This morning I woke up thinking about natural progressions. How one thing can automatically lead to another. Like how breakfast leads to lunch leads to dinner. And since breakfast comes as our first meal of the day, and I woke up hungry, I started thinking about eggs. Because an egg is almost invariably a part of every breakfast I prepare. Usually, it’s an easy-over egg. But some mornings eggs are the base for a scramble or whipped up with milk for French toast or an ingredient in pancake batter. So, my container of eggs is almost always the first thing I bring out of the refrigerator as I assemble ingredients for our meal. And in our home, breakfast is huge. Huge as in important. It’s the most indispensable meal of our day. Without it, our energy levels would diminish throughout the day, and we wouldn’t be getting some of the important nutrients needed for continued good health.
So, as I was thinking about breakfast, I pondered the fact that we eat a fried egg almost every day without either of us ever getting sick and tired of doing so. I mean really. I couldn’t think of one other quality protein source I could eat every single day and actually look forward to it rather than run screaming into my bedroom to bury my head under a pillow! Then the answer came to me in a flash. Seasoned salt. Yup, seasoned salt. Every time I fry an egg or make a scramble, I season the egg or eggs with seasoned salt. Every – single – time! Seasoned Salt simply enhances the flavor of eggs to the point that we never tire of eating them. Never!
And then I realized (there’s that natural progression thing again), I list seasoned salt as an ingredient in a lot of my recipes. Yet I have never provided you with the recipe. How terribly remiss of me. So, on this 3rd day of January, year 2021, I’m rectifying this egregious omission. You now have this recipe, and because I’m feeling terribly guilty, I’m giving you my second best loved Seasoned Salt recipe free of charge. And yes, I use them both.
So, now you have the story of my life. Or at least a portion of it. Pretty heady stuff, right?!?!
As always, find the humor and blessings in everyday life. Think how lucky we are to live in this beautiful world. And continue to work hard to keep it that way. Peace and love to all.
Seasoned Salt #1
½ c. kosher salt
8 tsp. finely ground black pepper (I buy cheap finely ground black pepper to use in this recipe) Shhh – don’t tell Martha S
4 tsp. paprika
4 tsp. granulated garlic
4 tsp. granulated onion
½ tsp. chili powder
½ tsp. celery salt
½ tsp. granulated sugar
pinch cayenne pepper
pinch ground cinnamon
Whisk all together and store in an airtight container. And yes of course you can double, triple, etc. this recipe to no ill effect. Use anytime seasoned salt would be a nice addition or called for in a recipe. Great on easy over and scrambled eggs.
Seasoned Salt #2
½ c. kosher salt
2 tsp. finely ground black pepper
2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. granulated garlic
1 tsp. granulated onion
½-1 tsp. dried lemon peel granules (make sure you buy only granules that have no preservatives or other weird ingredients)
Whisk all together and store in an airtight container. Lightly flavored so perfect on fish or chicken.