A New Year Means New Beginnings

I am so excited to announce that MexiCajun Seasoning has teamed up with Inglewood Farms for their Harvest Barn Market initiative!

Inglewood Farms is a locally-owned and operated certified organic farm, and the market will be held on-sight every Saturday.

(You can read more about them on their website here.)

This marks a very exciting new chapter for my little company, and I am so happy to be taking this next step with such a community-based, health-mindful partner.

2013 is looking up! If you are local, I hope you can join us beginning this Saturday, and every Saturday thereafter: 9am-1pm.

{For address and directions, click here.}

Award Winning MexiCajun Ribs

It’s bragging time. :)

Our local chapter of the United Way holds an annual cook-off fundraiser at our lovely downtown riverfront. This year, hubs and a team of his co-workers signed up and got cooking.

Unfortunately, I was unable to get away from the shop and attend; but it was a beautiful day to be outside, and these guys didn’t need any help. ;)

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Dia de los Muertos

At November 1, 2011
By Spiceblogger
In Chicken, Entertaining, MexiCajun Lagniappe, MexiCajun Recipes, Recipes
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Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican celebration that coincides with the Catholic holidays known as All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day that are better known here in the U.S. November 1-2 are recognized and celebrated as a time to remember and honor family and loved ones who have passed away. It’s a time of celebrating life and heritage and family.

Quite Possibly the Perfect Bloody Mary

So, I got to thinking… No, don’t worry! About Bloody Marys. I love a good, spicy, flavorful Bloody Mary; but it’s nearly impossible to find a mix that is all of those things without having to add a few extra ingredients. After some early experiments, I already discovered that my seasoning blend (MexiCajun) is a fantastic compliment to this famous drink. So I started thinking that maybe I could come up with my own recipe and stop wasting good money on bad mixes.
Now for some reason I woke up yesterday morning with a hankering for a Bloody Mary–and NO, it wasn’t because I drank too much at Girls’ Game Night! ☺ Unfortunately, I had to wait until Happy Hour to start my testing and tasting. But it was well worth the wait!
I tried a few basic recipes, just replacing certain ingredients with different versions; but wasn’t quite satisfied. They always turn out too sweet or too thin or not savory. So, I kept experimenting.
Here’s what I learned:

Vegetable Garden: Day 34 & Giveaway Winners

It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve given an update on the garden. Things are progressing nicely. Everything is continuing to grow, slowly but surely. As evident from the picture above, I actually have ONE tomato that is making great progress! I love walking out to my little garden every morning, still in my pjs with my first cup of coffee in hand. I barely have my eyes completely open, but the only thing I can think of is how my garden is doing.
We’ve had some unusually low temps in the evening for the past week, but it doesn’t seem to have harmed anything. I believe it’s getting enough sun during the day, and I make sure it has enough water each morning.

Cinqo de Mayo Giveaway!

It’s that time of year again–”Margarita Day” or “Eat As Much Mexican Food As You Could Possibly Stand Day” or, as some may refer to it: Cinqo de Mayo! It’s one of my most favorite holidays because the food and the festivities are so fun and colorful and so Gooooood! I wanted to celebrate with all my new foodie friends, so I thought of way to share my love of one of my favorite world cuisines.

It has occurred to me that I write a lot about this unknown “MexiCajun Seasoning.” Most of you (or ALL of you) have never heard of it, much less tried it. So I thought I might do a little something to remedy that. ☺ I’m doing a Big Fat GIVEAWAY!

Tuscan Sliders

At May 1, 2011
By Spiceblogger
In Appetizers, Breads, Lagniappe, MexiCajun Lagniappe, Recipes
1

It’s been such a wonderful Saturday, I hate to see it end. I spent the first half of the day at the Natchitoches Farmer’s Market. I set up with my seasoning and my sister tagged along with her homemade amaretto. Needless to say, she sold nearly EVERY bottle she had! ☺ And all I can say about that is “Lucky People!” Because that stuff is good!