Spice Mixtures
I have a confession to make...I am addicted....addicted to spice mixtures!  I love experimenting with new ones I find on the net as well in newspaper articles.  I save the empty spice bottles from Dollar Store purchases and label them not only with the name of the mixture, but also the recipe.  I can be so forgetful, so this way I have the recipe right there when it is time to make more.

  Here are a few spice mixtures I have found as well as my favorite way for using them:

Salt Substitute
*From the Florida Times-Union. Good for flavoring just about everything, but especially good over home-made pot pie.

5 tsp Onion Powder
1 Tblsp Garlic Powder
1 Tblsp Paprika
1 Tblsp Dry Mustard
1 tsp Thyme
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/2 tsp Celery Seed

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Barbecue Powder
*From the Florida Times-Union.  Good on home-made French fried potato wedges (with skins on).

1 Tblsp Cayenne
2 Tblsp Chili powder
4 tsp Paprika
2 Tblsp Salt
4 tsp Garlic Powder
4 tsp Sugar

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Cinnamon Toast Topping
* From my mom. :) Excellent on hot buttered toast.

1/2 cup Sugar
1 tsp cinnamon (more or less to taste)

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Emeril's Essence
*From Emeril's Site. Recipe has been halved to fit in the spice jar. This is GREAT on bow-tie noodles.  Boil  3 cups noodles and drain. In a heated skillet, pour 2 Tblsp oil and add 1 Tblsp of spice mixture.  Cook spices for about 2 minutes, and then add cooked noodles.  Toss until evenly coated and remove from heat.  Serve hot.

2 1/2 Tblsp Paprika
2 Tblsp Salt
2 Tblsp Garlic
1 Tblsp Pepper
1 Tblsp Onion Powder
1 Tblsp Cayenne
1 Tblsp Oregano
1 Tblsp Thyme

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Emeril's Baby Bam
*From Emeril's Site. Good General-purpose spice. If you use with the noodle recipe above, use 2 Tblsp of the spice mixture.

3 Tblsp Paprika
2 Tblsp Salt
2 Tblsp Parsley
2 tsp Onion Powder
2 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Pepper
1 tsp Oregano
1 tsp Basil
1 tsp Thyme
1/2 tsp Celery salt

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