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Spice/Herb/Seasoning Recipes

A nice homemade blend for your grilled fish.

FISH RUB • HOMEMADE BLEND

Quick and easy to make, it will definitely enhance your fish and other proteins, potatoes, ...

Italian Dressing Mix.

Italian Dressing Mix

An easy to make dry shortcut that is less expensive than the store bought packets.

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South-of-the-Border Essentials: Achiote Paste

Achiote paste is ideal for seasoning a lot of diverse Mexican dishes. Its primary ingredient ...

Brian's Poultry Seasoning

A few years ago I needed a poulter seasoning for one of my recipes, this ...

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South-of-the-Border Essentials: Flavor Base

This recipe is based on the popular Annatto/Achiote paste that is considered a staple in ...

Poultry seasoning blend.

Tamilou's Flavorful Poultry Seasoning

I wanted a great tasting poultry seasoning. We eat a lot of chicken breasts, which ...

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Classic Essentials: Russian Dressing

I hesitate to call this “classic” Russian dressing. Although it is classic, there are probably ...

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DIY Spice Essentials: Dry Pastrami Rub

Pastrami is a labor of love. If you make it from scratch from a brisked ...

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Sauce Essentials: Kicked up Gravy or Sauce

This is not about making gravy; it is about kicking it up the gravy that ...

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Seafood Essentials: Classic Cocktail Sauce

There are a lot of “designer” cocktail sauces out there… I have posted one or ...

A beautiful blend of different spices to create this homemade Greek Seasoning.

GREEK SEASONING • HOMEMADE BLEND

This spice recipe is a great one to have on hand plus it’s less salty ...

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Seafood Essentials: Crabby Sauce

Been on a seafood blitz the last week, The good news is that no one ...

Poultry brine

We eat a lot of poultry because of my wife's diet, so we are always ...

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Dressing Essentials: Cheesy Avocado Caesar

I make a decent Caesar dressing with anchovies and raw eggs; however, not everyone is ...

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Poultry Essentials: Wing Dust & Dipping Sauce

Worked the other night on a new spice mixture for chicken wings. I made small ...

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DIY Essentials: Easy Steak Sauce and/or Marinade

I love a good steak sauce; it should complement the steak without overpowering it. I ...

Freshly Ground Garam Masala

Grinding your own Indian spices makes a big difference in the taste of your ...

Garlic Confit

These cloves are great just spread on a cracker or crostini

Homemade Essentials: Spicy Sweet Chili Sauce

If you know me, you understand that I like to make my own condiments, sauces, ...

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Seafood Essentials: Multiuse Shrimp Marinade/Sauce

I did a seafood buffet for our New Year’s Day party, and one of the ...

Very-Garlic Vinaigrette

Very-Garlic Vinaigrette

I bought a bottle of Garlic Vinaigrette at Aldi's recently, It's all gone, and now ...

Cajun Seasoning on baked cod - yum!

Cajun Seasoning Mix

I need cajun spice for a recipe I'm making. I had to combine several recipes ...

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Steak Essentials: Marinade & At-the-Table Sauce

I love playing about with new ideas for sauces and marinades. I put this together ...

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