Lewis Carrroll said, "With the first seven letters, I can make a word. Can you?

I'll let you simmer in this one for a while.

And just to give you something a titch easier: an animal hides in the blue item below, and spices grow in each of the green ones.

• One remained in the frying pan; the rest jumped into the fire.
• Ivan the Terrible! Ivan, ill and dying, was still the Terrible.
• Buried words may be fun to find, lurking in germinating phrases.

Years ago I saw a list of such posers, but I have no clue where to find it.

One remained in the frying pan; the rest jumped into the fire. - that's panther.

Ivan the Terrible! Ivan, ill and dying, was still the Terrible. that's vanilla; is there another?

Buried words may be fun to find, lurking in germinating phrases.
Ah; that should have been green, too. I found ginger.