Recent content by Kirk Dietrich

One advantage to mixing your own spice blend is that you can leave out the salt. I like salt in dishes but I like to know how much I'm putting in. With a saltless spice mix, you can put your spice mix in and ad salt to taste. When I used to use the pre-pared spice mixes, you get salt and spice...

Bear, Is there another brand other than Rold Gold? I've never eaten at Commander's, even before my non-gourmet wife. However, we did go to Antoine's a few times a good friend is a waitor over there. Sounds like you're from around here? The celery salt does sound good but I like...

They sure are, my kids really love them and its actually kind of a healthy snack being pretzels. Of course they can be less healthy for adults depending on how many beers you drink. Kirk

This snack may not be the best enegizer for a paddle unless you have alot of water but they sure go good around the house or camp when the beer is cracked open. I've been thinking about substituting the wasabi powder or horsradish powder in place of the cayenne for an Asian twist and maybe...

Jack, that Granola recipe is great! I couldn't find all of the oat bran products so I used milled Flaxseed and Oat Bran (hot cereal) as substitute and it worked fine. Thanks a bunch for sharing that recipe, Kirk