These mixes are easy to make and store. I prefer to buy ingredients and make things like mixes myself instead of paying someone else to make them. Plus, you can determine what goes in to your mixes, you don’t need the artificial ingredients and preservatives that are in most commercial mixes.
I like to store my mixes in small glass jars with tightly fitting lids. You could go all out and print out labels for your spice mixes. I just write on the lids or use jelly labels that come with some of the small jars.
For all of these mixes, you need to make sure your jar has a tightly fitting lid to keep moisture and air out of your mix so it will last a long time. Most of these I have kept for months and months and they are still delicious.
Taco Seasoning
2 Tsp dried minced onion – more on this later
1 Tsp Sea Salt
½ Tsp arrowroot powder
½ Tsp Garlic powder – see below
½ Tsp ground cumin
1 Tsp Chili powder
½ Tsp ground red pepper
1/4 Tsp oregano dried
Store in dry place.
To make Taco Meat: Brown 1 # ground beef or turkey. Drain. Add ½ cup water, seasoning pkt. Simmer 10 minutes. Fills 8 – 10 tacos
Garam Masala
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Combine, store in an air-tight container
Pizza Sauce Seasoning
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 to 2 teaspoons fennel seed, crushed
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Homemade Sloppy Joe Seasoning
Combine all of the ingredients in a small glass or plastic jar with a tight fitting lid. Label and store in your pantry shelf until needed.
2 tablespoons dried onion OR use 2 T Onion powder
2 T Paprika
1 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Chili powder (chipotle chili powder is good in this)
1 tsp dried Marjoram
1 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Black pepper
1/4 tsp celery seed
This makes one recipe of sloppy joes using 1 pound of ground meat, so increase the amount you make, double, triple or even more, to store and use. If you make a ton of it, you’ll need to use 1/3 cup of mix per pound of ground meat.
Chili Seasoning:
1 tsp paprika
2 tsps ground cumin
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp oregano
2 tsps garlic powder
Cajun Seasoning:
1 tsp cayenne
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 ¼ tsp dried oregano
2 ½ tsp paprika
1 ½ tsp cumin
2 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
Apple Pie Spice
2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
1/2 Tablespoon allspice
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon ginger
Pumpkin Pie Spice
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cloves
2 tsp. ground ginger
4 tsp. ground cinnamon
Poultry Seasoning
2 3/4 tsp. rosemary
1 1/2 tsp. ground thyme
1 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. black pepper
Hello and welcome! I'm Sylvia Britton, and I've been online since 1996 offering encouragement and help in the spirit of Titus 2 and Proverbs 31 at Christian Homekeeper. CHK is the original Homekeeping site on the internet
Really liked the sloppy Joe’s, it s nice to try a “new” recipe. Was wondering what is Garam Marsala and how would you use it? Thanks and I love your ideas and words of wisdom.
So glad you liked the sloppy joe seasoning, Vicki! Garam Masala is a mixture of spices that are used in Indian cuisine. I use it in a recipe called Butter Chicken and in Chicken Curry.
Hello Sylvia,
This might sound a funny question but can you explain what a sloppy joe is? Here in Australia we used to call a loose fitting pullover a sloppy joe however it’s not an expression I here that often these days.
Blessings Gail.
Gail,
Its basically a loose meat sandwich. The meat is in a spicy sauce and its put on a bun. Hope that helps!
Thank you Sylvia for the very swift response. I think it’s what we call just a hamburger with a spicy mix added to the meat. I’ll have to try this. I also like to make things from scratch. Thank you for the recipes.
Blessings Gail.
Thanks Sylvia, for these recipes. I’m like you. I like to make everything I possibly can. If there’s a recipe you need, let me know. Maybe I have it. Thanks again.
Marly
You’re welcome, Marly, and thank you!