I have a suggestion for the spicy seasoning: Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Seasoning Salt - New Orleans Blend. This stuff:
https://secure.weblizards.net/magics...erve=/salt.jpg
I even use it on microwave popcorn. Yum!
By the way, it isn't this stuff:
https://secure.weblizards.net/magics...tablemagic.jpg
I've tried several others, to get that cajun taste, and nothing else really came close. Konriko Hot 'n Spicy Creole Seasoning (this stuff:
http://www.cajungrocer.com/images/aisle/1002_a.gif) was particularly -- how do you say? -- well I just couldn't stop coughing... I've also tried Tony Chachere's (this stuff:
http://www.cajungrocer.com/images/aisle/2001_a.gif) and it wasn't as good either.