Coming from South  Louisiana, seafood boils were a staple I often took for granted. My favorite is crawfish, but shrimp holds a special place too. Boiling potatoes and corn in the same flavorful liquid completes the meal. The linchpin to this dish is the seasoning blend, usually made by Zatarain's .  It is spicy blend of cayenne, bay, cloves, thyme, mustard, and coriander. I can buy it in our grocery store in Corvallis, Winco, by the seafood counter. It will be hit or miss whether you can get it in your supermarket, but you can buy it on  Amazon  for a reasonable price. Whole raw shrimp, let alone crawfish, are hard to find outside Louisiana, including here in Oregon where I now live. Surprisingly, it was a trip to Minnesota that gave me the idea to replicate these flavors. While visiting my best friend Amanda in St. Cloud, she took me to one of her favorite local spots, Boil , a Cajun seafood place. I'm always skeptical but curious about Cajun-style food outside Lou...