thank you! Do the spices need to be fresh or do you use the dried spices?
I'm so sorry it's taken so long for me to respond. I use dried spices but I know in some cases that many members use fresh. Now you have to be careful w/ spices & parrots because some can cause issues. I know about having to use organic Ceylon Cinnamon because of everyone here. There is something in regular, cheap Cinnamon that acts as a toxin in parrots, I forgot what it's called... Begins w/ a C. It's been written here a bunch, the logic is if it says Cinnamon & doesn't say Ceylon assume it's the cheap stuff & find Ceylon. Ceylon still has this C. toxin but it's miniscule in comparrison.
They're are issues w/ Onions and Garlic too. Italian seasoning has Garlic so either avoid it or do what I do & give a very small amount very rarely (I do about 1-2 times a month spaced out.
Onion (I believe it was) can cause a severe anemia. Yes, they can have a tiny taste here & there but in large amounts can hurt your fid. Many parronts avoid it totally.
Garlic is (if I remember correctly) can also cause anemia. I just did a fast search & hit this link read #8
Toxic Foods Your Bird Should Never Eat - ZuPreem
Now there are quite a few of us that let our birds have a wee bit here & there of garlic. Sometimes a vet will recommend garlic as the illness they're treating w/ it may actually be worse. So, talk to your vet & I recommend posting a question in the feathered food court. It's a well watched area of the group & we all help one another out.
Many people even keep fresh herb gardens for their fids food.