Cajun Seasoning...Seasoned Pepper

Cajun Seasoning

Here's a mix of spices that add zest--translated: taste great--to fish, chops, steak,

ribs, chicken, beef jerky, even hamburger. And for you veggie proponents, you

should give your favorite beans, greens, peas and steamed cabbage a shot,

make that a shake or two. Works wonders on the taste buds; unless you over do

it, get carried away, forget what you have in your hand. shake...Shake. . .SHAKE!

Before you start mixing, playing like you're in the high school chemistry lab, you

need to make a decision: Are you going to use teaspoons, tablespoons, cups,

pints, quarts, gallons as your measuring stick, your measuring device?

Regardless of which one you choose, just make sure you use the same one from

start to finish. Also, when you've created this excellent seasoning mix, make sure

you store it in an airtight container. Empty plastic spice containers work great.

Oh, one last thing: mix ingredients thoroughly; give the container you're using a

couple of good shakes.

Now, open your spice cupboard, get ready to pull out the spices you'll need, and

start measuring:

1/2 paprika

salt

garlic powder, granules or minced

black pepper

onion powder or granules

cayenne red pepper

1/4 dried leaf oregano

1/4 dried leaf thyme

/2 crushed red pepper, optional

Good, you're done, ready to enjoy some added zest to your menu. But, before

you go runnin' off, please understand one fact: Recipes aren't set in concrete, in

stone, you make the changes you deem warranted by your own experience.

Cooking for many, including da ol' mon Caj, is a feeling-kind-of-thing. Go by the

recipe the first time (maybe), then make adjustments to suit your taste.

Caj's Seasoned Pepper

In nearly every bread machine recipe book there's one for pepper bread, which is

really good, tasty, great for ham sandwiches. But there's a hitch--relax, you knew

there would be--the recipe calls for unsalted, no salt, seasoned pepper. Now

maybe for those of you in close proximity to major well stocked supermarkets it's

no big deal, but you can rest assured it is when you have to go to the big city,

miles and miles away, to search their shelves. And then...

When you start reading the labels you find that salt is one of the ingredients.

Hmmm..... If you found that to be the case at the general store, and you found it

Cajun Recipes