Month: April 2021

Creole Seasoning

Creole Seasoning

This is one of my favorite seasonings, and it is essential for making Cajun or Creole dishes. This recipe is low in salt so that you can used it on brined or dry brined meats without over salting the meat. This recipe is done in 

Taco Seasoning

Taco Seasoning

This is for making your own taco meat at home, and will save you lots of money compared to the little packets from the store. I just made a batch and this ended up costing less than half as much as the individual packets from 

Poultry Rub

Poultry Rub

I use this for grilling poultry, but this also works good on fried or baked chicken.This recipe is done in parts. Your parts could be teaspoons, tablespoons, or cups. If your parts are teaspoons, this will make enough to cover two whole chickens.

Italian Dressing

Italian Dressing

Tangy Italian dressing tastes great on a salad, and can also work as a marinade for poultry, pork, or beef. This recipe makes 2 cups of dressing.

Thousand Island Dressing

Thousand Island Dressing

A classic salad dressing, this home made version has far more flavor than the stuff from the store. This recipe makes 2 cups of dressing.

Ranch Dressing

Ranch Dressing

Whether it’s going on a salad, or onion rings, or a pizza, or Buffalo Wings, Ranch Dressing has become the most popular dressing in the world. This recipe makes about 1.75 cups of dressing.

Hot Toddy

Hot Toddy

If you’re dealing with a cold, or just some miserable cold weather, this can help warm up your innards and clear your head.

Simple Iced Tea

Simple Iced Tea

There are a lot of ways to make iced tea. I find this to be the easiest and quickest way.

Sangria

Sangria

This festive drink with Spanish roots is popular at get togethers with friends and family. It is easy to make and is an extremely flexible recipe to use different ingredients. The basics are a bottle of wine, fruit juice, sugar and some sparkling water or 

Asparagus with Lemon Onion Vinaigrette

Asparagus with Lemon Onion Vinaigrette

The original recipe calls for shallots. I don’t commonly have shallots in the house and going to the store requires pre-planning when you live out in the country so I adjusted it to use some onion and it turned out great! The bright flavor of