Semiserious Chefs

This one’s for the person that wants to stack piles of cheese and other toppings (think mushrooms or jalapeños) on their burgers but don’t know how to get it all to melt. Sure you can place your cheese and toppings and more cheese on the burger and hope it melts…eventually. But let’s be real, when […]

The name here pretty much says it all, Creamy. Peppercorns. Sauce. When you get your first taste of this speckled white masterpiece you will, unmistakably, have a mouth full of peppercorns. But not just black pepper. For this sauce a large percentage of pink peppercorns have been chosen. This is not by mistake. Black, white, […]

For this egg sandwich I wanted to go with a rustic feel and a smoky taste. Thus the idea of a smoky Gouda and bacon egg sandwich was born. I think I like this idea of coming up with new sandwiches. If you didn’t know already, I’m kind of a breakfast food guy and egg […]

Armenia. It’s own nation; just barely. They are incredibly proud of their heritage and their homeland. They come from the ancient lands of the Mesopotamia and lived through the Ottoman empire. They’ve been ‘owned’ by both Turkey and Russia, over and over, and their cuisine is a mix of flavors that shows these ever waving […]

There are a few of us out there that absolutely crave the savory flavor combination you get on a good Everything Bagel. But why does it only come on a bagel? What if I want an Everything Pork Chop? What about a loaf of Everything Bread? (Mix this seasoning (unsalted) right in with your dough […]

If you enjoy cooking Mexican food at home, you’ll no doubt need a decent go-to homemade enchilada sauce recipe. It isn’t hard and I don’t know about you, but it always makes me feel a little better knowing I cooked this up myself at home. That’s true for most things though.

This colorful blend offers many of the favorite seasoning flavors we all crave. Just the right amount of garlic, a splash of chive to go with onion flakes, plenty of green herbs, and one very special ingredient; dried tomato! Dried tomato flakes can be found at a lot of herb and spice shops, and on-line. […]

There was an initial question about how “P.C.” the title of this recipe is, but my concluding thought was that there isn’t anyone left from the area to be offended by it. The foundation of this blend came with an attempt at making a personalized Greek seasoning. At one point we discussed blackened chicken and […]

First of all – Garlic Salt. This is the super easy combination of it’s name-sake ingredients, usually at a ratio of 1 part garlic granules to 3 parts sea salt. There is really NO REASON to pay for this blend in the store. Bulk salt and herbs are so cheap that you should already be […]

It’s the rosemary that really makes this blend stand out, but don’t go thinking it will make everything taste like stuffing! Using Hungarian paprika, a mild and sweeter paprika, combined with hot cayenne, the blend of rosemary and oregano round everything out with a perfect harmony between green and red. As for the garlic, I […]