AJK Taco Seasoning Blend

AJK Taco Seasoning Blend

I love to experiment with different things in the kitchen. One of those is making seasoning blends of my own, since I have a pretty well stocked spice cabinet. In addition to plain old spices, I also have a bunch of spice blends from Ava Jane’s Kitchen, so when...
Easy Creole Rice

Easy Creole Rice

  I took a weekend trip down south a few months ago, and one of the things I loved was the food. Southern food is not exactly health food, but it is certainly delicious. In New Orleans, creole rice is on every menu. Sometimes with sausage, sometimes with...

Cajun Baked Salmon

One of my favorite proteins is salmon, so consequently I cook it pretty often. My go to way is usually just to season it and cook it in a hot skillet, but sometimes that gets old and recipes like this are born. Easy and delicious, this recipe turns out salmon filets...

Blackened Chicken Wings

  If you like chicken wings, you likely have a favorite wing joint, and they make the crispiest/spiciest/most flavorful wings in town, right? Of course, wings are one of those things that best eaten immediately after you make them, which means takeout it not...
Cajun Shakshuka

Cajun Shakshuka

We went to a new brunch spot in town a few weekends ago, and my husband ordered shakshuka, not really sure what to expect. Shakshuka is a Middle Eastern egg dish that, while it has a fancy name, is actually a pretty simple dish of eggs cooked in tomato sauce with...