Are you on a salt restricted diet? Did your doctor put you on a No Salt Diet? We have the spice for that!  There is the J.O. 50%Less Seafood Seasoning which means that it has 50% less salt and is a spicier option than our traditional J.O. #1 Seafood Seasoning. The J.O. No Salt Seafood Seasoning has no salt added to the seasoning and patients from Johns Hopkins have been urged to try our seasoning! (But we are honest. Without salt, the seasoning is not very palatable.)

The salt-restricted and no salt diets are just as good as ever when you use spice. J.O. No Salt and J.O. 50% Less Salt Seafood Seasonings are good on everything – don’t limit to seafood. They were named that because it’s still a traditional Chesapeake Seasoning that you want to use on fish, shrimp and other seafood but expand that to chicken, popcorn, vegetables, potatoes, etc. Use a little, or combine the J.O. No Salt Seasoning with a powerful flavor like garlic or rosemary and see what delightful flavors your mouth can experience!

For no salt diets and people who are watching their sodium intake, we have more spices than people realize. Besides a whole range of kitchen spices like curry, cumin, rosemary, black pepper, red pepper, cayenne, chili powder in both dark and xhot, and more; our specialty seasonings were designed specifically to increase flavor without increasing sodium. That means you get so much flavor, you don’t need to use a lot of seasoning. They are also great as marinades and that will just infuse the flavor into your food even more without needing to over-season, over-salt, etc.

I like to use the “Julia Child” influenced flavors of lemon, garlic and rosemary. My Grandmother lived by her Julia Child cookbook and she said she could never get enough of the “trifecta of goodness”! I don’t like to peel garlic so I experiment with the J.O. Garlic Powder, J.O. Granulated Garlic, & J.O. Minced Garlic. Sometimes you just want a hint of garlic so you use the powder, sometimes you want more oomph in your dish and then you would want to use the minced or the granulated. Don’t forget garlic pretty much goes with everything – you don’t need salt! You just need spice.

Spice is what makes flavors come out to play! Have fun making dinner flavorful, with or without salt. Don’t think of it as a restriction; think of salt as just another spice that can be substituted by basil, cumin, coriander, chili powder, pepper or what is your favorite?

Have fun spicing up the menus,

🙂 Pamela

There’s new J.O. Natty Boh apparel for the summer months! We have red and grey tshirts, tank tops, kids shirts and onesies! We also have J.O. Natty Boh hats! Whenever you wear a “J. Boh” you are showing your Baltimore pride! What goes better with crabs than beer? (Besides corn, fried chicken, and shrimp of course!) Why not wear it on your tshirt? We also have J.O. Natty Boh sweatshirts and long sleeve shirts to keep you in the crabbing spirit all year long.

With the new red and grey colors, why not stock up? Every so often we run Facebook contests and we ask people to look for J.O. Apparel and snap a pic! The J.O. Natty Boh is so popular because it really brings out that Baltimore spirit, but there is the J.O. Throwback, Knockers and Seasonings for all Seasons shirts available as well.

Inside the new store, there are many other apparel options besides the J.O. Natty Boh. We just got in the resort wear – floppy hats, cover ups and catch-all’s that have matching bags that you can take to the beach or on your vacation. There’s shorts, pj’s, nightshirts, too!  When you think of vacation, think of J.O. for all your apparel, bags and more.

We also love to get pictures of  you wearing J.O. Apparel because it’s fun to see how far J.O. can travel! We shout out on Facebook and you just never know when that shout out gets you a very cool prize!

So, what’s in your closet?

Dress for Success in J.O. Apparel,

🙂 Pamela

Here at J.O. we have a seasoning for all. We have the garlic for the garlic lovers. We have black pepper blends for the black pepper aficionados. There’s Cajun flavors, blackened, Jerk spice, 3 different wild game blends that go on ANY and EVERY animal and of course, we can spice up crabs, shrimp, rockfish, oysters, scallops, crayfish/crawdads/crawfish, lobster, tilapia, flounder….SEAFOOD!

J.O. #2 is made solely for the steaming of crabs! J.O. #1 is awesome on the table next to the salt and pepper as it is good on EVERYTHING. Aficionado’s take note – black pepper base crab seasoning is the secret inside J.O. Black Crab. There’s the J.O. Garlic Crab and those who like BBQ there is J.O. BBQ Crab Seasoning. We have a seasoning for all – what’s your favorite?

The 3 different wild game blends aren’t just for “wild game” hunters, fishermen and those outdoorsy types. The Venison/Steak/Beef Seasoning in the red label is “SERIOUSLY WICKED GOOD” on hamburgers and turkey burgers. The Beef/Poultry Rub is the one that makes the chicken so happy to be in the oven. Using Beef/Poultry Rub on a pork shoulder and getting it ready to be broasted and then turned into your famous bar-b-que is heaven on a platter and sure to be your favorite?

Never, ever be afraid to combine spices to get your desired taste or exciting new combination. Have you tried the blackened with a little J.O. Garlic Crab? How about the J.O. BBQ Crab and a little of the Beef/Poultry Rub? What about a fun combination of Cajun, lime juice and a pinch of J.O. #1? You just never know what kind of winning invention you are capable of creating in your very own kitchen.

The cool thing about using the J.O. Crab Blends is that they already have the salt that you would use on the meats. Pro chefs are always saying that salt adds the flavor – adding it to your pasta’s water makes the pasta taste better. Rubbing it on meat starts the breakdown of the tendons to make the juices come out and the meat that much more moist.

There is a seasoning for all – what’s your favorite?

Happy Finding your Favorite Blend,

🙂 Pamela

The Seasoned Southern Style Fish Fry Batter is a misnomer. There are green tomatoes, chicken nuggets, chicken strips, zucchini, okra, yellow squash, onions and mushrooms that need to be seasoned in this batter! Don’t let those wonderful foods feel left out and get all sad in your refrigerator! They love to be battered up, fried and devoured deliciously. That is their purpose and it is up to you to help them fulfill it.

Seasoned Southern Style Fish Fry, the “SSSFF”, is the bomb.com ~ J.O.’s spicy, tasty take on getting you back to your Southern roots or just to give you something different with an added, “hmmm, a hint of heat, definite spice and oh so good, I can’t wait until dinner!”

“SSSFF” is so easy to work with. All you have to do is prepare your vegetables, fish or meat and either bread it as is or use an egg-wash to get the food all nice and ready to get battered-up. It’s much more moist if you do the egg-wash method which means that in a small bowl, crack an egg, slightly beat it as if you are getting ready to scramble and dredge your food in the wash first, then do the breading. Sometimes you might not have the time so just stick your food in a ziploc bag, add a touch of water to your meat/fish, throw in some “SSSFF” and voila, dinner is ready to fry!

Chicken nuggets are a favorite for kids and the adult children! When you do it in the “SSSFF”, you can make a grown-up dip like jalapeno ranch, or chili-pepper or wasabi ketchup. The flavors are endless. The “SSSFF” is a very versatile batter that adds a spectacular flavorful dimension to any meal of the day.

What are your favorite ideas when you think of the “SSSFF”?

Let us know!

Happy cooking,

🙂 Pamela