Blackened Chicken Seasoning

Super easy, super spicy.

Equal parts:

Fine Sea Salt
Ground Black Pepper
Ground Cumin
Ground Cayenne
Garlic Powder

Mix thoroughly.

When making chicken:

Pound chicken breasts flat, about 3/4" - 1" thick.  Cut into 2-3 pieces, depending on size of chicken piece.  Coat chicken and cook in a small amount of oil over medium to high heat.

If you prefer a less spicy dinner, reduce cayenne or season chicken lightly rather than coating.

I used 1/2 Tbsp each and had enough to generously coat 2 large chicken breasts, with a tiny bit left over.

Firecracker Popcorn Sprinkle

So, one of my favorite spices, no question, is Hungarian Hot Paprika. It's got a great heat, and a really good pepper flavor. It's good in Mexican, on popcorn, in place of regular paprika, anywhere that you want a little kick.

Firecracker Popcorn Sprinkle

3 tsp Himalayan Pink Salt or Fine Sea Salt
3 tsp Garlic Powder
3 Tbsp. Hungarian Hot Paprika

Combine all ingredients in either a spice shaker or a small bowl. Mix or shake until evenly distributed. Use with caution until you're used to the heat of the paprika.

Chile Lime Popcorn Sprinkle.

I love popcorn. I mean, LOVE popcorn. But I'm finding I'm not a huge fan of movie theater butter microwave popcorn anymore. Not like when I was in college. I don't know if it has something to do with have a Dale & Thomas shop over at the mall or what, but I'm getting more and more interested in unusual popcorn seasonings/toppings. There's a couple more popcorn recipes coming down the pike, but for now, enjoy this one!

Chile Lime Popcorn Sprinkle

12 packets of True Lime or equivalent measure of True Lime Shaker
3 tsp. Himalayan Pink Salt or Fine Sea Salt
2 Tbsp. Chili Powder

Combine in small storage container or spice jar. Shake well. Sprinkle liberally on your popcorn and enjoy.

Notes:

• If you can't find/don't have/won't buy Pink Salt, use the Sea Salt. For things like this, I prefer the Pink Salt because it doesn't actually have a distinctive flavor different from other salts.
• Bed, Bath and Beyond carries glass spice jars with a shaker disc for $ .99 which work great for storing this.
• If you want to make this for one batch of popcorn at a time, use 1 True Lime Packet, 1/4 tsp of Salt and 1/2 tsp of Chili Powder (roughly). Not everyone's "batch" of popcorn is that same size as mine.