I've been to New Orleans many times. It's a place I love to visit whenever I can and a place that has some of the best poboys, gumbo and cajun food around. Nothing beats the food that is in New Orleans and it's one of the first things I want to experience, when I visit.
What makes New Orleans food different is the blends of seasonings and the love that is put into creating these rich, flavorful dishes! If you ever get the chance to visit New Orleans, take it! I promise you, the food will NOT disappoint you.
What about those who want to experience New Orleans food but just can't seem to make it down to the Big Easy? Well, you can try to create some of the awesome foods by investing in different spices and searching for some of New Orleans recipes. I've found tons of New Orleans recipes and have even tried a few. If you are looking for a bbq rub or seasoning rub for your meats, you need to try this French Quarter Cajun Rub by Organic Living Spice Co Etsy Shop.
I applied a generous amount on some ribs this past weekend and it made the world of a difference in the taste. The ribs ended up with a nice bark, yet still juicy and tender ribs. This French Quarter Cajun Rub is not spicy, but has a Cajun flavor. Most people think that Cajun is spicy, but it's not...it's just a certain style of cooking that adds a whole lot of flavor.
Organic Living Spice Co offers this French Quarter Cajun Rub in a 2 oz and 4 oz. package. It has a blend of red pepper, chili powder, paprika, oregano, garlic powder, thyme, onion powder, bay, celery, peppercorn blend, coriander, sea salt and Vidalia Onion Sugar.
This rub was awesome on my ribs. What I did, was rub butter all over my ribs, sprinkle some rub on the meat and rubbed it in, wrapped in in some foil and let it rest in the fridge for at least an hour before grilling. While grilling, I added more rub and then let it grill the rest of the way.
Organic Living Spice Co makes and uses their own garlic and onion powder. They dehydrate and grind the onions, peppers and garlic in house. Each batch is made in small batches, to ensure freshness and flavor.
Organic Living Spice Co has 59 items in their Etsy Shop and they all are spices, herbs, rubs, seasonings and salts. You will find everything from Chili Pepper Salt to Island Time Jerk Rub.
Go check Organic Living Spice Co out and see what all they have to offer! I may just have to try out that Island Time Jerk Rub!
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I love to grill, especially during warm weather, when it's nice and sunny outside where I can just hang out and enjoy a cold one (wine, in my case.) Most of my grilling involves bbq-ing, and with bbq-ing, you must season up your proteins!
I normally let my steaks, hamburger meat, etc. marinate for at least an hour before slapping them with rubs and sauces. I allow my grill to get hot, to make sure that my meats cook thoroughly and evenly. There are tons of seasonings and rubs that you can use and a lot of us create our own bbq rubs.
That is the case with Hop Baron's Bad Ass BBQ Rubs. They have these two rubs that I have used and I must say...it beats making my own! The first one shown, is the Spicy Bad Ass BBQ Rub. It adds a spicy kick to meats and is a great addition to pizza, BBQ sauce and fish. Hop Baron grows their own cascade hops locally and features them in their bbq rub spices.
If you love your meats spicy, this would be the bbq rub to go with. The ingredients are: Brown Sugar, habanero infused hop salt, spicy paprika, garlic salt, onion salt, chili powder, black pepper, habanero powder, white pepper, oregano, cayenne pepper and cumin. Can you see why this is called SPICY!
The next rub is Hop Baron Bad Ass BBQ Rub (not spicy.) This BBQ rub has pretty much the same ingredients, but less of the habanero spices and infused salt. It uses Smoked Hop Salt instead of the Habanero Infused Hop Salt and does not contain the Habanero Powder or the Spicy Paprika. Ingredients include: Brown Sugar, smoked hop salt, smoked paprika, garlic salt, onion salt, white pepper, black pepper, chili powder, oregano, cayenne pepper and cumin.
Both BBQ Rubs are awesome on pork steak ( I should know, I've tried it!) and excellent on chicken! Both rubs come in a clear bottle with a nice black label. They are your standard sized bottles, not samples and does not really take a whole lot to flavor your foods.
Hop Baron Etsy Shop has these two BBQ Rubs as well as Cascade Infused Olive Oil and Habanero Dip & Spread Mix. The Cascade Infused Olive oil is different than any Olive Oil I've tried. I love Olive Oil on my salads as well as sauteing my veggies. If you like a little bitterness to your foods, you must try this. Hops is used in this Olive Oil and is perfect for any foods that you prepare with it.
Hop Baron partnered up with Figueroa Farms in Santa Ynez, California to produce this unique, one of a kind, Olive Oil. Each 8 oz. bottle of this Olive Oil is infused with over 50 lbs of Hop Baron's Cascade Hops and made with 100% California Olives. Once you've tried this Olive Oil, you probably won't want to go back to your everyday brand!
You can check out all of these items at HopBarons Etsy Shop. For recipes and more info on their products, go check out their website: www.hopbarons.com, there, you will find recipes for the Habanero Dip & Spread Mix
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I love to cook and grill, but only get to enjoy it maybe once a week - Sundays, as I work through the week and my husband just can't seem to wait,until I get home, to cook. I love experimenting with new recipes, new foods and even trying to convert an oldie recipe into a new one.
I can probably say, 99% of the time when I prepare a dish, I'm using some kind of spice, herbs or sauces. Of course, salt and pepper are the main spices, but there are those recipes and everyday dishes, that just needs that extra something special...something that's going to make your dish stand out.
Shown here, are several different rubs, mainly for grilling and baking, but they can also add something extra to stove top dishes. These BBQ rubs are by CocinaStina Etsy Shop. CocinaStina has tons of different rubs to choose from, and are excellent, depending on what type of meat you are preparing.
I was baking and frying up some chicken for Sunday night's dinner and decided to try the Sweet Mesquite Rub. This rub is excellent for BBQ chicken and pork and contains a blend of: Smoked Mesquite Salt, onion, garlic, paprika, chili pepper, bell pepper, raw cane sugar, pepper and natural smoke flavor. It's not too spicy and add a great texture to the skin of the chicken.
I also decided to do some wings and tried the Six Pepper Spice, as I was turning these babies into hot wings, but needed that extra kick. The Six Pepper Spice contains: Salt, dehydrated chili pepper, white pepper, black pepper, red pepper flakes, mixed bell peppers, citric acid and caraway. Can you see why this would be perfect for those hot wings?!! Yes, it is a bit spicy, but that is what you want, when at times, your hot sauce just doesn't do the trick!
Six Pepper Spice
Are you looking for a different take on a BBQ rub? Something that adds a little cafe flavor to your ribs, roasts and mole sauces? Try this Cafe BBQ Rub by CocinaStina Etsy Shop. It has a blend of organic coffee granules, organic sucanat sugar, sea salt, tomato, roasted chili powder, red chili, garlic, pepper, mustard, onion and allspice. This is great as a dry BBQ rub or as a finishing seasoning.
Bayou Honey BBQ Rub
These are just a few of my favorite from CocinaStina Etsy Shop. These, are by far, only a sampling as to what CocinaStina has to offer. You have to check out CocinaStina Etsy Shop and view over 350 handmade spices, crock pot creations, soup mixes and more.
Kristina Arnold is the owner of CocinaStina Etsy Shop and creates spice mixes from her kitchen to yours!
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I'm a huge spice fan and use spices of every kind in all my dishes. When I run out, I tend to get a little upset, but know that I'm only 5 minutes away from a store to buy some more. I tend to use a lot of Italian Seasoning, Chili Powder, Garlic Powder, Paprika...well shoot! I use A LOT of spices!
I was excited when I received the opportunity to try and review Kiva's Hot & Sweet Smoked Spanish Paprika! Not only did I receive on type of Paprika, but TWO! I couldn't wait to try them, so the first thing I cooked, was some pork loins. I used the Sweet Paprika for this. Here is the difference.
Sweet Smoked Spanish Paprika: Deep rich flavor with a little sweet undertone.
Hot Smoked Spanish Paprika: Deep rich flavor with a slightly spicy undertone.
The Pork loin turned out juicy and flavorful by using Kiva's Sweet Smoked Spanish Paprika. This paprika has a different, but pleasant taste compared to the store bought, especially if you buy the store brand as I do.
Kiva only makes small batches at a time of their paprika to ensure optima aroma, color and flavor.
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If you love spices as much as I do, then you have got to check out Kiva's Smoked Paprika! You can see their products here, here and here.
The three links given are for the combo, Sweet and Hot Spanish Paprika. ENJOY!
***I received the above product from Tomoson, free, in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. All opinions and thoughts are 100% my own.
