Six ways to kick the salt
A low-salt diet is one of the key components towards living a healthy lifestyle. High amounts of sodium in your diet can contribute to a number of bad effects such as high blood pressure or hypertension, a key cause of heart disease that affects roughly 33% of Americans. The CDC recommends…
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! Today we're thankful for family, good health, and great friends. I've had more food today than I've had all year, and it's just beginning to settle. This year I committed myself to be healthier, and while I haven't always succeeded I have definitely made improvements.…
Cajun BBQ Meatballs
BBQ meatballs are the classic summer finger-food. They're easy to make, taste great, and so much fun to snack on. Giving it a Cajun twist just makes it that much better, right? If you're going to make BBQ meatballs, you have to do it in a crockpot. Other ways just take…
Bayou Sauce
A BBQ Sauce with a Cajun spin. With Memorial Day right around the corner, we're lighting up the pit and getting ready to grill, and any grilled meat just isn't done until the bbq sauce is added on top. I've been playing around with making homemade BBQ sauces with Basin…
DIY oil lamp from empty basin bottles
With Earth Week upon us, I wanted to find some eco-friendly crafts to reuse my empty Basin Blend bottles. Since Basin Blend comes it glass bottles instead of plastic, like most seasoning blends, it's so easy to get a second life out of each bottle. I thought about making a…
Basin Blend Shrimp and Zucchini Pie
This Lent, a lot of us in South Louisiana are looking for great seafood recipes for Friday night meals. This Shrimp and Zucchini Pie is simple to make, healthy, and packed full of flavor! The shrimp and the zucchini compliment each other so well, enhancing the flavor of both, and…
Quiche Recipe
We had some friends over for brunch this past weekend, and I wanted something that was sure to impress. They brought the mimosa, so I brought my 'A-game' and made this stunning Quiche. If you aren't familiar with this classic French dish, then you've got to keep reading. A Quiche…