creole seasoning

I have been reaching for Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning as long as I can remember! Never giving it one thought....is this a real person...or just a made up character wearing a chef's hat on the label of Original Creole Seasoning! Well....there is a real Tony Chachere! There is even a blog...Cindy Adams-Ardoin has a masters degree in Food Science from LSU...she is one of the team writers for "The Mean Green Blogging Team" that is on Tony Chachere's website. I never gave a thought to Food Scientist either. It is all in the marketing....but you really can get hooked on Tony's...it is a staple on most kitchen tables.

Tony Charchere's Creole Foods began in 1972, as a retirement hobby for Mr. Chachere. After fulfilling a dream to record his recipes he published "Cajun Country Cookbook". In his cookbook was his recipe for homemade seasoning...the rest is well seasoned history!

I will now think of Tony Chachere as the man "with a rare and wonderful sense of humor, a man who was 'at home' with everyone who knew him."....a quote from his website.

As the package says..."use it like salt."